British Airways has cut 19 routes from its schedule, with long-haul services among the most affected, according to flight data specialist Cirium.
The changes affect departures from Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Stansted and Edinburgh, and include the end of some routes while others move to different airports or remain in place under British Airways subsidiaries.
Some of the most significant removals are from Heathrow to Jeddah and Kuwait, while Riyadh stays on sale. From Gatwick, British Airways has dropped services to Aruba, Cape Town, Las Vegas, New York and San Jose in Costa Rica.
The route to Costa Rica now operates from Heathrow. A service from Gatwick to Tampa disappears in October, but appears in Heathrow instead.
On short-haul flying, British Airways has removed Heathrow routes to Cologne, Grenoble, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Izmir, Kalamata, Riga and Stuttgart. Kalamata remains available from Gatwick with a British Airways subsidiary.
The airline has also cut Salerno from its low-cost unit, while London City loses Frankfurt and Prague. Stansted no longer has Amsterdam and Edinburgh loses Olbia in Sardinia, which was operated by CityFlyer, another British Airways subsidiary.
The changes come as airlines continue to face pressure from fuel prices and shifting demand. British Airways has not publicly announced the cuts, with the changes first reported by Cirium, which tracks airline slot allocations and schedules.
Some routes remain in place from other airports, showing that the airline is adjusting rather than fully abandoning every market. In several cases, long-haul links have shifted between Heathrow and Gatwick, while some short-haul and leisure routes have been removed altogether.
British Airways is the sister airline of Iberia within IAG, and the latest schedule changes highlight how carriers are reshaping networks in response to cost and demand pressures. Long-haul capacity appears to be a particular focus, with key leisure and business routes affected across the London airports.
The cuts follow a period of wider turbulence in the sector, where airlines have been forced to balance higher operating costs with uneven booking patterns. For passengers, the immediate effect is fewer direct options on a number of routes, especially from Gatwick and Heathrow.
