After a hiatus of more than 15 years, Barbados will once again be serviced by British Airways from London Heathrow with a year-round direct daily service commencing October 17.
Minister of tourism and international transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, made the announcement on August 11. ?For more than 15 years, Barbados has been engaging British Airways on the re-establishment of London Heathrow as the gateway to Barbados, following the retirement of its Concorde service. We are thrilled therefore to see this finally come to fruition as it opens the door for us, quite literally, for growth opportunities in cities and continents that were once out of our reach,? she said.
Barbados will now have enhanced domestic connectivity from all regions of the U.K., including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle, as well as the major Northwest England gateway of Manchester, and the affluent Chester and Cheadle regions. The flight?s afternoon departure from the U.K. will also offer seamless connections to British Airways? extensive European network, tapping into the major cities of Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Madrid, Stockholm and Vienna.
It offers Barbados the opportunity to explore new markets such as Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia and the Far East.
Coinciding with the busy half-term period in the autumn, the new service commencing in October will be operated using British Airways? four-class Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The year-round daily service will boost the already daily flights from London Gatwick, which run from October 2020 until April 2021.
?The UK continues to be our primary source market. In 2019, Barbados reported record arrivals from the UK- 234,658 arrivals of the destination?s overall 712,945. We therefore expect that this addition will bring us even more favourable results as we look confidently ahead to our future,? Cummins added.
Barbados is the easternmost of the Caribbean islands and offers visitors a truly authentic experience. With a rich culture and history, the island is 166 square miles and has a population of approximately 275,000 people. With over 3,000 hours of sunshine per annum, a year-round tropical climate with average temperatures in the high 20s, and a safe, welcoming environment, Barbados is the dream destination for travelling. ?
