A new route between London Heathrow and St Louis is the highlight of IAG Cargo’s summer 2026 schedule. The new four-times-weekly service begins on 19 April and will be IAG Cargo’s 27th US destination and the only direct connection between London Heathrow and the Midwest hub.
Running from April through to October 2026, the schedule will also see an increase in frequencies between London and other US gateways, with services between Heathrow and Chicago and Washington Dulles both rising from 14 to 21 flights per week, while services to San Diego and Austin will double from seven to 14 flights per week.
In Canada, services from London Heathrow to Vancouver will grow from seven to 10 per week, rising further to 14 during July and August, while a new daily service between London Gatwick and Vancouver will operate between May and September.
The carrier, which includes Iberia along with British Airways, is also adding widebody capacity between London Heathrow and Madrid to enhance feed into transatlantic services from both hubs and increasing options between Europe, North America and Latin America.
Services between Madrid and San Francisco will resume whole flights (between London Heathrow and Tokyo Haneda will increase to double daily.
Chief sales and marketing officer Camilo Garcia Cervera, said: “This summer schedule is focused on giving freight forwarding partners greater choice and flexibility across key global trade lanes. The addition of St. Louis opens up important access into the U.S Midwest, while increased frequencies across North America, expanded connectivity via Madrid and additional capacity to Haneda and Canada ensure we can support a wide range of time-critical and high-value shipments.”
IAG Cargo also includes Aer Lingus and its Dublin hub is also a key transatlantic gateway with around 100 weekly widebody rotations. Madrid and Barcelona together provide capacity on 275 weekly widebody connections to destinations across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
