British Airways enters Ryanair's back yard with Stansted flights

BA will fly from Stansted to Faro in Portugal and Malaga, Palma and Ibiza in Spain

BA will be competing with Ryanair on certain holiday routes from Stansted

British Airways will start offering holiday flights from London Stansted airport, giving it a fourth base serving the UK capital and putting it in direct competition with Ryanair.

BA’s CityFlyer arm will operate from Stansted to Faro in Portugal and Malaga, Palma and Ibiza in Spain at weekends from May 28, routes that are all offered by Ryanair. The services will use Embraer regional jets normally based at London City Airport, where noise ...