British Airways Celebrate One Year to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games

CRAWLEY, England, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

British Airways, the official airline partner of the London 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games, is emblazoning ‘One Year to Go’ onto the belly of an
Airbus A318 aircraft, to celebrate the milestone 365-day countdown to the
start of the Olympic Games.

Flight ‘BA001′ from London City Airport to New York will display the
celebratory message on its underbelly, as it departs at 1.05pm flying past
the Olympic Park just minutes later.

It is expected that the message will be visible to those in parts of
East London and at the Olympic Park. Footage will also be made available at
youtube.com/flybritishairways.

Garry Copeland, British Airways director of engineering, said: “This is
the first time in the history of British Airways that we have branded the
entire underbelly of an aircraft with a celebratory message. We hope it will
bring a real sense of excitement to the Olympic Park and people living
around the area.

“With the countdown underway, British Airways is preparing to welcome
the world to Great Britain in 2012.”

Customers will not miss the celebrations either – British Airways
Captains will highlight that there’s only one year to go until the 2012
Games to customers on board flights on the day.

British Airways will be offering flights to London
[http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-london/public/en_gb ] from
over 150 destinations worldwide for the London 2012 Games. With its close
links to the Olympic Park, London City Airport is well placed for the 2012
Games, along with Heathrow Terminal 5; one of the official gateways to the
Games, and home of British Airways.

British Airways is proud to be the official airline partner of the
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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