Airlines up services between us and UK

Flights between the US and UK are set to get easier thanks to a tie-up between two major transatlantic carriers. American Airlines and British Airways announced March 17 that they are to set up a shuttle service which will operate between New York's JFK and London Heathrow, dubbed the "London Express."

Under the plans, the two carriers will align their timetables so that flights are spaced evenly throughout the day - offering a departure from the UK to New York hourly for much of the afternoon and into the evening. For the return hop, schedules have been smoothed to provide same-day arrivals with more logical departure times - instead of two flights leaving JFK at 8:30 AM, one will depart at 8 AM and one at 9:30 AM.

When the new timetable goes into operation on March 27, there will be 15 flights a day between the two cities, up from the 11 daily which fly currently and more than ever before. The new services are being set up as a result of the merger of American, BA and Iberia, with several other new changes being planned which will affect flights between London and Chicago, Miami and Boston.

Source: The Independent