British Airways adds Edinburgh to Gatwick flights

Here’s an interesting one. British Airways is launching flights from Edinburgh to Gatwick, adding a rare domestic connection to the Gatwick long-haul network.

It’s not exactly pushing the boat out though.

The service will only operate on Sundays and only for the summer season.

The first flight will be on 26th May. It departs Edinburgh at 07.10, landing in Gatwick at 08.40. The return leaves Gatwick at 09.25, landing in Edinburgh at 10.40.

This is a BA Cityflyer service. This means that it uses an Embraer 190 aircraft with 2×2 seating throughout. Club Europe is available, although you get the same 2×2 seating and the seat next to you is not blocked.

I assume that this service is simply a way of keeping an aircraft busy whilst London City Airport is closed over the weekend. There are, astonishingly, three flights to London City Airport from Edinburgh within 15 minutes on a Sunday:

…. as the fleet is put back into action after the weekend break.

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