British Airways suspends London Gatwick flights

British Airways is suspending flights from London Gatwick (LGW) for the month of April as a temporary measure because of the COVID-19 crisis.

“Due to the considerable restrictions and challenging market environment, like many other airlines, we will temporarily suspend our flying schedule at Gatwick,” a BA spokesman said.

BA will maintain essential functions at the airport, including maintenance, towing and cleaning, in preparation for the resumption of flights at a later date.

The flag carrier also announced it was moving flights that normally operate from Terminal 3 at London Heathrow (LHR) to Terminal 5, which is BA’s main operating terminal at LHR.

Gatwick is the UK’s second largest airport, serving more than 230 destinations in 74 countries and handling 46 million passengers a year. The airport is already temporarily shuttering its North Terminal and will only operate from its South terminal from April 1.

Photo credit: British Airways

Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.