British Airways resumes services from London Gatwick to Barcelona

• British Airways inaugurated services to Barcelona (BCN) in the Spanish region of Catalonia, from London Gatwick (LGW) on 23 February. The airline, which already offers 47 weekly flights to the Mediterranean city from London Heathrow as well as further thrice-weekly flights from London City (operated by BA CityFlyer), now provides additional thrice-daily flights from London’s second largest airport. Direct competition on the route comes from easyJet’s 39 and Monarch Airlines’ seven weekly flights with further twice-daily flights offered each by easyJet from London Luton and Ryanair from London Stansted. In addition, the Barcelona-based Vueling will launch twice-daily flights on the route on 22 March. This week, anna.aero provides a full analysis of the busy London to Barcelona market.