Weekend day trip fares
Dec 14, 2014, 2:48 pm
#376
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Dec 14, 2014, 2:48 pm
#377
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Dec 15, 2014, 3:06 am
#378
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However they are not "one airline" like AA/US are attempting to be, and to my knowledge the long term plan is to maintain separate identities and business structures.
Feb 10, 2015, 3:51 am
#379
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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So they do still exist!
"BA has seen a five-fold hike in the number of customers travelling to popular European destinations for day trips. Appropriately, with St Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's the romantic locations that feature most highly.
Stephen Humphreys, Head of UK&I Sales, said: "Valentine's weekend will see the biggest increase in people travelling on our day-return flights since we launched them back in March 2014."
"BA has seen a five-fold hike in the number of customers travelling to popular European destinations for day trips. Appropriately, with St Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's the romantic locations that feature most highly.
Stephen Humphreys, Head of UK&I Sales, said: "Valentine's weekend will see the biggest increase in people travelling on our day-return flights since we launched them back in March 2014."
Feb 10, 2015, 4:21 am
#380
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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So they do still exist!
"BA has seen a five-fold hike in the number of customers travelling to popular European destinations for day trips. Appropriately, with St Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's the romantic locations that feature most highly.
Stephen Humphreys, Head of UK&I Sales, said: "Valentine's weekend will see the biggest increase in people travelling on our day-return flights since we launched them back in March 2014."
"BA has seen a five-fold hike in the number of customers travelling to popular European destinations for day trips. Appropriately, with St Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's the romantic locations that feature most highly.
Stephen Humphreys, Head of UK&I Sales, said: "Valentine's weekend will see the biggest increase in people travelling on our day-return flights since we launched them back in March 2014."
Feb 10, 2015, 4:32 am
#381
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
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Funnily enough, I was just looking at these this morning as I thought it could be fun to take a trip somewhere on Saturday or Sunday. I think they're fab, assuming you can find a flight leaving early and coming back late.
Feb 10, 2015, 5:01 am
#382
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 26
I did my first same day weekend return trip and flew to Madrid in the middle of January. It was a very early flight out of LHR but meant the full day in Madrid - which is always a wonderful city to spend a day in.
Felt like I saw as much as I would have in the whole weekend, just a little more condensed
Great sunny Wintery day too. Keen to book another!
Felt like I saw as much as I would have in the whole weekend, just a little more condensed
Great sunny Wintery day too. Keen to book another!
Feb 10, 2015, 5:57 am
#384
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 226
Is there a separate page setup to identify these day trip flight combinations?
I had a link from last year (Hello Day Trips) but that doesn't work any more, and simply deposits you on the more generic Hello Weekends page.
I had a link from last year (Hello Day Trips) but that doesn't work any more, and simply deposits you on the more generic Hello Weekends page.
Feb 10, 2015, 6:09 am
#385
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it would be useful if they reinstated the separate page for hello day trips
Feb 10, 2015, 7:19 am
#386
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: London
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Posts: 2,644
Off the top of my head, BCN, GLA, EDI, VIE, FCO, GVA, LIS are still working.
Feb 10, 2015, 8:03 am
#388
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
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I did my first same day weekend return trip and flew to Madrid in the middle of January. It was a very early flight out of LHR but meant the full day in Madrid - which is always a wonderful city to spend a day in.
Felt like I saw as much as I would have in the whole weekend, just a little more condensed Great sunny Wintery day too. Keen to book another!
Felt like I saw as much as I would have in the whole weekend, just a little more condensed
Great sunny Wintery day too. Keen to book another!Good thing is, you can book them last minute and price is still the same. I booked late evening for next day.
Feb 10, 2015, 8:28 am
#389
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Feb 10, 2015, 8:31 am
#390
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 94
I prefer them to not be advertised. People already know about them and will take advantage of them, but not in big enough droves to challenge the opportunity for BA to rake in a last minute full weekend fare from someone wanting to do so.