British Airways to Increase London - New York Flights

(18 Feb 2022)  British Airways has unveiled plans to launch a new daytime flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to London Heathrow, its third daily flight from Newark to London.

The additional flight, which is scheduled to commence on 6 June, is timed to depart from Newark at 07:55 and from London Heathrow at 19:10.

BA will operate the flights with a Boeing 777-200 configured with 48 Club World seats, 40 World Traveller Plus seats and 184 World Traveller seats.

British Airways Boeing 777 reg: G-VIIC. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

The airline will also resume its ‘daylight’ service from JFK in March.

Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Director of Networks and Alliances said, “We are pleased to be launching our third daily flight from Newark, to further strengthen our New York – London schedule. The convenient morning departure is popular with customers who might prefer having an extra night in New York or arriving in London in the evening to start their following day more refreshed.”

With this new frequency, British Airways along with its joint business partner American Airlines will offer the most extensive network from the New York area to London with 15 daily departures this summer, including 11 daily flights from JFK to Heathrow and 1 daily flight from JFK to Gatwick.

From April 2022, all flights to JFK and EWR from Heathrow on BA and AA will depart out of BA’s Terminal 5, and by next year, all British Airways flights in JFK will depart from AA’s home in Terminal 8.

“Including American Airlines, we offer the largest and most convenient schedules from the New York area to London and are the only airline or alliance that offers service to and from both major New York and London airports. As we continue to co-locate our New York and London operations with American Airlines, we will provide a more seamless journey for our customers allowing them to access our combined 15 daily departures,” added Chernoff.