Departures
Pictured: Phoenix, Arizona; Washington DC; Bottom: San Francisco, California
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Los Angeles The largest manufacturing centre in the American west, LA is involved in everything from aerospace to petrochemicals and finance to telecoms, while Hollywood has been entertaining the world for around 100 years. From Heathrow, BA and Virgin fly to Los Angeles twice-daily; United, American and Air New Zealand daily. Continental, Air France and KLM serve the city from their respective hubs.
Miami Passengers boarding ships in the world’s top cruise port might think the glitzy city on the Atlantic is simply a leisure playground. It is, however, one of America’s most important financial centres.
British Airways serves Miami from Heathrow twice-daily, with Virgin, Delta, and American flying daily. Continental, Air France and KLM operate flights via from their respective hubs.
Minneapolis/St Paul Following the decline in heavy industries in the mid-20th century, the twin Minnesota cities have undergone an impressive transformation, introducing the service, hi-tech, finance and information technology sectors. Delta flies to Minneapolis/St Paul daily from Heathrow, with Icelandair offering the same frequency ex-Reykjavik. American and Continental serve the city via their US hubs.
New York City Almost nine million people, speaking some 800 languages, are crammed into cosmopolitan New York City, with a large number of foreign corporations employing 10 per cent of the work force. Controlling 40 per cent of the world’s finances, it is also the headquarters of the UN. In total, BA, Virgin, Air India/Kuwait Airways, Continental, Delta and American offer over 180 direct flights a week from Heathrow to New York JFK and New York Newark. In addition, BA flies double-daily from London City to JFK, and Continental serves Newark daily from Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham and Belfast. Aer Lingus flies twice-daily to JFK from Dublin, four times a week ex-Shannon, and Icelandair, Air France and KLM operate frequent departures from their hubs.
Phoenix Its economy once mainly reliant on agriculture, the subtropical state capital of Arizona has moved with the times, encouraging hi-tech, financial services, research and telecoms companies to set up shop in town. BA provides the only direct flights from Heathrow to Phoenix, flying six times a week, while American and Continental operate from their respective US hubs.
San Francisco The scenic City by the Bay is one of America’s top tourist destinations. But while visitors contribute £5billion a year to its coffers, it is also a principal financial centre. From Heathrow, BA and United fly to San Francisco twice-daily, with Virgin offering a daily service. Continental, Air France and KLM operate from their respective hubs.
Washington DC Virtually recession-proof due to huge government expenditure on local goods and services, the United States’ capital city not only rode out the recent financial crisis but continues to prosper. The east coast city is home to various lobbying groups, and the headquarters of the World Bank and the IMF. From Heathrow, United flies direct to DC four
times a day, British Airways flies thrice-daily and Virgin operates a daily service. Frequent services are provided by Icelandair, Air France and KLM from their respective hubs.
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