British Airways will start a direct service from Heathrow to Cincinnati from June 5, 2023.
Cincinnati will become the 27th US destination served directly from London by BA, which offers 300 transatlantic flights per week, the most of any UK carrier.
It will be the only direct flight between the UK and the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana regions. The service by three-class Boeing 787 Dreamliner will operate five times a week in the summer season and four in the winter, with return fares starting at £499.
Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows that Cincinnati’s only link to Europe is with Delta Air Lines to Paris, a service which resumed in August.
Elsewhere in the US, BA recently announced additional flights to Portland, Oregon, which will become daily for summer 2023, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which will increase to six flights per week.
The airline is adding an eighth daily flight to New York’s JFK airport in summer 2023, and preparing to move into the airport’s Terminal 8, where it will co-locate with joint business partner American Airlines after a substantial redevelopment.
The Cincinnati area is home to world-class museums, more than 50 breweries, the US’s largest Oktoberfest, three major sports teams spanning American football, basketball and football, and the Krohn Conservatory, an Art Deco greenhouse featuring 3,500 plant species from all over the world.
It is also a gateway to Northern Kentucky and the Bourbon Trail.
Neil Chernoff, BA director of networks and alliances, said: “This is the first time we’ve flown this route.
“Not only will this open up these destinations to customers on each side of the Atlantic, but it will also improve connectivity between the Cincinnati region, Europe and beyond, with opportunities to connect to our wider network via London.”
Candace McGraw, chief executive of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), said the service is “an all-around win for the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana region”.
“The economic impact of this transatlantic flight is exponential for business travel, economic development, and tourism between the UK and our area of the US,” she said.