British Airways has announced that it is boosting its flight schedule to destinations in Brazil.

From October 26th, the airline will increase its flights to Buenos Aires from Heathrow Airport to a daily service, while it will fly non-stop to Rio de Janeiro instead of going via Sao Paulo - making the flight time two hours shorter.

The carrier also announced a number of changes to its other winter services. The frequency on its route between Gatwick Airport and St Lucia will rise to three a week and will become non-stop instead of travelling via Antigua.

Meanwhile, British Airways' codeshare agreement with Caribbean Airlines will include these new St Lucia flights in addition to four Barbados services a week.

Commenting on the Brazilian flight changes, British Airways commercial director Robert Boyle said: "Rio is traditionally a leisure destination but business travel to the city, particularly in the energy sector, is rising.

"Non-stop flights mean more available seats on the route and faster flight times."

Earlier this month, the airline announced the addition of new flights to Hyderabad from Heathrow Airport from October 27th. It is also set to launch a new subsidiary airline, OpenSkies, which will operate services between Europe and the USA.

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