British Airways has just announced the inauguration services between London Heathrow and Cincinnati Northern Kentucky. The link will be provided by five times a week from 5 June. This will be increased to four weekly flights in winter. The route will be operated by a Boeing 787-8 three-class aircraft. This will be the second route to Europe for the American airport. It currently has a single route from Delta Air Lines to Paris CDG.
"This is the first time we've flown this route," said Neil Chernoff, BA's Director of Networks and Alliances. The flight will also improve connectivity between the Cincinnati region, Europe and beyond, with opportunities to connect to our network in London.. "
According to data provided by Sabre Market Intelligence, passenger traffic between Cincinnati and London totalled 33,696 passengers in both directions in 2019. This figure is based on transfer passengers. This figure makes London the largest European market for direct destinations in the Cincinnati region. For comparison, the number of passengers between Paris and Cincinnati reached 24,614 round trip in 2019.
In addition to the new line to Cincinnati, British Airways to inject additional capacity during the summer on other US destinations. The company will be offering a daily flight to Portland (Oregon) instead of five weekly flights in summer 2022. The route London-Pittsburg will move to 6 weekly flights instead of 5. London Heathrow-New York JFK, BA will offer 8 daily frequencies next summer. The British carrier will offer flights to 26 US cities in summer 2023, from both London Gatwick and Heathrow.
