British Airways axes ALL flights from UK's second biggest airport to New York until next year

BRITISH Airways has cancelled ALL flights between New York and a major UK airport until 2025.

The airline has axed the transatlantic connections from London Gatwick due to delays in their Trent 100 engine deliveries from Rolls Royce.

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British Airways has suspended its Gatwick-New York route as part of its major long-haul cancellations Credit: Getty <img alt="The US city is popular with Brits during both the Christmas and New year period" height="640" width="960" data-credit="Alamy" data-img="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?strip=all&w=960" sizes="(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px" srcset="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=335 335w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=480 480w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=670 670w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=960 960w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?w=2480 2480w" loading="lazy" src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter-day-scenery-new-york-896245552.jpg?strip=all&w=960" role="img"/> 4

The US city is popular with Brits during both the Christmas and New year period Credit: Alamy <img alt="BA has been operating flights from Gatwick to New York since 2015" height="720" width="960" data-credit="Peter Jordan" data-img="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?strip=all&w=960" sizes="(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px" srcset="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=335 335w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=480 480w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=670 670w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=960 960w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?w=2480 2480w" loading="lazy" src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copyright-peter-jordan-commissioned-sun-890360168.jpg?strip=all&w=960" role="img"/> 4