British Airways is ramping up its US route network this summer, taking its direct US routes to London to 26.
Portland, Oregon becomes the newest destination on the British Airways route map, providing the city’s only direct route to the UK.
Inaugural flight BA0267 touches down at Portland International Airport (PDX) on June 3.
The brand-new route will operate five times per week – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Director of Networks and Alliances said: “This summer British Airways will be flying from 26 US cities to London and we’re very excited to be adding Portland to our list of transatlantic destinations.
“Not only are we the only airline to offer direct flights from Portland to London, but this new route also opens a wide variety of connections for our customers.
“Through Alaska Airlines, our oneworld partner, British Airways will offer codeshare connections to several destinations operated by Alaska Airlines from Portland.”
Also on June 3, British Airways relaunched its direct route from Pittsburgh to London. It remains the only airline to offer a direct flight from the Pennsylvanian city to London.
The airline will resume a year-round four-per-week service – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
On June 6, the airline launched a new, daytime flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to London Heathrow – its third daily flight from Newark to London, departing at 7.55am.
Along with its joint business partner, American Airlines, British Airways will offer 15 daily departures from the New York area to London this summer.
This includes 11 daily flights from JFK to Heathrow and 1 daily flight from JFK to Gatwick.
For more information, please visit BritishAirways.com.
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