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BRITISH Airways plans to add
capacity on African routes,
introduce new lounges and
enhance catering for African
customers.
The airline will add 680 seats a week
each way to its London-Johannesburg
route by operating two A380 services
in October.
The airline will again operate its
expanded Cape Town schedule with
three weekly flights from Gatwick over
the 2017/2018 Southern hemisphere
summer. Operations have now been
moved to Gatwick’s South Terminal,
where a new premium check-in area
has been created. The area features
leather bench seating and ample
power supplies.
BA has plans to revamp its lounges
at OR Tambo International and
Terminal 5 in Heathrow and will also
build a new lounge at Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport in Nairobi, which
will be shared with American Airlines.
In Heathrow’s Terminal 5, BA has
launched a new ‘First Wing’ check-in
area with dedicated two-lane security,
which will help speed up the journey.
Although a date has not yet been set,
the airline will also be making changes
to the catering on its Johannesburg
route. As part of a £400m (R6,85bn)
investment in its long-haul Club World
business product, a new service
style will be introduced in September.
The new service includes display
trolleys from which customers can
select dishes from a choice of freshly
prepared starters and desserts.