If you plan on travelling to New York from the UK for the first time it is probably safer to go on a package tour with airport transfers and accommodation included in the price. There are flights from most major UK airports to the UK to JFK Airport in New York. Some flight booking websites partner with different airlines for flights from the UK to New York. The Airline that you will be flying with will depend on where you want to depart from and what dates you want to travel to New York from the UK. Kuwait Airlines offer some of the best prices on New York flights from the UK.
There are flights out of all the London Airports to New York, including City Airport, London Stanstead, London Heathrow and Gatwick. If you live in the north or the midlands areas of the UK then you will probably travel from Manchester, Birmingham or Leicester, depending on which is the most convenient for you. American Airlines offer cheap, non-stop flights from Heathrow to New York.
For people living in the North East of England there are flights from Humberside, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Newcastle Airport, Durham Tees Valley and Leeds Bradford Airports. For those people who live in the southeast or southwest of England there are flights from Southampton, Norwich, Bristol and Exeter to New York If you are travelling from Wales to New York then you will need to go from Cardiff Airport. There are flights from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness Airports for people travelling to New York from Scotland.
Channel Island flights to New York run from Jersey and Guernsey and there are also flights from the Isle of Man Airport to New York. If you live in Ireland and are travelling to New York there are flights from Belfast, Belfast City and Belfast International Airports as well as from Dublin Airport. Most of these flights are with BA, apart from the Irish flights which are more likely to be Aerlingus. Virgin Atlantic also runs flights from the same destinations as British Airways to New York. It is always a good idea to search for flight prices and times on the internet at one of the comparison sites because the prices of flights to New York can vary widely. Flights to New York usually land at JFK Airport and there are flights from major airports most days of the year.