British Airways to take off for Pittsburgh in April next year

British Airways will become the only airline to offer a direct flight from the UK to Pittsburgh when a new service takes off in April next year.

From April 2nd, the airline will launch a year-round four-per-week service to the Pennsylvanian city from Heathrow.

The new route will take the number of US destinations the airline flies to from London up to 26, and the number of daily flights offered by British Airways and American Airlines as part of their transatlantic joint business up to 67 per day.

The route will be operated by one of British Airways’ newest aircraft, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Sean Doyle, British Airways director of network and alliances, said: “We are extremely pleased to be adding Pittsburgh to our global network of over 250 destinations.

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