Claim: British Airways is offering free round-trip travel to London to those who forward an e-mail message to
Status: False.
Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2003]
Due to the SARS and the recent war in Iraq, the number of passengers flying world-wide has fallen dramatically. We at British Airways have launched an international media campaign which aims to fill our aircraft once again. A part of this campaign is direct email advertising. This is where YOU come in! British Airways, along with Microsoft are tracking this email, and for every However, that only catch is you MUST travel BEFORE Note: one flight per person only. |
Origins: Although airlines frequently offer special deals to promote tourism when the air travel business is slumping, this isn't one of them. The offer described here — free round-trip travel to London (or any Asian destination for UK residents) on
We have had a lot of people contacting us about this but there is no truth in any of the claims in the email. If people receive this, they should immediately delete it.
We don't know where the email originated but it is a hoax and BA has had no involvement with it.
Some inexpensive air travel fares may be in the offing, but no airline's likely to be offering a deal this good any time soon.
Last updated: 30 October 2007
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