Following the recent reopening of US borders for Brits, British Airways’ first transatlantic flight from Gatwick took off earlier bound for Tampa, Florida.
The airline’s services to Tampa will operate three times a week.
British Airways will also resume flights from Gatwick to popular family holiday-hotspot Orlando on Friday.
This is the first time the airline has operated to these destinations, and to the US from Gatwick, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year.
British Airways is planning on operating to 23 US airports this winter, more than any other transatlantic carrier, with 246 flights a week from January.
