US Airways (Phoenix) today announced that service between the airline’s largest hub in Charlotte, N.C. and London’s preferred business airport, Heathrow Airport, will start on March 30, 2013. The daily flight will supplement the airline’s existing daily service between its international gateway in Philadelphia and Heathrow and replace its current service between Charlotte and London’s Gatwick Airport, which ends on March 29.
US Airways will operate service between Charlotte and London Heathrow with Airbus A330-300 aircraft with seating for 28 in Envoy, the airline’s international business class, and 263 in the main cabin.
The flight schedule is as follows.
| Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) โ London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) โ Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | |||||
| Flight | Departure | Arrival | Flight | Departure | Arrival | |
| 730* | 7:05 p.m. | 8:05 a.m. | 731** | 10:05 a.m. | 2:10 p.m. | |
| * Flight arrives next day.
** First day of Charlotte-bound flight is March 31, 2013. |
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The flight will originate in Miami offering customers in South Florida one-stop service to London via the airline’s Charlotte hub.
US Airways recently announced the launch of new service between Charlotte and its second destination in Brazil, Sao Paulo, beginning on May 5, 2013.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Airbus A330-323X N277AY (msn 380) taxies to the runway at the Charlotte hub.
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