British Airways is increasing service on some of its long-haul routes this spring, a move that allows it to redeploy some of its widebody planes that had been flying on the carrier’s now-suspended routes to China.The airline is beefing up its spring schedule between London (LHR) and three overseas markets: Cape Town (CPT), Miami (MIA) and Seattle (SEA).Here’s what you can expect:Three new weekly services between Cape Town (CPT) from March 30 through April 19. British Airways’ February schedule shows that it already offers two daily round-trips to CPT from LHR as well as three weekly flights from London Gatwick (LGW).One additional daily service between Miami (MIA) from April 1 through May 31. British Airways already flies two daily round-trip flights on the route.One additional daily service between Seattle (SEA) from May 1 through May 31. British Airways already offers daily service between the cities with at least one flight per day.This announcement of additional frequencies comes after BA announced that it would be suspending all mainland China flights until at least the end of March due to the Coronavirus outbreak.Further reading: Cape Town travel guides, Miami travel guides, The best times to visit SeattleSign up for the free daily TPG newsletter for more airline newsSign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.
