British Airways pulls out of major UK airport – all flights cancelled
Several routes will be affected.
British Airways CityFlyer is set to withdraw from London Stansted with all flights from the airport scheduled to end by April 2027, according to reports. The carrier will continue selling tickets on its Stansted routes until spring next year, after which the aircraft currently serving those operations will be reassigned to other parts of its network. The move marks the end of the airline’s presence at the Essex airport as it shifts capacity to alternative bases and routes.
BA CityFlyer, the regional arm of British Airways, operates short-haul flights connecting destinations across the UK and Europe from a number of British airports. Five weekend routes that were originally planned to operate from London Stansted during the summer season have now been dropped from the airline’s 2027 schedule.
The affected destinations include Bergerac, Nice, Florence, Olbia and Majorca. As a result, Stansted is set to lose its only direct connection to Florence, leaving travellers without a non-stop option between the two cities next summer.
British Airways told Sun Travel: “We continually review our network and will no longer operate BA CityFlyer weekend services from London Stansted following the end of the 2026/27 ski season.
“Customers can continue to book and travel on BA CityFlyer Stansted services until 11 April 2027. We regularly review where we deploy our aircraft to best meet customer demand and will invest this capacity elsewhere across our network.”
At present, BA CityFlyer operates weekend services to Florence, Chambéry and Geneva as part of its winter programme. While the airline is preparing to end its Stansted operations, it will maintain its much larger network from London City Airport, where it serves more than 20 destinations.
The Florence route is expected to continue through the winter season before being withdrawn.
Passengers travelling to the other affected destinations will still have alternative options from Stansted during summer 2027. Ryanair is scheduled to operate up to five weekly flights to Bergerac, while Olbia will remain accessible through services offered by both Ryanair and Jet2 twice a week.
Travellers heading to Palma de Mallorca will be able to choose from flights operated by Ryanair, Jet2 and TUI, and Nice will continue to be served by daily Ryanair departures from the airport.
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