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Flights ++ Airports ++ New routes

BA SALE

BRITISH Airways has launched a flight and holiday sale that runs until September 30. Deals include Gatwick to Antigua from £379 return in October, and Heathrow to New York from £282 return in November, and Heathrow to Dubai from £281 return in February, 2021 ( ba.com).

MANCHESTER SWITCH

FROM Wednesday, flights from Manchester will operate from Terminals One and Three only. Both terminals now offer shops, food outlets, ATMs and currency exchange ( manchesterairport.co.uk).

PORTUGAL FAST TRACK

WITH travel restrictions to Portugal now lifted, Ryanair is adding more flights to Faro, in the Algarve, from September 11. Most will leave from Manchester and Stansted but there are also connections from other UK airports ( ryanair.com).

FREE COVER WITH VIRGIN

VIRGIN Atlantic is providing free Covid-19 insurance for new and existing bookings until March 31, 2021. If a passenger or their travel companion falls ill on a trip the cover includes emergency medical costs plus transport and accommodation expenses up to £500,000 ( virginatlantic.com).

QATAR CONNECTION

QATAR Airways now has daily flights from Gatwick to Doha with onward connections to over 85 destinations. Tickets booked for travel up until December 31 are valid for two years and the carrier’s ‘Rely On Us’ policy offers options for changing dates and destination ( qatarairways.com).

LUFTHANSA DROPS FEES

LUFTHANSA Group, which includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, is waiving all rebooking fees until December 31. Current offers include Heathrow to Berlin from £104 return in November, and to Geneva from £67 return in February ( lufthansa.com).

LANZAROTE LINK

WIZZ Air will launch a new route from Gatwick to Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, on October 23 with fares from £26.99 one way. Seven nights at the three-star Vik Coral Beach resort costs from £400, roomonly, staying in a two-bedroom seaview villa ( wizzair.com, vikhotels.com).

FOr the latest government advice on where you can travel see gov.uk/ foreign-travel-advice