British Airways Just Picked Norway’s Fjord Gateway for Summer 2027

British Airways is adding Bergen, Norway’s second-largest city and the traditional starting point for trips into the western fjords, to its summer 2027 network. The airline will operate five return flights a week between London Heathrow and Bergen from April 15, 2027, through October 30, 2027. Flights will use Heathrow Terminal 3, which means travelers connecting from BA’s long-haul network can reach Bergen on a single ticket rather than routing through Oslo or another European hub.

Bergen is a natural fit for leisure travelers. Its colorful Bryggen wharf is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city sits at the end of the famous Bergen Railway and close to the Sognefjord and Hardangerfjord, making it a popular base for fjord cruises, hiking and the Norway in a Nutshell route. A direct link from Heathrow opens the door for weekend trips from London and for North American visitors who want to add Norway to a British itinerary.

The Bergen launch is part of a wider reshuffle of BA’s European short-haul flying for April to October 2027. Flights to the Greek island of Skiathos will move from London City Airport to Heathrow, while the Perugia service in Italy’s Umbria region will shift in the opposite direction, from Heathrow to London City. For travelers, that changes which London airport to plan around, so anyone who booked those routes in past summers should double-check before reserving trains or parking.

Scotland gains new sun routes, too. BA’s subsidiary BA CityFlyer will introduce weekly flights linking Glasgow with Nice on the French Riviera and Edinburgh with Split on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. Neil Chernoff, the airline’s chief planning and strategy officer, framed the changes as giving customers more ways to reach fjords, beaches and countryside across Europe. Exact schedules for the Scottish routes and the moved services will appear as they are loaded into booking systems.

Sources: Aviation A2Z