WE all have that one tantalisingly close holiday destination that we’ve always wanted to visit. And for many of us, there’s only one thing making you look elsewhere for your summer getaway, the dreaded connecting flight , as there are no direct routes. 10 Pittulongu, Sardinia.
10 Olbia harbour Credit: Getty 10 La Pelosa beach in Sardinia Credit: Alamy I’ve always found the prospect of a prolonged travel itinerary off-putting. It’s a necessary evil for long haul destinations but when all you want is a week in the sun it just never seems worth all the faff that goes along with not flying direct. Not to mention eating into your beach time! That one destination for me was the gorgeous island of Sardinia.
So when I learned that British Airways were launching seasonal direct flights from Edinburgh to Olbia this summer I jumped at the chance to take my wife, Bev and kids Aaron and Lucia away for some fun in the sun. Read more in travel VAN-TASTIC Scottish caravan park, right on a stunning beach, named the best in the UK AIR WE GO Scots airport gets new sports bar and chicken giant's first ever Scots restaurant Launched only in May this year the new BA Cityflyer route operates a weekly flight, departing Edinburgh at 7am every Saturday. With a flight time of only three hours, we were basking in the glorious Sardinian sunshine in no time! Sardinia is Italy’s second largest island behind Sicily.
Olbia, on the northeastern coast of the island, is the gateway to the Costa Smeral.