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British Airways adds two new destinations in the Azores

British Airways has announced that it will be adding the islands of Sรฃo Miguel and Terceira in the beautiful Azores archipelago to its London Heathrow short-haul network from next summer.

Flights to the two new summer hotspots will operate once a week, with Sรฃo Miguel launching on July 2 until September 3 and Terceira on July 10 until August 28.

The Azores archipelago is made up of nine islands, all well known for gastronomy and wine as well as their scenic views offering nature lovers a wide range of activities. The island of Terceira is home to a UNESCO World Heritage siteย with its stunning laurel forests and Sรฃo Miguel, home to theย Lake of Seven Cities, has been dubbed one of the seven natural wonders of Portugal.

The airline will operate an Airbus A320 to both destinations, with up to 180 seats.

EasyJet to start flights to the Azores

EasyJet (easyJet.com) (UK) (London-Luton) has announced that it is to commence four-times weekly flights between Lisbon and Ponta Delgada in the Azores as of March 2015. The marketing director for the companyโ€™s Portugal operations made the announcement.

Josรฉ Lopes told journalists in the Azores capital: “Finally we have all the guarantees that we needed for us to be able to announce the opening of the Lisbon-Ponta Delgada route, which will be a reality from the end of March of next year,”

Lopes added that EasyJet will start with a 180-seater Airbus A320 making four flights. He said details of prices would be announced next week.

Report by Assistant Editor Oliver Wilcock from Manchester.

Copyright Photo: SPA/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-214 G-EZWA (msn 5201) arrives back at London (Gatwick)

EasyJet (UK) aircraft slide show:ย AG Slide Show

Ryanair announces its 72nd base in the Azores

Ryanair (Dublin) has announced a new base at Ponta Delgada Airport in the Azores. The Azores will be the Irish budget carrierโ€™s 72nd base, and fourth in Portugal. Ryanair released the following statement:

โ€œRyanair, Europeโ€™s favorite low fares airline, today announced it will open its fourth Portuguese base in the Azores from April 2015 with one based Boeing 737-800 and three new routes to London Stansted, Lisbon and Porto.”

The ultra low-cost carrier is also in discussions with the government of the Azores about possible services to Terceira and additional international flights to the islands.

In other news, ch-aviation is reporting Ryanair CEO Michael Oโ€™Leary has revealed that the carrier is planning to lease seven aircraft to cover next yearโ€™s summer high season.

The airline currently operates 302 Boeing 737-800s on flights covering 180 destinations scattered throughout Europe and North Africa.

This year, the carrier wet leased four Boeing 737-400s, split between AirExplore (Bratislava) and Air Contractors (Dublin), three Boeing 737-800s from flydubai (Dubai), and a maiden Airbus A320-200 from defunct Italian carrier Livingston Compania Aerea (2nd) (Milan), for the duration of the summer

Reported by Oliver Wilcock, Assistant Editor, from Manchester.

Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8AS EI-EXE (msn 40321) gracefully climbs away from Tenerife Sur.

Ryanair aircraft slide show:

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