'Na swank... Salerno gets first legacy airline: British Airways from London (at an intercontinental price)
British Airways will be the first legacy airline to serve Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, which reopened last summer to traffic [...]
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British Airways will be The first legacy airline to serve the Salerno Costa D'Amalfi airport., Reopened last summer to commercial traffic. The British company will fly there Starting May 22, 2025 (and ending October 25) from London Gatwick three times a week Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
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British Airways' new routes in Italy.
The airport, in addition to being a viable alternative to Capodichino, which is now close to its capacity limit, Is particularly well positioned to reach the Amalfi Coast, which has always had a strong appeal to Anglo-Saxon tourism. Airbus A320s and A321s from BA subsidiary Euroflyer will operate the route.
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Always over the course of next summer, Rimini will have the honor of receiving flights from none other than London's most prestigious airport, Heathrow Airport, where British Airways will land three times a week Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The route, operated by Airbus A320, will run from May 15 until September 27.
The airport of Olbia Emerald Coast will instead be served not only from Heathrow, as was the case this past summer, but also from London City. In this case, it will be BA subsidiary Cityflier with its ERJ 190 and 195 that will fly from the heart of the British capital to the beaches of Sardinia, with a weekly flight from May 25 that will double (Wednesday and Sunday) from July 16. Olbia will also receive four weekly flights from Heathrow, operated with Airbus A320s.
The announcement leads to 19 its British Airways destinations in Italy during summer 2025, making it the first country in Europe in terms of the number of cities served.
Intercontinental prices
Flights to the Campania airport, as with all new routes, are already on sale on the British airline's website. Doing a test and comparing the prices of a flight from Salerno to London Gatwick, with a ticket from Napoli Capodichino also to the English capital, but shore London Heathrow, emerges an abysmal price difference. From NAP you can find tickets starting at €115.
The price on the same dates from Salerno is practically triple, a figure that suggests that this route is primarily designed for Brits heading to the Coast more than for locals heading to England.
Award tickets not yet available
At present, high prices cannot be beaten with points, since the BA award ticket search engine has not yet listed Salerno airport as a cataloged destination, surely it is a matter of days, but I am curious to see if the price in points will be consistent with the rest of the routes or will be parameterized to what the cash price is.
