AerBabe: I am flexible on dates and don't have to book in any hurry. Waiting until after Christmas is probably better for my credit card anyway!
You know how all the shops have started their post-Christmas sales already?
Well, it seems that BA has done likewise.
Press release out today:-
World Offers Sale Now On
British Airways launches its winter sale today, Thursday 22nd December, with discounts of more than 50% on some flights.
The ‘World Offers’ sale includes flights to over 150 destinations with more than 1.5 million discounted seats for travel on selected dates between 5th January and 9th December 2006.
Longhaul prices start from £249 to New York ( a saving of £131 on the current fare) , Cairo and Abu Dhabi from £279, Orlando from £299 (a saving of £170), Barbados from £399 (a saving of £223) and Hong Kong from £399 (a saving of £137).
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Remainder available at that link.
Don't know about availability, but it's usually pretty good for this sale. Watch for the applicable travel dates. Also, BA often simultaneously load sale fares for travel periods other than those headlined, so it's worth pricing other times of the year, if you're interested, to see whether the prices look any good.
The other airlines will probably now follow suit, too, so it'll be worth trying them in a day or so.