British Airways are starting 11 new routes out of Southampton in southern England from May 2021. These will be operated by BA CityFlyer, the fully owned subsidiary that operates flights out of London City.

Since regional operator FlyBe ceased services, Southampton has lost quite a lot of flights. Therefore, this will go some way to filling the gap, even though it is only on certain days.

Southampton Destinations

Flights will commence from 1 May 2021, with Malaga, Palma, Florence and Faro starting on day one. Ibiza and Berlin will kick off the next day. Later in the month, Limoges, Nice and Bergerac open on 15 May, with Mykonos and Edinburgh starting the day after.


London City Airport closes for a period each weekend, so these aircraft that would otherwise be idle are being deployed on weekend services from Southampton. It should be great news for people in the area and even in London as it’s not that far away by train.

Will This Be Successful?

With the demise of FlyBe, it is possible these flights will work out. In the past, the BA CityFlyer fleet has been used on weekend flights out of other UK cities such as Manchester and Birmingham.

Even Dublin saw flights to Ibiza for one summer season, and I happily got on board the inaugural service. While all of these have been attempted, none have managed to stick around.

Overall Thoughts

I have nothing but good things to say about the BA CityFlyer aircraft and crew. They have delivered excellent service on all my flights with them, and they are my preferred way to get to London.

Will you be trying the new services out of Southampton in summer 2021? What do you think of the news? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.

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