British Airways will switch its Latin American services from London Heathrow to Gatwick, along with three Boeing 747-400s, next March. The airline will serve Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela from Gatwick's North Terminal. By its 1997 summer season, BA will be operating over 1,000 flights a week from Gatwick to over 100 destinations with a fleet of 56 aircraft, including 30 Boeing 737s, 14 747s, five Boeing 767s, and seven McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s.

Source: Flight International

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