BA to go head to head with Ryanair at Stansted
BA will begin flying from Stansted Airport, establishing a presence at London's No.3 airport for the first time and bringing it into direct competition with budget carrier Ryanair on leisure routes. BA, owned by IAG, said on Tuesday that from May it would fly to Faro in Portugal, and Ibiza, Malaga and Palma in Spain, from GBP£49 (US$71) one way. British Airways will compete directly on those routes with Ryanair, whose cheapest flights in May cost about GBP25 one way. BA's move into secondary airport Stansted enters traditional budget carrier territory, a change from a wider trend of low cost airlines increasingly flying from a city's main airport and stealing market share from full-service airlines.<br/>
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BA to go head to head with Ryanair at Stansted
BA will begin flying from Stansted Airport, establishing a presence at London's No.3 airport for the first time and bringing it into direct competition with budget carrier Ryanair on leisure routes. BA, owned by IAG, said on Tuesday that from May it would fly to Faro in Portugal, and Ibiza, Malaga and Palma in Spain, from GBP£49 (US$71) one way. British Airways will compete directly on those routes with Ryanair, whose cheapest flights in May cost about GBP25 one way. BA's move into secondary airport Stansted enters traditional budget carrier territory, a change from a wider trend of low cost airlines increasingly flying from a city's main airport and stealing market share from full-service airlines.<br/>
