British Airways Announces Record-Breaking Summer 2025 Flight Expansion
British Airways has unveiled plans to operate a record number of flights from London to key destinations in the US, Canada, and Mexico in the summer of 2025.
The airline will significantly boost its services to several US cities, including:
- Miami: BA will double its Miami services to 14 flights per week, introducing a twice-daily service year-round. The airline will also open a new lounge in Miami in 2025.
- Austin, Texas: An additional six flights per week will be added, bringing the total to 13 services each week.
- Las Vegas: During peak summer months, the airline will add three more flights per week, increasing the total to 10 weekly services.
- Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh route will grow from six to seven flights per week, making it a daily service for the first time since its inception.
- Washington D.C.: BA will increase its frequency to 21 flights per week, an additional seven flights per week.
Additionally, British Airways will increase its flights to Cancun, Mexico, with the London Gatwick route rising from six to seven flights a week, becoming a daily service next summer. Meanwhile, the airline will offer up to 14 flights per week to Vancouver, with the total increasing by seven flights a week. With BA’s daily flight from Gatwick, passengers can now choose from three flights a day between June and September.
Neil Chernoff, Chief Planning and Strategy Officer at British Airways, commented, “The USA remains a priority market for us, and we know these network changes will be welcomed by both our business and leisure customers, providing more options than ever before to travel between the UK and the USA.”
Over the past decade, British Airways has expanded its US network by launching six new routes, including Austin, New Orleans, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Portland, and Cincinnati.
Looking ahead, British Airways has also announced new destinations and increased service frequency for the winter 2024 and summer 2025 seasons.
- The Gatwick-Bangkok route will resume on October 28, 2024, with three weekly flights. This service will increase to five flights a week between January and March 2025.
- New routes to Kuala Lumpur and Jeddah will begin in November 2024 and continue into the summer 2025 season, with increased frequency on the Riyadh route.
- A third daily flight to Delhi in the summer of 2025 will bring the total number of flights to India to 63 per week, across five destinations.
- Additionally, Florence will see a second daily flight from Heathrow starting in the summer of 2025.
These changes reflect British Airways’ commitment to expanding its global network, enhancing its offerings to business and leisure travelers alike.