British Airsleighs: New Lapland flights launching this winter

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British Airways has added Lapland to its record, and checked it twice, because it prepares to launch new flights to Santa Claus’s residence area this winter.

Departing from London Gatwick, new twice-weekly flights will launch on 3 December 2024 and fly clients to Ivalo, which is residence to Finland’s most northerly airport.

Ivalo is a village on the Ivalo River in Lapland, situated within the Arctic Circle. It welcomes guests from all around the world, notably in the course of the winter months, to take pleasure in chilly climate and Christmas actions. It is called a gateway to Saariselkä, a resort village attracting those that take pleasure in winter sports activities from snowboarding and snowmobile safaris to toboggan rides and snowshoeing.

Those that’d like at hand ship their Christmas lists to Saint Nick can meet him on the Northern Lights Village in Saariselkä, and Ivalo’s distant location additionally lends itself to spectacular views of the northern lights.

Flights will probably be operated by BA Euroflyer, British Airways’ short-haul subsidiary primarily based at London Gatwick’s South Terminal. Clients can take snowboarding or snowboarding gear as a part of their checked baggage as long as the bag is inside 190 x 75 x 65cm.

Tom Stoddart, CEO of BA Euroflyer, stated: “Our BA Euroflyer community continues to develop, and we’re excited for a brand new addition to our winter schedule, alongside the likes of Innsbruck and Geneva. Lapland is synonymous with winter and Ivalo is blanketed in snow for a big a part of the yr, so clients can anticipate a white Christmas, with some pink and blue sprinkled in from British Airways for good measure.”

Ivalo joins Tromsø in Norway, which was introduced final week as a brand new route to hitch the winter schedule from London Heathrow this December.

Return flights can be found now from £345 and can run twice every week till 14 February 2025.

Along with Ivalo, BA Euroflyer has additionally launched new flights to Larnaca, Cyprus. Flights will function each day* for the winter season from 4 November 2024 as morning departures, returning within the late afternoon. Which means Larnaca will probably be served by each London Heathrow and London Gatwick for winter, providing clients a wider alternative of departure airports for winter solar.

Along with Ivalo, BA Euroflyer has additionally launched new flights to Larnaca, Cyprus. Flights will function each day* for the winter season from 4 November 2024 as morning departures, returning within the late afternoon. Which means Larnaca will probably be served by each London Heathrow and London Gatwick for winter, providing clients a wider alternative of departure airports for winter solar.

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