Heathrow Terminal 5 Meltdown, And A British Airways Sale

April 4th, 2008 by Pia Taylor

BA PlaneLast week Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opened amid great fanfare, only to crash and burn (erm, so to speak). Chaos ensued not long after the terminal began operations, resulting in hundreds of flights being cancelled, and ever so many bags wandering off into the great void.

A PR nightmare that is, so what better way to distract the public than have a big ol’ flight sale. Via the LA Times Daily Travel & Deal Blog comes news of BA’s ‘April Fare Sale‘:

“It’s no surprise that British Airways would put on a sweet little spring sale to distract us from the meltdown that’s going on at London Heathrow’s new Terminal 5… I tested their sale and found fares departing from Los Angeles (LAX) as low as $227 each way (April 9-16). That came to $624 round trip after taxes…”

Always good news for budgeting backpackers! The sale is on until April 10, and is valid for travel between April 8 and May 25, 2008.

(Via)

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‘Heathrow’s New Terminal Off To A Bumpy Start‘

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