A new route between Gatwick Airport and New York has been announced by British Airways.

The carrier said the flights, which will land at JFK Airport in the Big Apple, are set to begin on October 27th and will run daily.

According to the airline, the new route will bring the total number of services it operates to the New York airport to 62.

However, British Airways said that it is to pull its daily flight from Manchester to New York in October, although it will be adding services to Porto and Valencia from Gatwick in the same month.

"The new Gatwick service will give our customers even more choice when flying between London and New York," commented Lynne Embleton of British Airways.

"Not only do we already have an extensive schedule from Heathrow to both JFK and Newark, but next year we will launch business-only flights from London City."

The carrier recently launched new services to Genoa and Antalya from Gatwick, with further short-haul additions to be made over the course of the summer.

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