British Airways is establishing its sights in St. Louis.
Next spring, the United Kingdom headquarters will launch non -scales flights from St. Louis Lambert (STL) international airport to the London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
The new flight, which will be launched in April 2026, will give travelers in the St. Louis region a second without scales through the Atlantic, three years later The German operator Lufthansa launched a service without stopping From STL to Frankfurt Airport (FR).
The new Heathrow flights will also offer a new way of arriving in London and connecting to an extensive variety of destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East attended by British Airways and its partners.
As for British Airways, STL will be the 27th US airport.
This is how its route map will be seen in the United States next summer, by Cirio. Keep in mind that it serves almost all the destination from its center of Heathrow, except for the Orlando International Airport (MCO) and the Tampa International Airport (TPA), which connect with the smallest London Gatwick airport (LGW).
What to know: St. Louis-London’s British Airways’s new flight
British Airways will fly its STL-LHR route four times every week from April 19 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. This is how the itinerary is shaken:
- STL-LHR: It leaves at 10 pm, it reaches 12:05 pm the next day
- LHR-STL: 4:25 pm leaves, it arrives at 9:30 pm
Related: Is it worth the premium economy of British Airways?
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How to book British Airways with points and miles
Travelers who hope to book British Airways flights with points and miles have a lot of options.
If you are an American traveler with a large sum of American Airlines Aadvantage MilesYou can use them to reserve seats in British Airways, since the two airlines are partners in the ONEWORLD alliance (be careful with taxes and rates, which can work quite a lot on the trips of London).
Alternatively, a large amount of credit card and/or Transferable currency programs Allow moving points directly to the British Airways Club, which includes:
While Citi Thankyou Rewards does not offer direct transfers to British Airways, it can move points to the Qatar Airways Privilege Club, which uses the same currency of the Avios award, And then use a free tool to transfer those avios To British Airways.
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