British Airways has announced that all of its flights between London Gatwick and New York will not operate until the following year. Due to delays in Rolls-Royce's delivery of the Trent 1000 engines for BA's 787 Dreamliner aircraft, some 103 transatlantic flights are canceled.From December 12 to March 25, there will be no flights to the Big Apple from the UK's second-busiest airport, which is located close to Crawley, West Sussex. It will affect British citizens and families who wish to spend Christmas or New Year's in New York, forcing them to look for other airports or other airlines close to the capital.BA said the Gatwick flight is one of up to nine daily services it operates from London to John F. Kennedy International Airport, with the other eight departing from Heathrow.

A spokesman added: “We’re disappointed that we’ve had to make further changes to our schedule as we continue to experience delays to the delivery of engines and parts from Rolls-Royce – particularly in relation to the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to our 787 aircraft.“We’ve taken this action because we do not believe the issue will be solved quickly, and we want to offer our customers the certainty they deserve.

“We’ve apologised to those affected and are able to offer the vast majority a flight the same day with British Airways or one of our partner airlines.

“We continue to work closely with Rolls-Royce to ensure the company is aware of the impact its issues are having on our schedule and customers, and seek reassurance of a prompt and reliable solution.”Rolls-Royce said: “We continue to work with British Airways and all of our customers to minimise the impact of the limited availability of spares due to the current supply chain constraints.

“Unfortunately, this is an issue affecting the whole aerospace industry.”