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Here are short haul routes suspended by British Airways from London City, Gatwick and Heathrow airports over the past ten or so years.
This list does not include routes that move between London airports. It also does not feature any routes previously operated by BA and its former franchise partners from UK regional airports.
Many routes may have been suspended more than once – the most recent suspension is given where known. If you know of any omissions, please contact us!
Please see here for former medium & long haul routes operated by BA.
For BA’s current short haul route network, please see our network pages for London City, Gatwick and Heathrow.
UK & Channel Islands
Belfast International
Guernsey – Former London City summer seasonal route operated from 2021 to 2022. Due to return at Heathrow from 19 April 2026.
Leeds Bradford – Former Heathrow route launched December 2012, suspended March 2020
Newquay – Former summer seasonal route last operated from Heathrow; also operated from Gatwick
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo – Former Gatwick route launched March 2007, suspended 2008/09
Bulgaria
Varna – Former Gatwick route launched 2006, suspended late 2010
Croatia
Pula – For summer seasonal Heathrow route, launched 1 July 2017, suspended 28 September 2024
Estonia
Tallinn – Former Heathrow route launched 28 March 2017, suspended 29 March 2019
Finland
Helsinki – Former Heathrow route, now operated only by codeshare partner Finnair
France
Angers – Former London City summer seasonal route suspended 2016
Bastia – Former Heathrow summer seasonal route launched 25 May 2019, suspended summer 2023
Biarritz – Former Heathrow summer seasonal route launched 1 May 2016, suspended summer 2017
Limoges – Former Gatwick summer seasonal route launched May 2017, suspended 2019
Nantes – Former Heathrow summer seasonal route launched 28 March 2017, suspended 2020
Paris Orly – Last operated from London City route suspended 31 May 2019; also previously operated from Heathrow
Quimper – Former London City summer seasonal route suspended 2023
Germany
Berlin Tegel – Flights transferred to Berlin Brandenburg
Bremen
Dresden – Former Gatwick route launched March 2007, suspended 2008/09
Friedrichshafen – Former Gatwick winter seasonal route launched December 2014, suspended April 2019
Leipzig – Launched April 1992
Ireland
Cork – Suspended 25 March 1991
Shannon – Suspended 25 March 1991
Italy
Genoa – Suspended
Milan Bergamo – Former Gatwick route launched 1 September 2019, suspended 2020
Salerno – Former Gatwick summer seasonal route operated between 22 May & 25 October 2025
Lithuania
Vilnius – Former Gatwick route launched March 2005, suspended 2006
Montenegro
Podgorica – Planned Heathrow summer seasonal route launch in 2020 cancelled
North Macedonia
Skopje – Former route launched 4 October 1999
Norway
Bergen – Former Heathrow route inherited from bmi suspended 28 October 2017
Stavanger – Former Heathrow route inherited from bmi suspended 28 October 2017
Poland
Gdansk – Planned Heathrow summer seasonal route launch in 2021 cancelled
Poznań – Former Gatwick route launched 30 March 2008, suspended 2008/09
Wroclaw – Planned Heathrow summer seasonal route launch in 2021 cancelled
Portugal
Terceira – Former Heathrow summer seasonal route operated 10 July 2022 to 28 August 2022
Romania
Cluj-Napoca – Planned Heathrow summer seasonal route launch in 2021 cancelled
Russia
Moscow Domodedovo – Suspended February 2022 following sanctions against Russia by the UK government
Moscow Sheremetyevo – Former Heathrow route launched October 2018, suspended March 2020
St Petersburg – Former Heathrow route suspended 3 October 2019
Serbia
Belgrade – Former Heathrow route last launched 31 October 2023; suspended 29 September 2024
Spain
Almeria – Former Gatwick route suspended 2020
Bilbao – Suspended 27 March 2022
Granada – Seasonal route at London City suspended October 2019
Murcia – Former Heathrow seasonal route launched 2017, suspended 27 October 2018
Sweden
Malmo – Former summer seasonal route operated via Copenhagen
Tunisia
Tunis – Suspended at Gatwick 27 October 2013
Turkey
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International – Launched 1 June 2023; last operated 25 October 2025
Izmir – Summer seasonal route launched 18 May 2024; last operated 20 September 2025
Ukraine
Kyiv – Former Heathrow route suspended 3 October 2019
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