In the aviation industry, several metrics are used to analyze airline offerings. Whether it be the number of flights, number of seats, or seat miles. London has six major commercial airports, and according to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, there are more than 215 million seats available on flights to and from those airports.
London Heathrow Data shows that at Heathrow Airport (LHR) alone, there are 105,065,431 seats throughout 2024. The airline with the largest offering is British Airways (BA), the United Kingdom's (UK) flag carrier. More than 48 million seats are available from BA, which operates a vast network of both short and long-haul flights.
The route with the largest seat offering is from Heathrow to Edinburgh Airport, with more than 740,000 seats in each direction. With nearly 8,500 flights throughout the year, this means BA operates nearly 23 daily flights between the two cities. At number two is a route that is one of the busiest international routes in the world.
British Airways has nearly 1.4 million seats (roundtrip) available from Heathrow to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.
The airline's operations on the route surpass 5,600 flights in 2024, averaging out to about 15 flights per day. Origin Destination Number of seats Heathrow Edinburgh 1,480,212 Heathrow New York JFK 1,390,360 Heathrow Glasgow 1,248,891 London Gatwick London Gatwick Airport (LGW) was opened in 1958 by Queen Elizabeth II. And, in its 60+ year history, the.