P.M. BRIEFING : British Airways Will Suspend Its San Diego-London Flights
British Airways will suspend service between San Diego and London on Nov. 30, citing fuel costs that have risen from 12% to 20%, and declaring the route unprofitable.
The move eliminates the only transatlantic flight from San Diego’s Lindbergh Field.
“Obviously, we had high hopes when this service started,” company spokesman Sandy Gardiner said Wednesday. “It turns out there is not a big enough market in San Diego, but you don’t discover that until you do business there.”
Gardiner said the San Diego-London service, started in 1988, could resume if economic factors change, but added that there is no timetable for such a reconsideration.
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