As Summer 2024 fades away into the memories, British Airways is lining up its plans for North America for Summer 2025.
The airline plans to operate a record number of flights from London to the US, Canada and Mexico in Summer 2025, offering more than 400 direct flights per week during its peak weeks, including 26 US cities.
When arriving in the US, its passengers can connect to more than 100 US destinations with British Airways’ partner airlines.
Its increased summer schedule includes the following additions from London Heathrow, which are available to book now on ba.com and through it sales channels including:
- Miami, Florida (MIA): An additional seven flights per week, bringing the total to 14 flights per week and becoming a twice-daily service year-round. The airline will also be opening a brand-new lounge in Miami in 2025, featuring its new lounge design concept
- Austin, Texas (AUS): An extra six flights per week, bringing the total to 13 services per week
- Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS): An extra three flights per week during peak months of the season, bringing the weekly total to 10
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PIT): The popular route will increase from six to seven flights per week, becoming a daily service for the first time since the route was introduced
- Washington DC (IAD): An increase of seven flights per week, bringing the total to 21 flights per week
- Vancouver, Canada (YVR): An increase of up to seven flights per week from London Heathrow, bringing the total to up to 14 flights per week during peak summer. Coupled with the airline’s daily flight from London Gatwick, customers can choose from three flights per day from June to September
Other network changes
Beyond North America, British Airways is planning to add extra capacity including:
- A third daily flight to Delhi (DEL) has been added for Summer 2025, bringing the total number of flights to India to 63 per week across five destinations.
- Flights from Gatwick to Cancun (CUN) will also grow from six per week to seven, becoming a daily service next summer
- a second daily flight has been added from Heathrow to Florence (FLR).
To support further growth, new services to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Jeddah (JED), both launching in November 2024, will continue into the summer 2025 season, along with frequency growth in Riyadh (RUH).
In Quotes
Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, said:
“The US 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.”
31 extra flights to North America a week…
It seems British Airways is focused on one of its key long-haul markets – and the one that continues to grow the most- as the airline piles in deep with its Transatlantic Joint Venture Agreement.
Clearly, the airline sees a demand for tickets already in the coming summer and is adding the capacity to meet it.
We’ll have to see if there is adequate demand from other markets that stimulate British Airways interests – suffice to say, North America continues to be a priority for the airline.
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