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British Airways is axing all flights from UK’s biggest airport to TWO destinations early next year

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BRITISH Airways is cancelling services from the UK's biggest airports to two locations next year.

From late March in 2025, the airline giant is scrapping two of its major flight routes.

British Airways is cancelling flights to Bahrain and Kuwait from next year
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British Airways is cancelling flights to Bahrain and Kuwait from next yearCredit: Getty

Flights have flown from the UK to Bahrain for 92 years and to Kuwait for 63.

Now, just in time for the Bahrain Grand Prix, services to both these countries will be cut from one a day to none.

BA has claimed this is due to delays on receiving engine parts from Rolls-Royce.

A spokesperson for BA told The Sun: "We’re disappointed that we’ve had to make further changes to our schedule as we continue to experience delays to the delivery of engines and parts from Rolls-Royce – particularly concerning the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to our 787 aircraft.

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"We’ve taken this action because we do not believe the issue will be solved quickly, and we want to offer our customers the certainty they deserve for their travel plans."

BA apologised to those affected and said they are able to offer the vast majority a flight the same day with British Airways or one of their partner airlines.

They added: "We continue to work closely with Rolls-Royce to ensure the company is aware of the impact its issues are having on our schedule and customers, and seek reassurance of a prompt and reliable solution."

The airline, owned by Anglo-Spanish conglomerate IAG, said the they have been working to ensure our aircraft are available to meet the needs of the flying schedule but it's no longer sustainable.

This has led to the cancellation of flights between London Gatwick and New York until 2025

Some services to Kuala Lumpur were axed shortly before they supposed to go ahead as well.

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Many other routes were cut due to the delay in supply and BA have apologised to customers for the inconvenience.

They relayed that the issue would not be one that has a quick fix and are "disappointed" they had to further change their schedule.

Rolls-Royce released a statement claiming they are aware that the supply issue is "affecting the whole aerospace industry."

There are multiple ways to find out if BA is still flying to a certain destination, or you want to check if there have been further cancellations.

You can download the BA app which will give information about flight schedules and bookings.

This will allow you to board, board, and access information about your flights.

On the you can access company updates, news, as well as current flight information.

Dr Liam Fox said 'it’s the worst possible decision at the worst possible time'
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Dr Liam Fox said 'it’s the worst possible decision at the worst possible time'Credit: AFP
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