{"id":63764,"date":"2024-05-19T13:56:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T08:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=63764"},"modified":"2024-09-20T13:14:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:44:34","slug":"british-airways-inaugurates-new-route-from-london-to-izmir-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/19\/british-airways-inaugurates-new-route-from-london-to-izmir-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways Inaugurates New Route from London to Izmir, Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON-<\/strong> UK flag carrier, British Airways (BA)<\/a>, made a maiden flight BA694 from London Heathrow (LHR)<\/a> Terminal 5 to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), Turkey on May 18, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Izmir, a city on Turkey’s Aegean coast, is renowned for its sandy beaches and rich archaeological and historical heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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British Airways Airbus A320 G-EUYV | Photo: Alexander Lang \/ Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

British Airways Inaugurates London to Izmir<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Izmir is the fifth Turkish <\/a>destination on the British Airways network, joining Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, and Dalaman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to British Airways’ official press release, the return fare for this London-Izmir route starts at \u00a3146<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the 50-year-old carrier deployed a 10-year-old Airbus A320<\/a> for this maiden flight. The aircraft is registered as G-EUYV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight was flown by senior British pilot Ryan Clyde and Captain <\/a>James McKeown and they are shown in the feature image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subsequently, the arrival of this maiden flight was celebrated by a cake cutting ceremony and the Izmir airport official handle wrote,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We continue to add new destinations to our international British Airways commenced \u0130zmir- London scheduled flights! With flights scheduled on Saturdays, you can directly fly \u0130zmir from to London.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We continue to add new destinations to our international British Airways commenced \u0130zmir- London scheduled flights! With flights scheduled on Sturdays, you can directly fly \u0130zmir from to London.#Londra<\/a> #Heathrow<\/a> #\u0130zmir<\/a> #LHR<\/a> #ADB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EslUyyNmKr<\/a><\/p>— Izmir Airport (@izmirairport) May 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>