British Airways cuts numerous long-haul routes for Winter

British Airways has announced a number of long-haul service cancellations for the Winter season, running from October 26th to March 29th 2015.

These cuts are in response to weakening demand – although, you may ask, if demand was so weak, why have Avios redemptions on these routes been so difficult to find recently?

BA generally takes its time to notify passengers of flight cancellations to avoid overwhelming their call centres.  If you are flying on any of these routes you might want to check your booking and get on the phone before you are officially notified.

Cancellations from October 26th to March 29th:

London Heathrow to New York JFK:

BA181 outbound Monday to Saturdays cancelled

BA180 inbound Tuesday to Sundays cancelled

London Heathrow to New York Newark:

BA187/186 outbound and inbound on Mondays cancelled

London Heathrow to Accra:

BA079 outbound on Mon, Thu, Fri and Sun cancelled

BA080 inbound on Mon, Tue, Fri and Sat cancelled

London Heathrow to Montreal:

BA095/094 outbound and return on Tuesdays cancelled

London Gatwick to Las Vegas:

All services cancelled from December 2nd to March 2nd  (Heathrow services are not affected)

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