{
  "id": 12489524,
  "title": "British Airways restores non-stop London-Buenos Aires flights and adds a daily Santiago service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/british-airways-restores-non-stop-london-buenos-aires-flights-and-12489524",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T22:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress-en",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/06/british-airways-restores-non-stop-london-buenos-aires-flights-and-adds-a-daily-santiago-service"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British Airways has reinstated a non-stop flight between London Heathrow and Buenos Aires, starting March 28, 2027, with a daily service that will also connect to Santiago, Chile via BA245 and BA244 on a Boeing 777. This route, previously discontinued since October 2023, will be the sole non-stop option from London to Buenos Aires. Currently, flights from the Argentine capital rely on Rio de Janeiro, but the daily London-Rio service will cease in March, reallocating seats to the Brazilian market. For Chile, the change introduces a new daily one-stop service via Buenos Aires, alongside the existing three times weekly non-stop London-Santiago flights. Neil Chernoff, British Airways' director of network planning and strategy, expressed delight in strengthening the airline's commitment to Buenos Aires with this daily non-stop service. The announcement, made on September 17, marks 80 years of British Airways' flights to the region and is part of a 25% increase in the airline's Latin American capacity for the European summer 2027 season. This expansion also includes making its San José, Costa Rica route year-round and adding new routes to Tanzania from May. Chile's air traffic shows a declining market, with passenger numbers dropping 2.1% year on year in August, with international traffic falling 2.8% and arrivals from Europe at 2.2%.",
  "summary": "British Airways will operate a daily non-stop flight between London Heathrow and Buenos Aires from March 28, 2027, continuing on to Santiago, Chile. A direct route between the British and Argentine capitals has not operated since October 2023.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "World’s biggest business class coming to British Airways’ A380s amid upscale travel rush",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/worlds-biggest-business-class-coming-to-british-airways-a380s-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-06T01:08:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "British Airways restores non-stop London-Buenos Aires flights and adds a daily Santiago service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/british-airways-restores-non-stop-london-buenos-aires-flights-and",
        "published": "2026-10-06T22:31:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}