- British Airways is set to resume flights from London Heathrow to Melbourne, Australia, in January 2027, extending its daily London-Kuala Lumpur service.
- This marks BA's return to Melbourne after decades, with the city increasingly rivalling Sydney in commercial and tourist importance.
- The airline will also reinstate its route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, from October 2026, operating three times a week during the winter season.
- BA is increasing frequencies on several existing long-haul routes, including Delhi, Cape Town and Tokyo Haneda, aiming for a nine per cent increase in long-haul flights next winter.
- While planned before the Middle East conflict, the expansion is expected to benefit from a growing preference for non-stop flights to Asian destinations; separately, BA has extended cancellations to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until 31 May.
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