British Airways announced additional flights from London Gatwick to Barbados starting in March 2023 Photo Credit BA

BRITISH AIRWAYS ADDS FLIGHTS TO BARBADOS FROM LONDON GATWICK

Barbados Welcomes New British Airways Flights Starting in March

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov. 2022 – A tourism bonus for Barbados, British Airways will offer additional flights from London Gatwick, from March 26 through Apr. 16, 2023. The additional 10 flights will operate Wed, Fri, and Sun to/from London Gatwick (IATA: LGW) and Bridgetown (BGI). These three additional flights will have the capacity to bring an extra 3,336(2) UK visitors to Barbados over the Easter period and will increase capacity with British Airways from Gatwick to eight flights a week. From October 2022 BA operates five times a week from LGW to Bridgetown.

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Relaxation perches at Sandals Barbados are vacation-worthy Photo Credit @SandalsBarbados

Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI) is delighted to welcome the additional capacity from British Airways to Barbados. Commenting on the news, Chairman of the BTMI, Shelly Williams said “British Airways is a long-standing partner, that continues to demonstrate commitment to Barbados. Our mutually beneficial relationship has grown from strength to strength, even in the face of challenges such as the pandemic, fluctuating pounds, and rising fuel costs. Increasing services between London Gatwick and Barbados at a time that other carriers are opting to redirect their services to shorter haul destinations, speaks volumes for destination Barbados and our relationship management.” “Easter has always been special to us, so this new capacity is particularly welcomed during this key period for the UK travel trade and our tourism partners in Barbados,” said the Chairman.

The golf course at Sandy Lane is among the finest on the island Photo Credit @SandyLaneHote

Visitors Update
For the period Jan-July 2022, 100,702 stayover visitors arrived in Barbados from the United Kingdom, representing just under 50% of all international visitors (236,695), where the UK was the largest single source market. British Airways from 30th October 2022 will be flying their larger Boeing 777-300 aircraft from Heathrow, with a total seat capacity of 296 seats. This represents a total increase in seats for Winter 2022/23 of 11,205 seats (Lennon, can you please check these figures 7,869+3336). The winter 2022/23 Gatwick route returns (5 x weekly) on 336 seat Boeing 777-200, now extending to 8 weekly (5+3) over the Easter. IAG partner airline, Aer Lingus, restarts Manchester to Bridgetown from November 2nd 2022, through April 30th 2023. Also from Manchester, Virgin Atlantic restarts MAN-BGI from October 31st 2022.