{"id":196512,"date":"2025-10-01T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/british-airways-to-launch-nonstop-service-from-st-louis-to-london-in-2026-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:40:01","slug":"british-airways-to-launch-nonstop-service-from-st-louis-to-london-in-2026-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/british-airways-to-launch-nonstop-service-from-st-louis-to-london-in-2026-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways to launch nonstop service from St. Louis to London in 2026 &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>British Airways is setting its sights on St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>Next spring, the U.K.-based carrier will launch nonstop flights from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) to London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport (LHR).<\/p>\n<p>The new flight, set to launch in April 2026, will give travelers in the St. Louis region a second nonstop route across the Atlantic, three years after <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/lufthansa-st-louis-frankfurt-inaugural-flight-trip-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German carrier Lufthansa launched nonstop service<\/a> from STL to Frankfurt Airport (FRA).<\/p>\n<p>The new Heathrow flights will also offer a new way to both reach London and connect to an extensive array of destinations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East served by British Airways and its partners.<\/p>\n<p>As for British Airways, STL will be the carrier&#8217;s 27th U.S. airport.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-3874346954 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-2453190082 full-width-auto-height-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-3874346954 figcaption\">Gateway Arch in St. Louis. SEAN CUDAHY\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what its U.S. route map will look like come next summer, per Cirium. Note that it serves nearly every destination from its Heathrow hub \u2014 save for Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Tampa International Airport (TPA), which connect to the smaller London Gatwick Airport (LGW).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-3874346954 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-2453190082 full-width-auto-height-image\"><img alt=\"British Airways' summer 2026 U.S. route map\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1010\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 756px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/10\/ba-us-cirium.png?width=3840\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-3874346954 figcaption\">British Airways&#8217; summer 2026 U.S. route map. CIRIUM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"what-to-know-british-airways-new-st-louis-london-flight\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">What to know: British Airways&#8217; new St. Louis-London flight<\/h2>\n<p>British Airways will fly its STL-LHR route four times each week starting April 19 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Here&#8217;s how the itinerary shakes out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STL-LHR: Departs 10 p.m., arrives 12:05 p.m. the next day<\/li>\n<li>LHR-STL: Departs 4:25 p.m., arrives 9:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/airline\/british-airways-premium-economy-boeing-777-300er\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is British Airways premium economy worth it?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT tw-border tw-border-gray-2\"><picture class=\"tw-flex tw-items-center tw-justify-center tw-opacity-0\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<form class=\"jsx-881693933 newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"jsx-881693933 EmailCapture_confirmation__xasB3 EmailCapture_noCheckbox__n4fsN   \">\n<p class=\"tw-text-xs-regular !tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5 tw-max-w-lg\">By signing up, you will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our<!-- --> <a class=\"!tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> <!-- -->and acknowledge the data practices in our<!-- --> <a class=\"!tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. You may unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"how-to-book-british-airways-with-points-and-miles\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">How to book British Airways with points and miles<\/h2>\n<p>Travelers hoping to book British Airways flights with points and miles have a ton of options.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a U.S. traveler with a large sum of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/american-airlines-aadvantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Airlines AAdvantage miles<\/a>, you can use those to book seats on British Airways, since the two airlines are partners in the Oneworld alliance (just watch out for taxes and fees, which can run quite high on London trips).<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, a myriad of credit card and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/a-guide-to-earning-transferable-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transferable currency programs<\/a> allow you to move points directly to British Airways Club, including:<\/p>\n<p>While Citi ThankYou Rewards doesn&#8217;t offer direct transfers to British Airways, you can move points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club \u2014 which uses the same Avios award currency \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/new-transfer-avios-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and then use a free tool to transfer those Avios<\/a> to British Airways.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/british-airways-new-route-st-louis-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Airways is setting its sights on St. Louis. Next spring, the U.K.-based carrier will launch nonstop flights from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) to London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport (LHR). The new flight, set to launch in April 2026, will give travelers in the St. Louis region a second nonstop route across the Atlantic, three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-196512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}