British Airways has cancelled all flights from Gatwick to New York until at least next year due to delays in delivering engines. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled over the coming months, despite the route to JFK airport being increasingly popular towards Christmas.

UK-based airline British Airways has been forced to abandon flights between London Gatwick and New York, USA, due to a delay in Rolls-Royce engine parts being delivered

British Airways said it’s been forced to cancel some long-haul flights as the UK carrier suffers from issues afflicting its Boeing Co. 787 aircraft that are having knock-on effects on other parts of its fleet.

British Airways has cancelled all flights from London to New York until at least next year. Hundreds of long-haul flights have been abandoned over the coming months due to delays in the delivery of engines from Rolls-Royce.

The BA flight, which should've taken 12 hours, only got as far as Germany before returning to Gatwick Airport.