Why this British Airways Boeing 777 is performing such a short flight?

A British Airways Boeing 777 performed a short flight from London Gatwick to London Heathrow.

The Boeing 777-200 took off from London Gatwick Airport on April 18th 2023 in evening.

It landed on runway 09L at London Heathrow only 20 minutes later.

That aircraft (reg. GYMMA) is based at London Gatwick (LGW) performing long haul flights.

But the maintenance of the British Airways’s fleet is done at London Heathrow and all aircraft have to be checked there.

The plane then performed what is called a “positioning flight” as #BA9171.

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Every British Airways positioning flight uses BA9xxx as flight number.