New flight choices for PHL-London

Travelers heading to London from Philadelphia will soon have more flight choices.

Delta Air Lines announced Monday that it would begin a new nonstop flight from Heathrow Airport to Philadelphia with airline partner Virgin Atlantic starting April 8.

American Airlines also announced Monday that it will add a new nonstop morning flight to Heathrow beginning March 29.

US Airways currently has two evening flights from Philadelphia to London.

As part of an agreement with the Justice Department to merge with American Airlines last December, US Airways had to give up a Heathrow flight from Philadelphia to a competitor, so as not to have a monopoly on the route. Delta will pick up the route.

American, which plans to complete its merger with US Airways next year, is giving up an evening departure to London, but adding a daytime flight. The new American flight will leave Philadelphia at 9:55 a.m. and arrive in London at 10:10 p.m.

The return American flight will depart London daily at 8:20 a.m., arriving in Philadelphia at 11:35 a.m.

In addition, British Airways has two evening flights to London from Philadelphia. British Airways and American are partners in the same global airline alliance, OneWorld. They can book passengers on each other's flights and share in the ticket revenues.