New route to the '˜golden state' for Sussex residents

A Gatwick airline has brought the '˜golden state' a little bit closer to home.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Nov 2016, 10:01 GMT

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 06:23 GMT

Oakland offers close connections to world-famous landmarks. Picture: Chee-Onn Leong - Fotolia

British Airways has announced its first route to California from Gatwick, with the service to the city of Oakland set to take off on March 28, 2017.

Oakland offers close connections to world-famous landmarks including Napa Valley, Carmel and Yosemite national park.

The airport will also provide easy access to other parts of the Bay area, in particular San Francisco which is just a 30 minute ride by train or a 34 minute drive by car.