Direct flights to London: Graz Airport conquers the British market!

Direct flights to London: Graz Airport conquers the British market!

Graz, Österreich - An exciting message for all travel-loving and business travelers in Styria: From November 2025, the Graz Airport of British Airways will be upgraded with a new non-stop connection to London-Gatwick. The connection, which is offered three times a week, closes a significant gap in the Airport's airline. So far, London has been the largest undeveloped market without direct flight connection for Graz, such as [aviation.direct] (https://aviation.direct/british-airways-flieg

The flights are carried out by Ba Euroflyer, a subsidiary of British Airways. The new route not only makes traveling for tourists easier, but also for business people who want to visit Graz and the beautiful Styria. Karen Hilton, Managing Director of Ba Euroflyer, emphasizes how important this connection is to strengthen the connectivity between London and Austria.

economic importance of flights

Wolfgang Grimus, Managing Director of Graz Airport, underlines the economic relevance of this new flight connection. Airlines like British Airways do good business with direct connections, and the cross -sector support for Graz Airport is obvious. A study by the Styria Chamber of Commerce from 2024 even shows that direct international flight connections significantly increase regional added value. London, as one of the main source markets for tourism in Austria, becomes tempting for British travelers.

The effects are comprehensive: flight connections not only create new tourism flows, but also promote the local economy because they generate numerous jobs. Airports are important contact points for business travelers and tourists, and the creation of workplaces ranges from airport operations to air traffic to commercial services and tourism, as an analysis of [aertecsolutions.com] (https://aertecsolutions.com/de/infohub/wirtschaftliche-- Von-flughafen/).

flight schedule and service offers

The new flights from Graz to London will always run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with an Airbus A320:

• Monday: Departure London Gatwick 08:10, Arrival Graz 11:30 am; Return flight Graz 12:20, arrival London Gatwick 13:40.
• Wednesday: Departure London Gatwick 07:25, arrival Graz 10:45; Return flight Graz 11:45, arrival London Gatwick 13:05.
• Friday: Departure London Gatwick 12:50, arrival Graz 16:10; Return flight Graz 17:05, arrival London Gatwick 18:25.

In addition, the passengers benefit from free baggage, snacks, a business class cabin and attractive frequent flyer locations.

Wolfgang Malik, representative of the Graz Airport, sees the connections as a decisive step to strengthen the location quality of Graz Airport for the Styrian economy. The new connection is not only an important offer for travelers, but also as an important milestone for the airport and the region. The Styrian economy can already look forward to an increase in the overnight of British tourists who will not miss the way to discover the beauties of Styria.

From November 2025 it says: to London! An exciting new journey opens up, and Graz lifts to new heights!