Gap year students to benefit from extra flights to Spain

Spain-bound gap year students now have more travel choices with the news that extra services to the European country are being commissioned.

British Airways has announced that it is adding to its Spanish routes from London City Airport.

It will re-launch its year-round flights to Barcelona at the end of March, continuing through the summer and now the winter, while an extra Saturday morning service will start in May.

New services to Majorca and Ibiza will also get off the ground in May, while its flights to Madrid will continue as usual.

Luke Hayhoe, commercial manager for British Airways CityFlyer, the operator of the service, said: "The Spanish destinations are proving extremely popular from London City Airport. Barcelona has traditionally operated as a summer-only destination but there is a big demand from both business and leisure passengers for us to continue through the winter."

Year Out Group has four founder members which offer gap year placements in Spain, including GVI and Cesa Languages Abroad.

See the different gap year destinations on offer.

( Last Updated: 2010-03-08 16:05:43)