British Airways Reduces Miami Flights and Drops Dallas Route

British Airways is dropping its London to Dallas service from its network and cutting flights out of Miami as the airline continues to be affected by ongoing delays of vital engine part deliveries.

According to reports, the UK flag carrier is set to discontinue its daily service between London Heathrow (LHR) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) on March 30, 2025.

American Airlines Takes Over

The airline’s flights from Dallas have been a historically significant service, having been in operation since 1988. Initially, the airline planned to use an Airbus A380 for this route in the summer of 2025.

However, with British Airways set to exit the London to Dallas market, American Airlines, the airline’s transatlantic joint venture partner, is ready to fill the gap, adding additional daily flights between the two cities and increasing its total operations to five daily flights.

Photo: Courtesy of American Airlines

In addition to cutting the Dallas route, British Airways will reduce the frequency between Heathrow and Miami (MIA) from two daily flights to just one per day next summer.

American Airlines is also expected to step in by putting on an additional daily flight between the two major hubs.

The British flag carrier’s latest announcement comes just weeks after it confirmed a similar range of cuts to its transatlantic network. In October, British Airways confirmed it is cutting hundreds of flights from its global network, including its daily connection between London Gatwick (LGW) and New York (JFK), as well as cuts to Asian destinations including Doha (DOH) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL).

Supply Chain Woes

One of the main reasons for British Airways cutting so many services is the ongoing delay in receiving delivery of Rolls-Royce-manufactured Trent 1000 engine parts, which are used to power its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

British Airways Boeing 787-8. Photo by: Stuart Bailey

“We’re disappointed that we’ve had to make further changes to our schedule as we continue to experience delays to the delivery of the engines and parts from Rolls-Royce – particularly concerning the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to our 787 aircraft,” said a spokesperson for British Airways.

“We’ve taken this action because we do not believe the issue will be solved quickly, and we want to offer our customers the certainty they deserve for their travel plans. We’ve apologized to those affected and can offer the vast majority a flight on the same day with British Airways or one of our partner airlines.

“We continue to work closely with Rolls-Royce to ensure the company is aware of the impact its issues are having on our schedule and customers and seek the reassurance of a prompt and reliable solution.”