British Airways has said it is « disappointed » to have to scrap flights from Heathrow to two countries.
Routes to Kuwait and Bahrain will be cut from one per day to zero from March next year.
A BA spokesperson said: « 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. »
They said the issue particularly concerns the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to the carrier’s 787 jets.
A British Airways spokesperson told The Sun the company took action as it doesn’t believe the issue will be solved quickly, adding: « We want to offer our customers the certainty they deserve for their travel plans. »
BA apologised to anyone affected and said its staff would be able to offer the majority of flights on the same day with the carrier or one of its partner airlines.
They told The Sun: « 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. »
The airline added that it is no longer sustainable to serve the two routes, despite efforts to ensure BA aircraft are available.
Rolls-Royce told the same publication it is aware that a supply issue is affecting the whole aerospace industry.
The engineering giant said on Thursday (November 7) that supply chain conditions remain « challenging », but sales are on track amid the company’s ongoing transformation programme.
A surge in international travel has driven up demand for Rolls Royce’s aircraft engines while labour shortages and a lack of parts have been hindering the industry’s ability to boost production.
Rolls Royce revealed this week that it still expects operating profits of between £2.1billion and £2.3bn for this year.
Chief Executive Tufan Erginbilgic said: « Our transformation of Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing business continues with pace and intensity.
« Continued good performance year to date gives us further confidence in the delivery of our 2024 guidance despite a supply chain environment which remains challenging.
« We are also making good progress towards our mid-term targets, with a front-end loaded delivery of profit and cash flow improvements. »
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