NEW DELHI, 21 JUNE 2017 – British Airways is delighted to once again present its popular annual offer for students travelling to the UK in the World Traveller economy class and World Traveller Plus premium economy. The offer entitles each passenger to check an extra piece of luggage weighing up to 23kg, in addition to the current allowance of one checked bag of up to 23kg. Moreover, students can enjoy up to 10 per cent discount when they book tickets in the World Traveller and World Traveller Plus cabins. Students heading to Canada and the U.S. can also enjoy up to 7 per cent off in economy and premium economy cabins. These special offers are available for booking onba.com only.
Robert Williams, British Airways’ head of sales - Asia Pacific and the Middle East, said, “University is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and we would love for the students to start this adventure with us. Packing for school can be stressful for many students (and their parents!) as there is just so much they wish to bring with them. To help ease this headache, we are proud to continue with the tradition of supporting our students with a more generous baggage allowance. On behalf of British Airways, we wish all the students the best as they embark on this new and exciting journey.”
The double baggage allowance student offer is available for booking on or before 30 September 2017 and is valid for outbound travel from until 30 September 2017. Students can enjoy this offer on any of the 49 flights a week from New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
British Airways is also offering full refunds with no penalty charged to students whose visa applications are rejected by their national embassies. Students are only required to cancel the booking prior to departure and provide a statement from the embassy stating that the visa has been denied or rejected.
British Airways has been flying to India for over 90 years. All flights land at the airline’s state-of-the-art home London Heathrow Terminal 5. From there customers can head to the city on the Heathrow Express or other means of transportation; for customers who have onward flight connections, they can do so seamlessly at London Heathrow via the airline’s extensive network across the UK, Europe and the U.S.
About Partner Offers:
Ø HDFC Credila
o Student discounts worth INR 50,000 are available with every Credila education loan
o Offer applicable on air tickets, books, prep course, online shopping, hostels, calling cards and more
o Students travelling on British Airways also get a gift voucher for Lenskart worth INR 1,000
o Valid until 30 September 2017
Ø Matrix
- Enjoy free talk time worth INR2,000 to the USA and free 2GB data to the UK on post-paid annual connections
- On pre-paid connection get a discount of 10% on SIM cards
- Valid until 31 December 2017
For more details on partner offers and how to use them, please visit ba.com
Terms and Conditions
- Fare discount and excess baggage is not applicable on promotional fares
- An extra piece of 23kgs is permitted as check-in baggage only on bookings from India to UK in World Traveller, economy and World Traveller Plus, premium economy cabins
- Passenger who want to take advantage of this offer should hold a valid student visa to the UK, otherwise they would be required to pay excess baggage charges as applicable
- Domestic Indian Carriers are not part of this offer
- The offer is not valid on redemption bookings against miles, Part Cash Part Avios and for unaccompanied minors
About British Airways
British Airways' route network currently serves more than 213 destinations, which include 10 destinations in the UK, 114 in Europe and 89 in the rest of the world. British Airways has been flying to India for over 90 years and currently operates 49 flights a week between London Heathrow and the key five cities in India – New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. From October 2015, customers from Delhi became the first at British Airways globally to experience the most technologically advanced Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and the new First cabin.
The airline operates from the award-winning London Heathrow Terminal 5 exclusive to the customers of British Airways and Iberia Airlines. In March 2017, London Heathrow won the award for the World’s Best Airport Shopping and was named one of the world's top 10 airports in the Skytrax World Airport Award.
· In October 2016, British Airways and its frequent flyer programme, Executive Club, was awarded Best Short-Haul Carrier and Best Frequent Flyer Programme by Business Traveller for the 11th consecutive year. British Airways’ Concorde Room at London Heathrow Terminal 5 was awarded Best Airport Lounge. The oneworld alliance, of which British Airways was a founding airline, came in first in the Best Airline Alliance category for the fourth year running.
· In February 2017, British Airways was named the Best Overall Cellar at Business Traveller Cellars in the Sky 2016.
· In February 2017, British Airways topped the list of Business Superbrand (UK) for the third consecutive year and Consumer Superbrand (UK) for the fourth consecutive year.