A very long trip: How Charleston landed its first nonstop overseas flight
By around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Charleston International Airport and British Airways will have made history. The first nonstop flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to Charleston — and the first-ever nonstop transatlantic air service in the state — will have landed in the Lowcountry.
The path to that touchdown was a long one, going back years — even decades.
The twice-weekly service between Charleston and London was first announced in October, giving a jolt to the state’s already-thriving tourism industry.
