BA EuroFlyer
IATA ICAO Callsign
A0 EFW GRIFFIN
Founded2021 (2021)
Commenced operationsMarch 2022 (2022-03)
HubsGatwick Airport
Frequent-flyer programExecutive Club
AllianceOneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size18
Destinations41
Parent companyBritish Airways
HeadquartersLondon, England
Websitewww.britishairways.com
BA A320 at Innsbruck Airport

BA EuroFlyer is a British airline, and a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways. It operates a network of short haul services from its base at London Gatwick Airport. All services operate with BA's full colours, titles and flight numbers. BA EuroFlyer Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, meaning that it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.

History

By early 2020, British Airways operated flights to over 50 destinations from its secondary hub at London Gatwick. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, British Airways suspended operations at Gatwick and consolidated all of its operations at London Heathrow.[1] In 2021, in an attempt to reduce operating costs to better compete with low cost carriers such as easyJet,[2] British Airways announced its intention to establish a short-haul standalone business at Gatwick from 2022, similar to its BA CityFlyer operation from London City Airport, which operates under the British Airways name but exists as a separate entity.

BA EuroFlyer commenced operations in March 2022, with flights being operated by mainline BA until the airline received its Air Operators Certificate in December 2022.[3] The airline intends to operate a fleet of 19 Airbus A320 family aircraft to 40 destinations across Europe, North Africa and Western Asia from March 2023.

Employees

BA Euroflyer employees are recruited directly by the airline with the exception of their pilots; pilots are employed by British Airways Mainline and are seconded to BA Euroflyer and hold a position on the British Airways Master Seniority List.

Most of the airline’s employees are employed to work from London Gatwick Airport with some operational staff working in the North West of England.

Destinations

BA EuroFlyer operates 40 destinations from its base at London Gatwick Airport on behalf of its parent company British Airways.[4][5]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 AustriaSalzburgSalzburg Airport
 CroatiaDubrovnikDubrovnik AirportSeasonal
 CyprusLarnacaLarnaca International AirportSeasonal
PaphosPaphos International AirportSeasonal
 FranceBordeauxBordeaux–Mérignac Airport
GrenobleAlpes–Isère AirportSeasonal
LyonLyon–Saint-Exupéry AirportSeasonal
MontpellierMontpellier–Méditerranée Airport
NiceNice Côte d'Azur AirportSeasonal
 GreeceAthensAthens International AirportSeasonal
HeraklionHeraklion International AirportSeasonal
KosKos International AirportSeasonal
RhodesRhodes International AirportSeasonal
SantoriniSantorini (Thira) International AirportSeasonal
ThessalonikiThessaloniki AirportSeasonal
 ItalyBariBari Karol Wojtyła AirportSeasonal
CagliariCagliari Elmas AirportSeasonal
CataniaCatania–Fontanarossa AirportSeasonal
MilanMilan Malpensa AirportSeasonal
TurinTurin Airport
VeniceVenice Marco Polo AirportSeasonal
VeronaVerona Villafranca Airport
 JerseyJerseyJersey AirportSeasonal
 MaltaMaltaMalta International Airport
 MoroccoMarrakeshMarrakesh Menara Airport
 NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
 PortugalFaroFaro Airport
 SpainAlicanteAlicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Gran CanariaGran Canaria Airport
IbizaIbiza AirportSeasonal
LanzaroteLanzarote Airport
MadridAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSeasonal
MálagaMálaga Airport
MenorcaMenorca AirportSeasonal
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport
SevilleSeville Airport
TenerifeTenerife South Airport
  SwitzerlandGenevaGeneva AirportSeasonal
 TurkeyAntalyaAntalya AirportSeasonal
DalamanDalaman AirportSeasonal
 United KingdomLondonGatwick AirportHub

Fleet

Current fleet

As of January 2024, BA EuroFlyer operates the following aircraft:[6]

BA EuroFlyer fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A320-200 10 — — 177 177 Transferred from British Airways.[7]
Airbus A321-200 10 — — 218 218 Transferred from British Airways.[7]
Total 20 0

Former fleet

Aircraft In service Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A320-200 6 — 177 177 Transferred from , and later back to, British Airways.[7][6]
Total 6

References

  1. ↑ Kollewe, Julia; Topham, Gwyn (31 March 2020). "BA suspends all Gatwick flights due to coronavirus". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "British Airways launches new Gatwick airline to rival easyJet". The Independent. 14 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Airways, British. "BRITISH AIRWAYS' SHORT-HAUL GATWICK SUBSIDIARY, BA EUROFLYER, REACHES SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF AIR OPERATOR'S CERTIFICATE AND OPERATING LICENCE". mediacentre.britishairways.com.
  4. ↑ "Timetables". British Airways. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Russell, Molly (4 January 2023). "BA Euroflyer Adds 5 New Short Haul London Gatwick Routes". Simple Flying. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 "BA Euroflyer fleet". Planespotters.net. 19 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 simpleflying.com - British Airways’ Euroflyer Receives Air Operator’s Certificate And Operating License 7 December 2022
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