British Airways announces nonstop service from Pittsburgh to London

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburghers can now head ‘across the pond’ without making a stop state-side first.

On Wednesday, British Airways announced nonstop service from Pittsburgh to London’s Heathrow Airport four times a week. This is the first time since 1999 the flights will be available.

Flights will run Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Service will begin in April 2019.

Passengers will fly on the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, according to a release by British Airways.

Pittsburgh International Airport has three other nonstop European destinations: Reykjavik, Iceland via Wowair, Frankfurt, Germany via Condor Airlines and Paris, France via Delta Air Lines.

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