British Airways and British Airways Holidays have launched their September sale, with reductions made across a range of flights and holidays all the way into the summer of 2023. Launching today and running until 20 September 2022, the sale offers discounts on travel across the globe, from Europe city-breaks to far-flung Caribbean getaways and 2022 winter sun trips to 2023 holidays-of-a-lifetime.

After cancelling tens of thousands of Heathrow flights during the summer season – mainly due to a lack of resources – British Airways is cancelling thousands more during the winter.

British Airways will operate an additional weekly flight from London Gatwick to Grenada every Sunday from 30 October 2022, bringing the total weekly flights to three.

International travel from Europe was set to make a promising start to recovery in 2022. However, chaos at many European airports is likely to hinder growth as queues and cancellations are quickly becoming air travel norms, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that airlines failing to adequately prepare for travel’s great comeback has resulted in staff shortages.

Travellers embarking on solo adventures around the world can now enjoy new benefits from their Companion Voucher, British Airways and American Express have announced.

British Airways is ramping up its US route network this summer, taking its direct US routes to London to 26.  Portland, Oregon becomes the newest destination on the British Airways route map, providing the city’s only direct route to the UK.