British Airways axes all flights from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi

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British Airways has suspended all flights to Abu Dhabi from Heathrow, causing more disruption for travellers and families.Trips are scrapped due to delays in Rolls-Royce delivering their Trent 1000 engines fitted to BA’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft.Passengers booked on flights due to take off from the west London airport between March 30 to October 25 next year will be forced to fly via Doha and Dubai, or from London Gatwick.It comes just a few months after the airline relaunched routes to the popular UEA capital for the first time since the pandemic.

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00:00British Airways has cancelled all flights from London to Abu Dhabi from end of March to end of October next year.

00:07The route has been scrapped due to delays in Rolls-Royce, delivering their Trent 1000 engines fitted to BA's 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

00:16Passengers booked on flight due to take off from the West London Airport will be forced to fly via Doha and Dubai, or from London Gatwick.

00:25In a statement, the British Airways spokesperson apologised to those affected and said it had taken this step because the issue will not be solved quickly.

00:33In October, BA announced it had cancelled all flights between New York and London Gatwick due to delays in their Trent 1000 engine deliveries from Rolls-Royce, starting in December.

00:44Flyers looking to go to Abu Dhabi directly have the option of re-booking with Etihad or Qatar Airways, two of BA's partners.

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