British Airways is axing all flights from UK’s biggest airport to TWO destinations early next year
BRITISH Airways is cancelling services from the UK’s biggest airports to two locations next year.
From late March in 2025, the airline giant is scrapping two of its major flight routes.
Flights have flown from the UK to Bahrain for 92 years and to Kuwait for 63.
Now, just in time for the Bahrain Grand Prix, services to both these countries will be cut from one a day to none.
BA has claimed this is due to delays on receiving engine parts from Rolls-Royce.
A spokesperson for BA said: “The impact of this supply chain issue has meant we’ve been using standby aircraft from our 777 fleet to avoid cancellations.
“What’s more, equipment manufacturers and suppliers globally are struggling to meet demand, increasing the risk of further disruptions to our flying schedule.”
The airline, owned by Anglo-Spanish conglomerate IAG, said the they have been working to ensure our aircraft are available to meet the needs of the flying schedule but it’s no longer sustainable.
They added: “A more substantial course of action is now needed.”
The cancellations have been put down to to issues with the Rolls Royce-manufactured jet engines, particularly in the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
This has led to the cancellation of flights between London Gatwick and New York until 2025
Some services to Kuala Lumpur were axed shortly before they supposed to go ahead as well.
Many other routes were cut due to the delay in supply and BA have apologised to customers for the inconvenience.
They relayed that the issue would not be one that has a quick fix and are “disappointed” they had to further change their schedule.
BA added: “We’ve taken this action because we do not believe the issue will be solved quickly, and we want to offer our customers the certainty they deserve.
“We’ve apologised to those affected and are able to offer the vast majority a flight the same day with British Airways or one of our partner airlines. “
The global company has stated it is working closely with Rolls-Royce and reassures it’s customers that they’re in the process of finding a solution.
Rolls-Royce released a statement claiming they are aware that the supply issue is “affecting the whole aerospace industry.”
There are multiple ways to find out if BA is still flying to a certain destination, or you want to check if there have been further cancellations.
You can download the BA app which will give information about flight schedules and bookings.
This will allow you to board, board, and access information about your flights.
On the BA website you can access company updates, news, as well as current flight information.
The Sun has reached out to British Airways for a comment.