British Airways today announced the temporary suspension of its flights to London Gatwick Airport, the second largest in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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« Due to considerable restrictions and the difficult market environment, like many other airlines, we will temporarily suspend our flight slots at Gatwick, » said a spokesperson for British Airways. The British airline will, however, continue to operate certain flights to London-Heathrow.









London Gatwick Airport has also announced that it will close one of its two terminals on Wednesday, April 1. British Airways’ parent company IAG (and also Iberia, Vueling, Level, Air Europa) said its capacity would be cut by 75% in April and May.