British Airways has returned to Stansted Airport with flights to Italy, France and the Balearics departing on Sunday.
The flag carrier’s routes to Florence, Nice and Ibiza, operated by BA CityFlyer on Saturdays and Sundays, use Embraer 190 aircraft with Club Europe and Euro Traveller cabins.
The airline also announced that it will launch a new route to Split in Croatia in September and continue its weekly Sunday charter between Stansted and Calvi this summer in conjunction with Corsican Places.
The departures are the first BA scheduled flights from Stansted since before the global Covid-19 pandemic, and make MAG’s Uttlesford hub the fourth London airport to be served by the carrier.
The first flight took to the skies on Sunday (May 19) to Florence at 7.40am, followed by the Nice departure at 8.35am and the lunchtime service to Ibiza at 3pm.
Ciaran Brannigan, London Stansted’s commercial director, said: “London Stansted serves more European destinations than any other UK airport and these new services to Ibiza, Florence and Nice are strong additions to our route network, which now covers over 200 destinations across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
“I’m sure these routes will be very popular with passengers from across London, Cambridge and the growing East of England region. We look forward to working closely with British Airways to build a strong working relationship and ensure these new flights are a success.”
