British Airways is setting up a new short-haul route, this time heading off to Tromsø in Norway.
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The new route will commence on the 1st of December 2024, making it the most northern destination on the British Airways network.
The planned operation is as follows:
| Season | Flight number | Departing LHR | Arriving TOS | Flight number | Departing TOS | Arriving LHR |
| Thursdays | BA612 | 08:25 | 13:00 | BA613 | 14:00 | 16:45 |
| Sundays | BA612 | 08:15 | 12:50 | BA613 | 13:40 | 16:25 |
Commences 1st December 2024
Booked Equipment: Airbus A320neo
According to the airline, Tromsø is known as being one of the best places in the world to see the aurora borealis, thanks to its central position in the northern lights’ oval. With average winter temperatures ranging from 0°C to -5°C, the destination’s abundant snowfall also lends itself to winter activities including skiing, mountaineering and whale watching.
Return flights are available now from £153 and will run twice a week until 27 March 2025. Customers can take skiing or snowboarding equipment as part of their checked baggage so long as the bag is within 190 x 75 x 65cm.
The airline is also selling Flight and Hotel deals via its British Airways Holidays offshoot.
In Quotes
Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, said:
“Those who missed the northern lights in the UK need not worry! We are excited to welcome Tromsø to our route network – it is a growing winter leisure market thanks to its abundance of cold-weather activities and we’ll be the only premium carrier operating there from the UK. We’ve optimised the schedule for three- and four-night trips, which we know are perfect for a destination like this.”
Cold times
It seems British Airways has turned to the cold climbs as a new destination for its winter fun seekers, given the location. It’s clearly a holiday route akin to how SAS run a similar seasonal route from Terminal 2 to Tromsø as well.
For those who seek the cold, this could be something a little different to explore.
But it provides a choice to the traveller who wants something a little different to experience… as well as a possible good tier point earner, given it is a 3-hour 35 flight/1408 mile flight…
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