British Airways dropping Gatwick-Manchester route from March 31

British Airways recently announced it will be stopping its flights services between London’s Gatwick Airport and Manchester from March next year.

The airline in a statement said that British Airways flights are currently being operated thrice daily to Manchester from the south London airport. The airline has however said that it will be withdrawing from Gatwick-Manchester route from March 31, 2013.

The airline said that the customers would be able to buy British Airways flights tickets as usual on Heathrow-Manchester route. The airline said that the flights between London Heathrow and Manchester will remain unaffected with the dropping of Gatwick-Manchester route. The airline will continue to offer 11 return services every day.

Currently, British Airways remains the only carrier to operate flights between London and Manchester, ever since BMI’s mainline services were integrated into the airline’s operations at London Heathrow.