How British Airways Is Quietly Reclaiming The Midwest Cities US Legacies Abandoned After 9/11

On April 19, British Airways commenced its direct flights to Missouri’s St. Louis Lambert International (STL) with Flight BA220 operated by a Boeing 787-8. After a generation of American Airlines’ absence, this marked a move by British Airways to fill some of the vacuum left by post-9/11 US-based airline consolidations. The route is also point-to-point, bypassing the usual United States hubs, although Heathrow is one of the world’s largest hubs.