The carrier will operate new flights to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar in Tanzania from May 2027. It comes after Tui put its new Zanzibar route at the centre of its 2027/28 winter programme.
Iberostar is poised to open a new all-inclusive property on the island this coming autumn, while Tanzania offers bucket-list experiences such the Great Migration and access to Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, as well as pristine beaches and world-class diving.
BA will operate to Tanzania three times a week from Gatwick, landing in Kilimanjaro before continuing to Zanzibar. The new routes take off on 29 May 2027 and will run through the summer season until 31 October 2027, timed for UK school holidays and the peak safari season.
Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, said: “We're excited to be launching flights to two exceptional new destinations that showcase the very best of Tanzania.
"From the vast plains of the Serengeti and the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro to the turquoise waters and white-sand beaches of Zanzibar, these new routes strengthen our footprint in East Africa and open the door to some of the world's most extraordinary travel experiences.
"Alongside these new routes, we are strengthening our wider long-haul network, adding capacity to a number of popular destinations across Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean.”
Virginia Messina, Group Chief Executive of the African Travel and Tourism Association (Atta), added: “This marks a real step change in connectivity to Tanzania. For our UK-based tour operator and travel agent members, greater connectivity provides more choice for their customers and creates exciting opportunities to develop new itineraries across Tanzania and neighbouring Kenya.
"It is particularly significant for families and other travellers who want to combine wildlife and coast. Making it easier to reach the Northern Safari Circuit and then travel onwards to Zanzibar removes some of the complexity from an East African holiday and gives the travel trade much greater flexibility in how they package and sell the region.”