London Heathrow: British Airways Route News & Base Updates

[Jerry]

Well apparently BA are reconsidering the decision.

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[Jerry]

It appears that the Ghanaian government is not happy with BA decision of moving Accra to Gatwick and Ghana Aviation ministry has asked them to rescind the decision or expect reciprocal action including being told to land at other airports in Ghana.
https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHo...-saga-Ghana-to-take-reciprocal-action-1163626

Well it appears that the Ghanaian government has got what it wants and BA is keeping the route at Heathrow.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1367047918541225984

 

[jfy1999]

There is a large Ghanaian diaspora in Brazil and the US. Accra has a couple of US routes but no direct Brazilian routes and the Brazilian diaspora is much larger, so perhaps that is why LHR is seen as preferable to LGW.

 

[Jerry]

Four new routes starting in July:

Cluj Napoca, Gdańsk, Riga (all Wed/Fri/Sun)
Wroclaw (Thu/Sun)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1386986496884973568

https://twitter.com/x/status/1386986281327075328

https://twitter.com/x/status/1386986049793101825

https://twitter.com/x/status/1386985632799526914

 

[superking]

The 3 BA flights announced are due to finish on the 26th of september.

 

[CM.]

British Airways will resume flights from Heathrow to Istanbul from next Tuesday (21st Sept). They will also use the B777-200.

Source of info: London Air Travel on Twitter.

 

[CM.]

British Airways will launch 2 new Summer seasonal routes from London Heathrow: Terciera and Ponta Delgada

Terciera— 1 weekly flight on Sundays starting from 10th July 2022

Ponta Delgada— 1 weekly flight available on Saturdays starting from 2nd July 2022

Source of info: SeanM1997 on Twitter

 

[Jerry]

NEW ROUTE British Airways - London Heathrow to Mauritius.
Winter seasonal flights start 2 November 2021
BA231 LHR 2100-1255+1 MRU (Wed, Fri & Sun)
BA232 MRU 2210-0620+1 LHR (Mon, Thu & Sat)
Flights operate until 8 January 2022

https://twitter.com/x/status/1438592562051391488

 

[Jerry]

Looks like the A380 will be coming back with flights to Frankfurt and Madrid for training purposes. Good opportunity to fly on an A380 in Europe.

British Airways Brings Back The A380, Even For European Flights!

British Airways is bringing the A380 back "from the dead", with plans for flights within Europe starting in November followed by...

www.godsavethepoints.com

 

[CM.]

It’s also reported that they will do long haul flights with the A380 from December 3rd. Routes could be: Miami, Dubai, Dallas and Los Angeles.

 

[CM.]

British Airways will restart flights to South Africa - Cape Town and Johannesburg. Tweet below showing the flights and frequency’s

https://twitter.com/x/status/1446157132894720007

 

[jfy1999]

British Airways on 27MAR22 launches A380 service on London Heathrow – Dallas/Ft. Worth route, replacing 787-10. The A380 operates 1 daily

British Airways from 15DEC21 to 09JAN22 increases London Heathrow – Male flights from 7 to 10 weekly, operated by new 4-class 777-300ER (Service returns to 5 weekly from 10JAN22)

Source: @theaeronetwork on Twitter

 

[CM.]

British Airways on 27MAR22 launches A380 service on London Heathrow – Dallas/Ft. Worth route, replacing 787-10. The A380 operates 1 daily

British Airways from 15DEC21 to 09JAN22 increases London Heathrow – Male flights from 7 to 10 weekly, operated by new 4-class 777-300ER (Service returns to 5 weekly from 10JAN22)

Source: @theaeronetwork on Twitter

Apparently it was suppose to operate to Chicago but got replaced by Dallas.

They will use the 787-10 and 777 on Chicago instead.

 

[CM.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1468505299111788544

 

[jfy1999]

A380 service resumption dates - Presumably these are provisional assuming no further travel restrictions

Boston - 15 May
Chicago - 01 June
San Francisco - 01 May
Washington - 27 March

https://twitter.com/x/status/1469616029609332742

 

[CM.]

British airways are resuming 1 route and adding 1 new one to their US schedule.

Resumption- Pittsburgh- resuming 3rd June 2022 at 4 weekly on Tue, Weds, Fri and Sun.

New- Portland (OR)- Starting 3rd June 2022 at 5 weekly on Mon, Tue, Weds, Fri and Sun.

SeanM1997

 

[CM.]

British Airways have are making reductions and cuts for Summer 2022 on some of its Asian routes. Beijing, Shanghai and Bangkok appear to have been removed for Summer 22 but look to be back for the Winter season starting October 30th. Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore see reductions from 2 daily to just 1 daily.

SeanM1997

 

[Coathanger16]

Most Asian countries are still only allowing their own citizens to travel into the country and even then often require extended quarantine periods regardless of vaccination status.

As long as such measures remain, demand will suppressed.

 

[CM.]

I agree with what you say there. Especially Hong Kong. The way things are going there I’ll be surprised if BA still operated flights. Or keep them suspended as they are currently.

 

[CM.]

From June 6th BA will increase flights to Newark from 2 to 3 daily flights.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1494405273099845640