BRITISH Airways offers GCC travellers discounted fares to the UK, Europe, USA and Canada this summer. These fares can be booked in World Traveller (economy), World Traveller Plus (premium economy), Club World (business class) and First cabins until May 3, for travel until September 30, 2012.
This summer is the perfect time to visit London, and with a host of exciting events taking place from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to the Olympics to Wimbledon, the capital is alive with activity. For travellers looking to holiday further afield, British Airways’ special fares to the USA and Canada bring that magical family holiday or well-earned break of a lifetime even closer.
Fares start from just Dh2,720 ($740) in World Traveller, Dh4,990 ($1,359) in World Traveller Plus and Dh11,510 ($3,134) in Club World from the UAE to the UK. To fly across the Atlantic to the USA will cost from Dh4,540 ($1,236) in World Traveller, Dh7,620 ($2,075) in World Traveller Plus and Dh13,160 ($3,584) in Club World.
Paolo De Renzis, regional commercial manager, Middle East said: “Whether travellers are looking to escape the heat of the Middle Eastern summer, visit friends or relatives or visit a new city, we hope that our fares will help to make travel plans a little easier.”
He added: “This summer, travellers will also get to experience our new British-inspired menus which will be on board on all long-haul flights from London from July to September. The new dishes are a twist on traditional British favourites and were developed by rising star, Chef Simon Hulstone in conjunction with Michelin-star chef Heston Blumenthal.”
The airline has chosen its Dubai route to unveil the exciting new British inspired menus that will be served on board during the busy summer period. The special menu will be served to more than three million customers on flights departing from London.
British Airways mentor Heston Blumenthal, said: “Simon has created an exciting, delicious and well-balanced menu in a clever and subtle way. The dishes celebrate our rich history and British talent at its best.”
Hulstone has created four menus, which will be available on long-haul flights from London Heathrow from July in First, Club, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller cabins. Working with Blumenthal and his experimental team, Hulstone researched food in post war Britain. As food was rationed at the time, ingredients that were indigenous and plentiful such as ox cheek and fish played an important part of people’s diet during these austerity years.
The menu reflects these trends, and includes; rillette of mackerel dressed on a pickled cucumber Carpaccio with sour dough croutes and fish pie using sustainable sourced hake, dressed with parmesan pomme puree and a warm tartare sauce.
Certain cuts of beef were also used at the time, with dishes such as steak and mushroom casserole and braised beef chasseur with young carrots and chateau potatoes featuring in the airlines 1948 menus. Simon has reworked this chasseur dish for a new audience with umami rich ingredients, to become potted braised beef with a potato and horseradish topping, served with hispy cabbage, baby carrots and roasted shallots with a rich jus. When looking at desserts, tinned fruit was a common theme both on board flights and also as part of the regular diet. Simon has attempted to pay homage to this in some of his dishes including a Lemon curd cheesecake with raspberry and basil compote.
British Airways is demonstrating its preparation for one the busiest summers London has had in recent times by unveiling some of the more astonishing facts the carrier will accomplish. Underpinning the importance of 2012 for British Airways is a set of facts the carrier has released. In 2012 British Airways cabin crew will serve three Olympic size swimming pools worth of tea and BA’s baggage handlers will lift more than 1.1 million Russian weightlifters. The scale of British Airways challenge really comes to light when it is emphasised that in 2012 British Airways will welcome on board enough customers to fill Zayed Sports City Stadium 728 times.
De Renzis adds; As a destination, London looks more attractive than ever, and with the addition of great shopping and food, British Airways believe summer 2012 is the time to visit.’