British Airways is preparing to take more than 2.5 million customers to Africa during the forthcoming festival of football.
The airline operates 19 flights a week to Johannesburg and seven to Cape Town, as well as excellent connections to domestic and regional locations provided by its branded franchise carrier, Comair.
As official airline of the England 2018 World Cup Bid, British Airways is helping football fans get into the spirit of the World Cup. During June and July special on-board announcements will be made on South Africa flights to invite customers to back the England 2018 Bid. Dedicated aircraft painted with black and white football nose cones will operate on some of the flights.
Football specialist and former England striker Gary Lineker who helped British Airways launch its support for Backing the Bid said; “To host the World Cup in 2018 would be a privilege and a great boost for English football. We have a 100 per cent record in home World Cups, and it would be wonderful to keep up that performance.”
Ashley Cowen, British Airways’ area regional manager, Asia Pacific and Africa, said: “South Africa is one of our most popular destinations, even more so this summer. We are thrilled to be welcoming so many customers to the Rainbow Nation in the coming weeks.”
More details can be found at www.ba.com.
