All flights operated by American Airlines from London will shortly move to Heathrow Airport, a spokesman for the carrier has confirmed.

Speaking to the Dallas Morning News, Tim Smith of American Airlines from London said it will shift all flights currently operated from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow in April.

The airline presently runs services from Gatwick to Dallas Fort Worth and Raleigh-Durham, as well as flights to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York from Heathrow.

Mr Smith said the carrier will complete the shift to Heathrow once the open skies pact between the European Union and the USA comes into effect at the end of March, which will result in an array of new flights operating from the London hub.

"Other airlines are in the process of announcing new flights to Heathrow and switching some of their London capacity in that direction," he explained.

"All these things came together on this decision."

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