Long-haul focus as British Airways expands network for summer 2026 

British Airways is raising frequency to the US, Asia, Middle East and Caribbean as part of an expanded summer 2026 schedule.

 

The key transatlantic network will see the reintroduction of a double-daily service from Heathrow to Miami and daily flights to Dallas-Fort Worth. 

 

New York will be served exclusively from Heathrow with nine flights a day, dropping a single service from Gatwick. The airline will deploy its Boeing 777-200s on the route in a configuration featuring First and long-haul business class Club Suite.

 

Las Vegas will see the number of weekly flights rise from 10 to 13 while services to San Diego and Austin are being upgraded to 14 a week.  

 

Year-round flights will run from Gatwick to Bangkok, upgrading the route from its previous winter-only schedule following the addition of the Thai capital last year. 

 

Services to and from Bangkok will operate three times a week from next summer, rising to six weekly flights during the winter, providing 60,000 additional seats. A codeshare with Bangkok Airways enables connections across the region to destinations such as Phuket and Phnom Penh.  

 

Jamaica gains an additional weekly service from Gatwick to Kingston, with four flights a week for summer 2026.  

 

Flights between Heathrow and Bahrain will more than double to a daily service.

 

Saudi Arabia will see 14 flights a week serve Riyadh and five a week to Jeddah.

 

Gatwick-based subsidiary BA CityFlyer previously announced it will operate year-round services to Rabat in Morocco and Graz in Austria from the 2025 winter season.   

 

Chief planning and strategy officer Neil Chernoff, said: “We’re delighted to expand our long-haul network from London Heathrow and Gatwick next summer, adding more services to some of our most-loved destinations.  

 

“Whether customers are travelling for business, leisure, or visiting loved ones, we hope they take advantage of these additional flights, which offer greater choice and convenience, making it easier than ever to connect with their favourite destinations around the world.”