British Airways to launch JFK flights from Gatwick

The new flights from Gatwick will operate on a four class Boeing B777, with First, Club World, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller cabins, that will be moved from Heathrow.

British Airways will also commence new short-haul routes from Gatwick in October with daily services to Oporto and Valencia.

Second daily services from Gatwick to Alicante and Turin will also be added from the end of October, while flights to Warsaw will move from Gatwick to Heathrow in October.

Meanwhile, British Airways is to suspend its daily flight from Manchester to New York JFK in October and move the Boeing B767 aircraft that operates the service to Heathrow.

© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 21-Apr-08
 

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