British Airways CityFlyer is set to withdraw from London Stansted Airport with all flights from the Essex airport scheduled to end by 11 April 2027, as the airline axes five routes and shifts capacity to London City Airport
BA Cityflyer is pulling out of Stansted(Image: Ceri Breeze via Getty Images)
British Airways is pulling all its remaining flights out of one of the UK’s biggest airports. BA CityFlyer is poised to pull out of London Stansted, with all services from the airport due to cease by April 2027. BA CityFlyer, the regional division of British Airways, runs short-haul services linking destinations throughout the UK and Europe from several British airports.
Five weekend routes that were initially planned to run from London Stansted during the summer season have now been removed from the airline’s 2027 timetable. The operator will keep selling tickets on its Stansted routes until spring next year, after which the planes currently operating those services will be redeployed to other areas of its network.
The decision signals the conclusion of the airline’s operations at the Essex airport as it redirects capacity to different bases and routes. The impacted destinations include Bergerac, Nice, Florence, Olbia and Majorca. Consequently, Stansted is set to lose its sole direct link to Florence, leaving passengers without a non-stop choice between the two cities next summer.
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British Airways’ spokesperson said: “We continually review our network and will no longer operate BA CityFlyer weekend services from London Stansted following the end of the 2026/27 ski season. Customers can continue to book and travel on BA CityFlyer Stansted services until 11 April 2027. We regularly review where we deploy our aircraft to best meet customer demand and will invest this capacity elsewhere across our network.”
Currently, BA CityFlyer runs weekend flights to Florence, Chambéry and Geneva as part of its winter schedule. While the carrier is gearing up to cease its Stansted operations, it will keep its considerably larger network running from London City Airport, where it connects passengers to more than 20 destinations. The Florence route is set to continue throughout the winter season before being axed.
Passengers bound for the other impacted destinations will still have alternative travel options from Stansted during summer 2027. Ryanair is due to run up to five weekly flights to Bergerac, while Olbia will remain reachable via services provided by both Ryanair and Jet2 twice weekly.
Those heading to Palma de Mallorca will have the choice of flights operated by Ryanair, Jet2 and TUI, and Nice will continue to be served by daily Ryanair departures from the airport.
BA CityFlyer operates a network of UK domestic and European services, primarily from London City Airport, but also from London Stansted and Edinburgh. It also offers holiday packages, including seven nights in Ibiza from £412 per person this December, flying from London City. Seven nights in Majorca next February for £369 and a week in Malaga for £376 in January are also available.
BA CityFlyer flies from Edinburgh to Florence, Majorca, San Sebastian and Split on a seasonal basis.
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