Delta's Heathrow-Miami route will cease on April 16 due to “high jet fuel prices and fluctuations in passenger demand”.
The move is part of a shake-up which will see the carrier’s remaining Gatwick-Atlanta flight switched to Heathrow.
Delta commenced flights between Heathrow and Miami in March 2011, as a result of slots freed up by the transatlantic joint venture agreement between BA and American Airlines.
But the route will now cease in mid-April, to be replaced by an additional Heathrow-Atlanta frequency on April 17. This route has in turn resulted in the dropping of Delta’s service between Gatwick and Atlanta, the carrier’s last route from the Sussex airport.
The additional Heathrow-Atlanta service comes ahead of a new international terminal (concourse F) at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International airport, scheduled to open in May.
British Airways and American Airlines both serve the Heathrow-Miami route (with Iberia codesharing), as does Virgin Atlantic (with Continental – which is soon to be United Airlines - codesharing).