SAN DIEGO, CA – British Airways has doubled the frequency of its daily flights between San Diego and London, according to the Californian city’s international airport.
Thirteen years after San Diego International Airport (SAN) began offering daily flights between San Diego and London on British Airways, the route has become so popular that the airline increased the frequency from one flight per day to two.
Since 2011, British Airways has served 2 million passengers traveling between San Diego and Europe. The market for this flight has grown by 50 percent from 2019 to 2023.
While London is the final destination for approximately 60 percent of passengers flying this route, 40 percent connect to other cities, including Edinburgh, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Cairo, Rome and Mumbai.
“We look forward to giving passengers on both sides of the Atlantic more options to fly nonstop between San Diego and Europe, while providing the same comfort and convenience of the popular route with British Airways that we already offer,” said Kimberly Becker, president and CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
Adding this second daily flight, which began April 20, is expected to help the airport attract some of the local San Diego-area passengers who choose to fly to London from other nearby airports. The second daily flight is seasonal and will end on October 25.
“We are delighted to launch this second daily flight from San Diego, further supporting the growth of business and leisure travel in the city and demonstrating our commitment to the region,” said Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ director of planning and strategy.
With this second daily flight, the current flights will be rescheduled, arriving in San Diego from London at 6:10 p.m. and departing San Diego for London at 8 p.m. The new second flight will arrive in San Diego at 3:25 p.m. and depart for London at 5:15 p.m.
The route will be served by the airline’s Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft.
