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BA’s winter long haul schedule changes
Predicting which routes BA will run in a few month’s time is similar to predicting the lottery numbers. But at least this list gives you an idea of their current plans. Last week they revealed some of their winter plans and then changed it again on Monday! I would be cautious about many of the US routes resuming above what BA have now unless the US borders open. If you were planned to fly on a B747, you can see below what it has been replaced by. I have highlighted aircraft with Club Suites in bold. It also looks like Heathrow to Barbados should get Club Suites too from 25 October for the winter season.
Here are all the changes from the pre-COVID winter plan:
London Gatwick – Orlando eff 21NOV20 Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly, 777-200ER operating (Frequency reduction from late-Nov previously not covered)
London Heathrow – Bahrain – Dammam Reduce from 7 weekly 777-200ER to 5 weekly 787-8 (Previously not reported, service operated by 787-9 from 01JAN21), Bahrain – Dammam sector cancelled in NW20
London Heathrow – Cape Town Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, BA043/042 747 service cancelled. Planned 777-300ER on BA059/058, instead of 747, remains unchanged
London Heathrow – Johannesburg Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, A380 operating
London Heathrow – Phoenix Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 787-9 operating (Previously not reported, frequency reduction in effect until 03JAN21)
Previously reported changes:
London City – New York JFK (westbound via Shannon) 1 daily A318 service cancelled
London Gatwick – Cancun eff 06DEC20 Previously planned increase from 5 to 6 weekly unchanged
London Gatwick – Cape Town Northern winter seasonal service from 26NOV20 closed for reservation, previously scheduled 3 weekly 777, increasing to 5 from 10JAN21
London Gatwick – Las Vegas 3 weekly 777 service cancelled in W20
London Gatwick – Montego Bay eff 13OCT20 Service resumption since March 2012, 2 weekly 777-200ER (Previously reported)
London Gatwick – New York JFK 1 daily service remains cancelled in winter season
London Gatwick – St. Lucia Planned increase from 7 to 9 weekly cancelled, 777-200ER operating
London Gatwick – Tampa 6 weekly 777-200ER (no changes)
London Heathrow – Abu Dhabi 1 daily service cancelled in NW20
London Heathrow – Accra A350-1000XWB replaces 747-400, 1 daily
London Heathrow – Atlanta Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 787-9 operating
London Heathrow – Austin 5 of 7 weekly operated by A350-1000XWB, replacing 777-300ER (no additional changes as of 11AUG20)
London Heathrow – Baltimore/Washington Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 787-8/-9 operating
London Heathrow – Bangalore Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A350-1000XWB replaces 777-200ER
London Heathrow – Bangkok 787-9 replaces 3-class 777-200ER, 1 daily
London Heathrow – Beijing Daxing 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily
London Heathrow – Boston Reduce from 25 to 14 weekly, 4 weekly BA203/202 and 1 daily BA239/238 cancelled.
BA213/212 787-9 replaces 747-400
BA215/214 A350-1000XWB replaces 777-200ER
London Heathrow – Buenos Aires Ezeiza Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 787-8 replaces 3-class 777-200ER
London Heathrow – Chennai Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 787-8/-9 operating
London Heathrow – Chicago O’Hare
BA295/294 787-9 replaces 747-400
BA297/296 3-class 777-200ER replaces 4-class 777-200ER
London Heathrow – Dallas/Ft. Worth 787-9 replaces 747-400, 1 daily (Aircraft change filed prior to COVID19 impact)
London Heathrow – Delhi
BA257/256 3-class 777-200ER replaces 4-class aircraft
BA143/142 787-8 replaces -9
London Heathrow – Denver 787-9 replaces 747-400, 1 daily
London Heathrow – Dubai Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
BA107/106 3-class 777-200ER replaced by 4-class aircraft until 31DEC20, 787-9 from 01JAN21
BA105/104 787-9 replaces 4-class 777-200ER
BA109/108 1 daily 747-400 cancelled
London Heathrow – Durban 3 weekly 787-8 service cancelled in NW20
London Heathrow – Hong Kong Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, BA031/032 cancelled. 777-300ER operating
London Heathrow – Houston Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, BA197/196 cancelled. 4-class 777-200ER operating
London Heathrow – Hyderabad Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 1 of 5 weekly operated by 787-9, instead of -8
London Heathrow – Islamabad Initial update as of 06AUG20 tentatively displaying 1 daily, instead of 3 weekly (787-8 operating)
London Heathrow – Jeddah 5 weekly 777-200ER cancelled until 14DEC20
London Heathrow – Kuala Lumpur 787-8 replaces -9, 1 daily
London Heathrow – Lagos New 4-class 777-200ER replaces 747-400
London Heathrow – Las Vegas 3-class 777-200ER replaces 747-400, 1 daily (Planned A380 service 02JAN21 – 10JAN21 for CES also cancelled)
London Heathrow – Los Angeles Reduce from 21 to 11 weekly
BA281/280 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, new 4-class 777-300ER replaces 787-9
BA269/268 1 daily A380
BA283/282 1 daily 747-400 cancelled
London Heathrow – Male Planned 3 weekly 777-300ER service replacing London Gatwick unchanged (Previously not reported, new 4-class 777-300ER to operate from 01JAN21)
London Heathrow – Miami Reduce from 3 to 2 daily, BA211/210 cancelled
BA207/206 A380 replaces 747-400
BA209/208 777-200ER replaces 747-400 (787-9 operates from 01JAN21)
BA211/210 1 daily 747-400 cancelled
London Heathrow – Montreal Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 787-8 operating
London Heathrow – Mumbai Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
BA139/138 787-8 replaces 777-200ER
BA135/134 Cancelled
BA199/198 777-200ER replaced by 6 weekly 787-9 and 1 weekly 787-8
London Heathrow – Nairobi Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 777-200ER operating
London Heathrow – Nashville Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, 787-8 operating
London Heathrow – Newark Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, BA189/188 cancelled. 787-10 replaces -9 from 01DEC20 on BA185/184
London Heathrow – New Orleans Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, 787-8 operating
London Heathrow – New York JFK Reduce from 8 to 6 daily, BA179/182 and BA183/178 cancelled. All flights operated by 777-200ER (majority with new 4-class aircraft)
London Heathrow – Orlando 1 daily 3-class 777-200ER, new nonstop route (BA operated 1-stop London Heathrow – Orlando service in mid-80s)
London Heathrow – Osaka Kansai 3 weekly 787-8 service closed for reservation in NW20
London Heathrow – Philadelphia Reduce from 12 to 7 weekly, A350-1000XWB replaces 747-400 and 787-9
London Heathrow – Pittsburgh 4 weekly service cancelled during winter season
London Heathrow – Rio de Janeiro Galeao Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 787-8 operating
London Heathrow – San Diego Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 787-9 replaces 747-400
London Heathrow – San Francisco Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
BA285/284 777-300ER replaces 747-400
BA287/286 1 daily A380/777-200ER cancelled
London Heathrow – San Jose CA Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 787-9 operating
London Heathrow – Santiago de Chile Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, 787-9 operating
London Heathrow – Seattle Reduce from 10 to 7 weekly, 787-10 operates BA049/048 1 daily, instead of 777-200ER
London Heathrow – Seoul Incheon Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 787-8 operating
London Heathrow – Shanghai Pu Dong Reduce from 10 to 7 weekly, 3-class 777-200ER operating
London Heathrow – Singapore 777-300ER replaces A380, 1 daily
London Heathrow – Singapore – Sydney 1 daily 777-300ER cancelled until 14DEC20 inclusive (LHR departure)
London Heathrow – Tel Aviv
BA163/162 787-9 replaces 3-class 777-200ER
BA165/164 New 4-class 777-200ER replaces old 4-class aircraft
London Heathrow – Toronto
BA093/092 787-8 replaced by 5 weekly 787-10 and 2 weekly 787-9
BA099/098 787-9 replaces -8
London Heathrow – Vancouver 777-200ER replaces 747-400, 1 daily
London Heathrow – Washington Dulles Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, A350-1000XWB replaces 747-400/787-9
A350 Rolls-Royce engine problems
Rolls-Royce have been dogged by problems with its engines on the B787 which led to many airlines having to lease aircraft whilst engines were inspected and blades replaced. It was revealed yesterday that an issue has been found on its A350 too. RR are playing it down saying that it has only been found in a small number of engines older than 4 years. Only around 100 of the engines on the A350 are of this age so it should not cause the same level of disruption as the previous issue. Given the lack of flying currently, it means that there are plenty of staff and spare parts to carry out any replacement during routine maintenance if necessary.
Virgin Atlantic lounge access at T2
Virigin have moved to T2 when they recently restarted flights to a small number of destinations. At the time no lounge was available. Virgin have now updated their website and are showing that from the 20th August, Upper Class, Gold Flying Club members and eligible customers of partner airlines access to the Plaza Premium Lounge in Terminal 2. This is on level 4 in the Terminal 2 departure lounge. Just show your Upper Class boarding pass or Gold Flying Club card as usual to access the lounge.
From today until then, you can use the Lufthansa Business Lounge in Terminal 2, located on level 5 of the departure lounge (lounge A1).
You can also use the Plaza Premium Arrivals lounge when arriving into Heathrow Terminal 2, located on level 1 of the Arrivals Hall. You can read my review here.
Upper Class customers can now also use the Fasttrack security lane in Terminal 2, located behind the temporary check in desks in zone D.
There is more information on this Virgin Atlantic page.
6 comments
Forgive me if I’m being an idiot, if a flight isn’t mentioned does that mean it is unlikely to be effective?
Like mad folks we booked to go to the Dominican Republic at the end of Jan.
It looks like we are the only 2 folks in Club (and almost the entire plane!) on 26 January which is suggestive this flight is ripe for cancelling and the above doesn’t fill me with confidence.
Any ideas?
Thanks M
No these flights are just where there is a change from the current schedule. If you haven’t received a cancellation then at the moment it is planned to run. A lot will depend if they established a travel corridor with DR.
Thanks! Exciting and unnerving in equal measure!
I know I’m jumping the gun as the above is about winter schedule changes, but I couldn’t help noticing that, as from Mar 27 2021, BA are changing some aircraft again, e.g. LHR-SAN, which used to be a 747 and for the winter will be a 787, is switching to a 777 for the Spring/Summer. Annoyingly from Mar 27 there will be no First Class. Hopefully BA will change their minds again.
Where more expensive seats were purchased e.g. for travel upstairs on the A380, will BA be refunding the difference for seats on the single deck aircraft?
I would imagine so.
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