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This is the current status of BA’s long haul route network from London Gatwick & Heathrow.
Heathrow Terminal Moves
A number of routes moved between Terminals 3 & 5 on Sunday 29 March 2026:
From Terminal 3 to 5: Austin, Vancouver
From Terminal 5 to 3: Bermuda, Denver, Phoenix
On 1 April 2026 these routes moved between Terminals 3 & 5:
From Terminal 3 to 5: Dallas / Fort Worth
From Terminal 5 to 3: Nashville
On 15 April 2026 Barbados moves from Terminal 5 to 3.
Middle East Disruption
Flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv are suspended until 31 May. Doha is suspended until 30 April.
For BA’s latest rebooking & refund policies on flights to the Middle East, please see these pages on ba.com and BA’s trade website. As this is an evolving situation these are regularly updated.
Guidance on passenger rights is available from the Civil Aviation Authority.
Winter 2026 Long Haul Expansion
BA has also announced a significant long-haul expansion for the Winter 2026 season.
A new year-round route from Heathrow to Melbourne via Kuala Lumpur will launch on 9 January 2027.
A new non-stop winter seasonal service from Gatwick to Columbo launches on 23 October, operating 3 times weekly. This was previously operated via Male.
Winter seasonal flights San Jose, Costa Rica move from Gatwick to Heathrow and will increase to 5 times weekly. Tampa will also move to Heathrow year-round from 25 October.
Gatwick will regain a winter seasonal service to Barbados, with onward tags to Grenada, Guyana and Tobago. St Lucia will become a standalone service.
Also at Gatwick, Kingston and Punta Cana benefit from frequency increases.
At Heathrow, Baltimore, Cape Town, Delhi, Houston, New Orleans and Tokyo Haneda also benefit from frequency increases.
At Heathrow, most BA flights operate from Terminal 5. A small number operate from Terminal 3. Codeshare flights operated by other airlines depart from these Heathrow terminals:
Terminal 3: American Airlines, Japan Airlines
Terminal 4: Qatar Airways
Please see here for former medium & long haul routes operated by BA.
You can also see our dedicated BA short haul network pages for London City, Gatwick and Heathrow.
Please also see here for a full guide to BA’s long haul fleet.
Canada
Montreal – Operating up to daily
Toronto Pearson – Operating up to twice daily
Vancouver – Operating up to daily at Heathrow; moves from Terminal 3 to 5 on Sunday 29 March 2026; seasonal flights resume at Gatwick 4 May 2026
United States Of America
Atlanta – Operating up to daily
Austin – Operating up to twice daily; moved from Terminal 3 to 5 on Sunday 29 March 2026
Baltimore – Operating up to daily
Boston – Operating up to three times daily
Charlotte – Codeshare flown by American Airlines
Chicago O’Hare – Operating up to twice daily
Cincinnati – Operating up to daily
Dallas / Fort Worth – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 3 to 5 on Wednesday 1 April 2026
Denver – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 5 to 3 on Sunday 29 March 2026
Houston – Operating up to twice daily
Las Vegas – Operating up to daily
Los Angeles – Operating up to three times daily; Check-in at Los Angeles has temporarily relocated from the Tom Bradley International Terminal to Terminal 4 West.
Miami – Operating up to twice daily with Airbus A380 aircraft
Nashville – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 5 to 3 on Wednesday 1 April 2026
New Orleans – Operating less than daily
Newark – Operating up to twice daily
New York JFK – Operating up to 9 times daily
Orlando – Operating up to twice daily at Gatwick, additional flights at Heathrow from mid-July to late August
Philadelphia – Operating up to daily
Phoenix – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 5 to 3 on Sunday 29 March 2026
Pittsburgh – Operating up to daily
Portland – Operating less than daily
Raleigh-Durham – Codeshare flown by American Airlines
St Louis – New summer seasonal route launches 19 April 2026
San Diego – Operating up to twice daily
San Francisco – Operating up to twice daily
Seattle – Operating up to twice daily
Tampa – Operating up to daily at Gatwick; moves to Heathrow on 25 October 2026
Washington Dulles – Operating up to twice daily
North Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 5 to 3 on Sunday 29 March 2026
Central & South America
Cancun (Gatwick) – Operating up to daily
Mexico City – Operating up to daily
San Jose, Costa Rica – Seasonal flights will operate from Heathrow from 25 October 2026
Georgetown, Guyana (Gatwick) – Operates via Saint Lucia
Sao Paulo – Operating up to daily
Rio de Janeiro – Operating less than daily
Buenos Aires – Operates via Rio de Janeiro
Santiago – Operating less than daily
The Caribbean
Antigua (Gatwick) – Operating daily
Barbados – Operating up to twice daily at Heathrow; moves from Terminal 5 to 3 on Wednesday 15 April 2026; winter seasonal services from Gatwick resume 25 October 2026
Grand Cayman – Operating via Nassau
Grenada (Gatwick) – Operating via Saint Lucia
Kingston (Gatwick) – Operating less than daily
Nassau – Operating less than daily
Port of Spain (Gatwick)
Providenciales – Operating via Nassau
Punta Cana (Gatwick)
St Kitts (Gatwick) – Operating via Antigua
St Lucia (Gatwick) – Operating up to daily
Trinidad & Tobago (Gatwick) – Operating via Antigua
Africa
Abuja – Operating up to daily
Lagos – Operating up to daily
Accra – Operating up to daily; also operating at Gatwick
Cairo – Operated with Airbus A320 series short haul aircraft
Nairobi – Operating up to daily
Cape Town – Operating up to three times daily
Johannesburg – Operating up to twice daily
Indian Ocean
Mauritius (Gatwick) – Operating less than daily
The Maldives – Operating up to daily
Middle East
Abu Dhabi – Suspended until 25 October 2026
Bahrain – Suspended until 31 May 2026
Jeddah – Operating up to daily
Riyadh – Operating up to twice daily
Doha – Suspended until 30 April 2026
Dubai – Suspended until 31 May 2026
Tel Aviv – Suspended until 31 May 2026
South & Central Asia
Islamabad (Gatwick) – Operating up to daily
Bengaluru – Operating up to daily
Chennai – Operating up to daily
Delhi – Operating up to twice daily
Hyderabad – Operating up to daily
Mumbai – Operating up to three times daily
Far East
Shanghai – Operating up to daily
Hong Kong – Operating up to daily
Tokyo Haneda – Operating up to twice daily; Also flown by Japan Airlines
Singapore – Operating up to three times daily
Kuala Lumpur – Operating up to daily
Bangkok – Operating up to daily from Gatwick; limited additional flights added from Heathrow
Australia
Melbourne – New route launches via Kuala Lumpur on 7 January 2027
Sydney – Operating daily via Singapore
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