BA icreases Russian flights

British Airways said Monday that it has concluded air services negotiations between Russia and the United Kingdom, that allow it to increase the number of weekly flights between London and St Petersburg from five to seven.
Also under the agreement British Airways will operate more services from Heathrow to Moscow and open a new route from London to Yekaterinburg, operated three times a week by its franchise partner, British Mediterranean Airways.
Preparations for the additional flights will begin soon and so will talks with St. Petersburg’s home carrier Pulkovo to establish how both airlines co-operate in the future, British Airways said.
Daniel Burkard, British Airways Regional Commercial Manager, said: “A further result of the talks in London is that British Airways and the Russian carriers operating between Moscow and London will be able to introduce additional flights during the summer season.”
It is planned that services between Yekaterinburg and London will start on May 10, 2004 and the aircraft will continue to Almaty in Kazakhstan, British Airways said.