LONDON, 2016-Jul-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Families look set to celebrate the summer in the sky thanks to a partnership between British Airways and some of the UK’s biggest airports.
Supported by Visit Britain, British Airways is working in partnership with Belfast City, Heathrow, Inverness, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle International airports to give families a great holiday break by allowing kids under 12, to fly for free on domestic flights*. Find out more and book online at ba.com/kidsgofree.
Helping to cut holiday costs even further, Heathrow Express and Novotel have also come on board to offer family discounts.
The initiative, which started on July 14, looks set to boost UK tourism by encouraging families to fly more cheaply between London, the North, Scotland and Northern Ireland for their holidays.
Sara Dunham, British Airways’ head of marketing, retail and direct said: “Saving every penny counts when it comes to family holidays so flying kids for free will make it cheaper to fly away for fun and see more of the UK, on a British Airways flight.
“We are delighted to be joining forces with other great travel brands to offer families free child flights and discounted holiday deals.”
The partnership with UK airports means free flights for kids, when travelling with an adult*, can be booked for travel from July 14, 2016, until November 1, 2016.
Kids can also stay for free at Novotel hotels when adults book a stay and also ensuring it’s just the ticket for families is a deal to ensure that kids travel for free on the high-speed link between Heathrow and London’s Paddington station.
That means there’s plenty of fun things for families to do once they get to their destination, including:
Northern Ireland (Belfast City)
- W5 at Odyssey
- Titanic Belfast
- The Giant’s Causeway
- Streamvale Open Farm
- Ulster Museum at the Botanic Gardens
www.discovernorthernireland.com/Budget-Family-Fun-A2060
Yorkshire (Leeds Bradford):
- The Royal Armouries Museum
- National Media Museum
- Leeds Art Gallery/Henry Moore Institute
- Leeds Owl Trail
- Stockeld Park
www.yorkshire.com/inspiration/family-fun
London (Heathrow):
- Kidzania
- Natural History Museum
- London Zoo
- Coram’s Fields
- Tower of London.
www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/family-activities
Scotland (Inverness):
- Loch Ness and the Loch Ness monster
- Landmark Park
- Cawdor Castle
- Inverness Botanic Gardens
- Whin Park.
North East of England (Newcastle):
- Beamish Museum
- Durham Cathedral
- Alnwick Castle
- Angel of the North
- Seven Stories – the National Centre for Children’s Books.
www.newcastlegateshead.com/things-to-do/must-sees
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Notes to editors:
- Return adult hand baggage only fares on British Airways flights between July and November, between Heathrow and the following UK regional airports start from:
– £97 – Belfast
– £75 – Inverness
– £86 – Leeds
– £96 – Newcastle
- Kids fly free applies to children who are under 12 at the start of the journey
- Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and up to two kids can fly for free with each fare paying adult
- The offer runs from July 14, 2016 to November 1, 2016
- All seats are subject to availability
- The offer is valid on one-way and return tickets between Heathrow and Belfast International, Inverness, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle International airports
- The BA Holidays package is valid on overnight accommodation and breakfast for up to two children under the age of 16 staying in their parents’ or grandparents’ room and having breakfast as a family. This offer only applies to bookings made between July 14, 2016 and November 1, 2016 for stays between July 14, 2016 and November 1, 2016. Terms and conditions apply, see ba.com for details.
SOURCE: British Airways
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British Airways with UK’s biggest airports and supported by Visit Britain let kids under 12 fly free on domestic flights