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British Airways restarts London Gatwick US flights
Following the reopening of US borders last week, British Airways completed its first transatlantic flight out of London Gatwick to Tampa, Florida.
BA’s services to Tampa will operate three times a week.
British Airways will also resume flights from Gatwick to Orlando on 19 November.
This is the first time the airline has operated to these destinations, and to the US from Gatwick, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020.
British Airways is planning on operating to 23 US airports this winter, more than any other transatlantic carrier, with 246 flights a week from January.
As well as Tampa and Orlando from Gatwick, flights to Nashville and New Orleans will restart in December from London Heathrow.
Claire Bentley, Managing Director of British Airways Holidays, said: "Orlando and Tampa are among our most popular destinations, so we know how much our customers are looking forward to heading back. Florida is such a diverse state."
The airline’s A380s will also touch down in the US once again, with the superjumbo due to start operating to Miami from Heathrow from December 5, Los Angeles from December 9 and Dallas from March 27, 2022.
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