British Airways is opening up the world to Yorkshire offering customers great low fares to global destinations direct from their doorsteps.
The airline launched its new long-haul regional campaign yesterday highlighting easy connections from nine airports in the UK and Ireland, including Leeds Bradford, on to a worldwide business and leisure network through British Airways’ showcase hub at Terminal 5, Heathrow.
With fares from Leeds Bradford from as low as £465 to New York, £525 to Hong Kong, and £550 to Miami, there has never been a better time for customers to get a taste of the high life from their local airport.
The extensive marketing and advertising campaign will promote all inclusive and hand baggage only fares, which include free online check-in and seat selection 24 hours before departure, no regional add ons, complimentary food and drink on board the aircraft and no debit card charges.
With up to three return flights a day between Leeds Bradford and London customers are able to easily connect with over 70 long-haul routes from Heathrow.
They can check in their luggage at Leeds Bradford and don’t have to collect it again until they reach their final destination. Connections are quick and simple too through the Flight Connections Centres at the dedicated British Airways terminals at Terminal 5.
Jim Keegan, British Airways regional customer services manager UK regions & Ireland, said: “We value our customers in the UK regions, including Leeds Bradford, and want to make their journey as quick and effortless as possible. With transparent fares they know exactly what they’re getting with no expensive add-ons, and they have a fantastic choice of long-haul leisure and business destinations from Heathrow.”
No prosecution of Galloway over ‘Israel-free zone’ speech
The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that Bradford West MP George Galloway will not be charged over a speech he made in Leeds in August declaring that Bradford was an ‘an Israel-free zone’.
Following the speech on August 2, which was posted online, several complaints were made to Yorkshire police that Galloway’s comments amounted to hate crime. These allegations have been comprehensively dismissed by the CPS.
“This has been an extremely expensive waste of police’ and CPS’ time forced on them by ultra-Zionists who were pursuing a vendetta against me,” Galloway said. “My comments were aimed at the state of Israel which I repeat what I said at the time – is an illegal, savage and barbarous state, and had nothing whatever to do with race or religion. And they have the benefit of being true. That country has more censures against it by the United Nations than the rest of the countries in the world put together, refuses to abide by resolutions and continues to illegally grab land and persecute the rightful owners of it and uses its military to blockade and murder the people of Gaza. I take back not a word and I will continue to forcefully condemn Israel.”
Galloway described a visit by the Israeli ambassador to Bradford shortly after the speech as a “cheap and vulgar publicity stunt” and condemned the local Muslims who had met him as “willing dupes”.
He continued: “It remains the case that there is a worldwide boycott of Israel, its goods, its services, its academics. I hope the citizens of Bradford will join me in refusing to treat with the advocates of this
hateful and oppressive regime and truly make Bradford an Israel-free zone.”