BA offers promotional prices on Flybe-contested domestic routes

British Airways has included domestic routes in a ticket sale launched two days after the UK government disclosed a rescue deal for regional carrier Flybe. The BA promotion spans flights between London and multiple UK destinations: Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Jersey. All of these airports are served by Flybe, Cirium schedules data shows. The Exeter-based carrier operates direct flights to London from Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Exeter and Newquay. On 14 January, UK business secretary Andrea Leadsom confirmed that an agreement had been reached with Flybe “to keep the company operating, ensuring that UK regions remain connected”.<br/>