United to launch flights from Heathrow to Boston

United Airlines will launch daily flights between Heathrow and Boston later this year.

A start date has yet to be confirmed with the carrier saying it will monitor the recovery in travel demand before settling on a timeframe.

United will operate a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on the route. It will become the airline’s 19^th daily flight between Heathrow and the US.

Tickets will go on sale ‘in the coming weeks’.