Heathrow adds nonstops
London Heathrow is adding new nonstop summer‑2026 routes to St. Louis, Seattle, Rome and more — widening transatlantic and Mediterranean connectivity for the summer schedule. (travelandtourworld.com)
British Airways will operate four weekly nonstop flights between London Heathrow and St. Louis Lambert International starting April 19, 2026, scheduled on Boeing 787 equipment. (flystl.com)) St. Louis County has agreed a performance‑based incentive package of up to $4.5 million to support the new BA service over roughly three years. (stlpr.org)) Alaska Airlines will launch a daily, year‑round Seattle–Heathrow nonstop on its Boeing 787‑9 beginning May 21, 2026, with fares already on sale and the route marketed as part of Alaska’s growing intercontinental expansion. (news.alaskaair.com)) ITA Airways will return to Heathrow with two daily Rome Fiumicino–Heathrow flights timed to begin with the Summer 2026 schedule on March 29, 2026, using slots transferred under its Lufthansa Group partnership. (ita-airways.com)) Pakistan International Airlines is resuming direct services to Heathrow at the end of March 2026, with Islamabad planned as a four‑times‑weekly link from March 29 and Lahore restoration announced from March 30, 2026. (aviation24.be)) Heathrow handled a record 84.5 million passengers in 2025 and recorded its busiest February on record with 5.8 million passengers in February 2026, figures the airport cites as context for airlines adding capacity in the summer schedule. (heathrow.com))
