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This is the current status of BA’s long haul route network from London Gatwick & Heathrow.
Middle East Disruption
There remains uncertainty as to when BA will restore full operations to the Middle East.
Flights to Doha & Tel Aviv have resumed. Dubai is expected to resume on 3 November 2026.
Services to Amman and Riyadh are subject to rolling cancellations.
Services to Bahrain and Abu Dhabi are suspended until at least 28 March and October 2027 respectively.
Jeddah is suspended permanently.
Long Haul Route Network Changes
BA has added a number of new routes for the Winter 2026 & Summer 2027 seasons.
A new year-round route from Heathrow to Melbourne via Kuala Lumpur launches on 9 January 2027.
A new non-stop winter seasonal service from Gatwick to Columbo launched on 23 October, operating 3 times weekly.
Winter seasonal flights to San Jose, Costa Rica moved from Gatwick to Heathrow and will operate year-round. Tampa moved to Heathrow from 25 October.
Gatwick has regained a year-round service to Barbados, with onward tags to Grenada, Guyana and Tobago. St Lucia has become a standalone service.
BA will launch a new summer seasonal service from Gatwick to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar from 29 May to 31 October 2027.
BA will also reinstate non-stop flights from Heathrow to Buenos Aires from 28 March 2027, with an onward tag to Santiago.
Flights to Buenos Aires (via Rio de Janeiro), will not operate from 25 October until 11 November, due to runway works at Ezeiza International Airport. Flights between Heathrow and Rio de Janeiro will continue to operate.
In the US, routes Cincinnati and St Louis will also benefit from increased frequencies throughout the summer 2027 season.
Heathrow Terminals
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; ; moved from Terminal 5 to 3 on 25 October 2026; seasonal flights at Gatwick resume 1 May 2027
United States Of America
Atlanta – Operating up to daily
Austin – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 5 to 3 on 25 October 2026
Baltimore – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 5 to 3 on 25 October 2026
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
Denver – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 3 to 5 on 25 October 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
Nashville – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 3 to 5 on 25 October 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 daily
Philadelphia – Operating up to daily
Phoenix – Operating up to daily
Pittsburgh – Operating up to daily
Portland – Operating less than daily
Raleigh-Durham – Codeshare flown by American Airlines
St Louis – Seasonal flights resume 28 March 2027
San Diego – Operating up to daily
San Francisco – Operating up to twice daily
Seattle – Operating up to twice daily
Tampa – Now operates from Heathrow
Washington Dulles – Operating up to three times daily
North Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda – Operating up to daily; moved from Terminal 3 to 5 on 25 October 2026
Central & South America
Cancun (Gatwick) – Operating up to daily
Mexico City – Operating up to daily
San Jose, Costa Rica – Year-round flights launched at Heathrow from 25 October 2026
Georgetown, Guyana (Gatwick) – Operates via Barbados
Sao Paulo – Operating up to daily
Rio de Janeiro – Operating less than daily
Buenos Aires – Operates via Rio de Janeiro; suspended from 25 October until 11 November due to runway works at Ezeiza International Airport; non-stop flights restart 28 March 2027
Santiago – Operating less than daily; operates daily via Buenos Aires from 28 March 2027
The Caribbean
Antigua (Gatwick) – Operating daily
Barbados – Now operates from both Gatwick & Heathrow; moved from Heathrow Terminal 3 to 5 on 25 October 2026
Grand Cayman – Operating via Nassau
Grenada (Gatwick) – Operating via Barbados
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 Barbados
Africa
Abuja – Operating up to daily
Lagos – Operating up to daily
Accra – Operating up to daily from Gatwick & Heathrow
Cairo – Operated with Airbus A320 series short haul aircraft
Nairobi – Operating up to daily
Kilimanjaro & Zanzibar – New summer seasonal route operates at Gatwick from 29 May to 31 October 2027.
Cape Town – Operating up to twice 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 at least late October 2027
Bahrain – Suspended until at least 28 March 2027
Jeddah – Suspended permanently
Riyadh – Suspended
Doha – Operating up to daily
Dubai – Due to resume 3 November 2027
Tel Aviv – Due to resume 25 October 2026
South & Central Asia
Islamabad (Gatwick) – Operating up to daily
Bengaluru – Operating up to twice daily
Chennai – Operating up to daily
Delhi – Operating up to three times daily
Hyderabad – Operating up to daily
Mumbai – Operating up to three times daily
Columbo (Gatwick) – New route launched 23 October 2026
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 twice daily
Kuala Lumpur – Operating up to daily
Bangkok (Gatwick) – Operating up to daily
Australia
Melbourne – New route launches via Kuala Lumpur on 7 January 2027
Sydney – Operating daily via Singapore