BApilotinsider

Worst kept secret in BA formally announced...


British Airways during the month of February and March 2017 plans to add new Airbus A380 destination, as the oneWorld member schedules 4 weekly A380 operation on London Heathrow – Boston route. Service operates with A380 from 02FEB17 to 25MAR17.

BA213 LHR1120 – 1400BOS 744 123
BA213 LHR1120 – 1400BOS 388 x123
BA203 LHR1515 – 1805BOS 772 124
BA215 LHR1640 – 1920BOS 744 x3
BA215 LHR1640 – 1920BOS 77W 3
BA239 LHR1855 – 2130BOS 789 D

BA238 BOS0810 – 1930LHR 789 D
BA212 BOS1755 – 0510+1LHR 744 123
BA212 BOS1755 – 0510+1LHR 388 x123
BA202 BOS2010 – 0725+1LHR 772 124
BA214 BOS2120 – 0845+1LHR 77W 3
BA214 BOS2120 – 0845+1LHR 744 x3

Note operational frequency varies as certain service being cancelled on selected dates.

Tobias-UK

Wow, you can fly almost every aircraft of the entire long haul fleet on that route!

nufnuf77

Quite! I was thinking of going via BOS on my SFO/HNL trips, but the BOS-LAX would probably kill me.

Calum

Which route is losing the A380 for that period... Or are there some more coming?

sts603

So four flights a week (the fourth frequency on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) are being cut? Along with any departure after 2120? (BOS has forever had a 2230ish departure). Plus the late westbound departure is moving up an hour.

What happens after March?

lorcancoyle

BOS-LAX is fine in (relative) isolation - I did it in May, but was only connecting on to SFO and had stayed overnight at BOS. Coming off a long-haul and/or with onward HNL connection might be a bit much.

wb1969

One rotation/week on 77W? What's the point of that?

Tobias-UK

Optimum use of available aircraft? Additional capacity?

Down Low

No loss on other routes I don't think.

BA have wanted the A380 into Boston for a long time but have been waiting on Boston to have the infrastructure.

Can I help you

What's the appeal of the A380, it's always late and the seats are the same as other aircraft?

headingwest

I agree, give me a knackered old 747 any day!

Is the BOS route so popular that they can fill an A380?

corporate-wage-slave

In all cabins you're getting at least some improvement over 777s, whether it's more space, side bins, better IFE, guaranteed updated WTP product and so on. The noise, air and pressure quality is somewhat better, though not as good as the 787s. The biggest improvement - relative to passenger numbers - is the WTP cabin, in my view, it's quite spacious and quiet. In absolute terms it will be the better First cabin. You should give it a go sometime!

And BA have found them incredibly popular with their passengers, there's no difficulty filling them up. A small part of that is that nervous flyers seem to have a strong preference for new aircraft, which I admit is illogical on every level, but some 20-30% of flyers are apparently in this category.

Can I help you

Nothing in beats the Super J B744.

corporate-wage-slave

I totally agree, the best combination of aircraft and crewing in BA's fleet, my only disappointment is they didn't hit on this fantastic improvement 5 years earlier. Unfortunately the usual choice is between unrefurb'd jumbos and a motley collection of 777 frames in various formats.

Dan72

Sounds like you're not licensed on the 380. Some great destinations ; )