May 17, 2019, 5:06 am
Last edit by: Scotflyer80
Best seats on A350 guide: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...on-thread.html
Future route speculation: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
Background discussion on the Club Suites (historical): https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...on-thread.html
Madrid training flights - meetup thread (historical): https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ps-thread.html
British Airways has revealed the configuration for its Airbus A350-1000 (56J 56W 219Y):
First A350 flights have also been revealed:
More pics and details at https://www.ausbt.com.au/british-air...ess-class-seat
Flights planned to be operated by a A350
Summer 2021 (Updated: 9th February 2021)
Austin - Daily
Buenos Aires via São Paulo - Daily
Denver - Daily
Dubai - 3 x Weekly (Tuesday to Thursday)
Las Vegas - Daily
Newark - 2 x Weekly (Monday/Sunday)
Vancouver - Daily
Winter 2021 (Updated: 9th February 2021)
Bangalore - Daily
Boston - 9 x Weekly
BA213/212 - Daily
BA215/214 - 2 x Weekly (Mon/Sun)
Chicago - 2 x Daily
Mumbai - Daily (BA139/138)
San Diego - Daily
Tel Aviv - Daily (BA163/162)
Washington - 3 x Weekly (BA293/292 Tuesday to Thursday)
Vancouver - Daily
Future route speculation: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
Background discussion on the Club Suites (historical): https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...on-thread.html
Madrid training flights - meetup thread (historical): https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ps-thread.html
British Airways has revealed the configuration for its Airbus A350-1000 (56J 56W 219Y):
- 56 business class featuring all-new Club Suites
- 56 premium economy
- 219 economy
- (BA maintains that no A350s will have first class)
- 10x Weekly flights.
- Daily on BA464/465
- 3x Weekly (Thurs, Sat, Sun) on BA456/457
- No end date yet.
- See for more details: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ps-thread.html
- A Couple of days are NO OP due to training and other requirements.
First A350 flights have also been revealed:
- 02 to 06 Sep, 09 to 30 Sep, and from 08 Oct 2019 daily to Dubai (DXB) - BA107/106
- from 01 Oct 2019, daily to Toronto (YYZ) - BA92/93
- from 01 Dec 2019, daily to Tel Aviv (TLV) - BA163/162
- from 01 Jan 2020, daily to Bangalore (BLR) - BA119/118
- from 01 Mar 2020, double daily to Dubai (DXB) - BA107/106 & BA105/104
More pics and details at https://www.ausbt.com.au/british-air...ess-class-seat
Flights planned to be operated by a A350
Summer 2021 (Updated: 9th February 2021)
Austin - Daily
Buenos Aires via São Paulo - Daily
Denver - Daily
Dubai - 3 x Weekly (Tuesday to Thursday)
Las Vegas - Daily
Newark - 2 x Weekly (Monday/Sunday)
Vancouver - Daily
Winter 2021 (Updated: 9th February 2021)
Bangalore - Daily
Boston - 9 x Weekly
BA213/212 - Daily
BA215/214 - 2 x Weekly (Mon/Sun)
Chicago - 2 x Daily
Mumbai - Daily (BA139/138)
San Diego - Daily
Tel Aviv - Daily (BA163/162)
Washington - 3 x Weekly (BA293/292 Tuesday to Thursday)
Vancouver - Daily
Flying BA’s Airbus A350: deliveries, routes, reviews and more
Apr 20, 2019, 1:40 am
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rb211.
Apr 20, 2019, 2:51 pm
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Dubai - BA109/BA108 - In previous years operated a daily 4 class 777 on this rotation, however showing as being operated by a 3 class 777 from start of Summer 2020 timetable
Philadelphia - BA067/BA066 - In previous years operated a daily Super Hi-J 747 on this rotation, however showing as being operated by a 3 class 777 from start of Summer 2020 timetable
Washington - BA293/BA292 - In previous years operated a daily 4 class 777 on this rotation, however showing as being operated by a 3 class 777 from start of Summer 2020 timetable
Last edited by Scotflyer80; Apr 20, 2019 at 3:12 pm
Apr 20, 2019, 3:47 pm
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This article got me thinking about the World Traveller Plus config on the A350:
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2019/0...xex-questions/
Apologies if this has been already mentioned elsewhere.
Looking at the filed seat map on Expert Flyer it does seem to be an 8-across config (2-4-2) in WTP.
Going to be interesting see how tight this is given the cabin is around 22cm wider than the 787 (2-3-2) and 26cm narrower than the 777 (also 2-4-2), according to a quick Google of the internal cabin widths.
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2019/0...xex-questions/
Yet Virgin Atlantic will be installing eight-abreast, not seven-abreast, Collins MiQ seats on its A350, in the tighter 2-4-2 configuration. Crucially, the question of comparison with arch-rival British Airways is yet to be answered: BA, too, will offer 56 seats, but that means either seven rows of eight seats or eight rows of seven.
Looking at the filed seat map on Expert Flyer it does seem to be an 8-across config (2-4-2) in WTP.
Going to be interesting see how tight this is given the cabin is around 22cm wider than the 787 (2-3-2) and 26cm narrower than the 777 (also 2-4-2), according to a quick Google of the internal cabin widths.
May 3, 2019, 11:39 am
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A350 routes summer 2020
Has anyone found which routes summer 2020 will be operated with A350's? I've had a manual search and haven't found one yet. I had hoped that Toronto would keep it, but that's gone.
I've posted on the A350 routes thread but no response. I'm looking at May or June. Thank you.
I've posted on the A350 routes thread but no response. I'm looking at May or June. Thank you.
May 3, 2019, 12:51 pm
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Has anyone found which routes summer 2020 will be operated with A350's? I've had a manual search and haven't found one yet. I had hoped that Toronto would keep it, but that's gone.
I've posted on the A350 routes thread but no response. I'm looking at May or June. Thank you.
I've posted on the A350 routes thread but no response. I'm looking at May or June. Thank you.
May 3, 2019, 1:33 pm
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This article got me thinking about the World Traveller Plus config on the A350:
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2019/0...xex-questions/
Apologies if this has been already mentioned elsewhere.
Looking at the filed seat map on Expert Flyer it does seem to be an 8-across config (2-4-2) in WTP.
Going to be interesting see how tight this is given the cabin is around 22cm wider than the 787 (2-3-2) and 26cm narrower than the 777 (also 2-4-2), according to a quick Google of the internal cabin widths.
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2019/0...xex-questions/
Apologies if this has been already mentioned elsewhere.
Looking at the filed seat map on Expert Flyer it does seem to be an 8-across config (2-4-2) in WTP.
Going to be interesting see how tight this is given the cabin is around 22cm wider than the 787 (2-3-2) and 26cm narrower than the 777 (also 2-4-2), according to a quick Google of the internal cabin widths.
Last edited by FlyerTalker39574; May 3, 2019 at 1:46 pm
May 3, 2019, 1:50 pm
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i did notice IAD in from April is often served by a “777” which says on First - cabin not operated. Wonder if this 777 will eventually become an A350 if they aren’t selling first.
May 3, 2019, 2:07 pm
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No not quite. About 20 inches. (50cm)
The A350 is known to be one of the worst in PE. Narrower than 777 but same number of seats, yet the only slightly narrower 787 has one fewer seat.
Makes the 787 normally very good in PE. Less good in Y.
Makes the 350 normally very good in Y. Not good in PE.
777 sort of in between on both.
These above are are all relative of course.
The A350 is known to be one of the worst in PE. Narrower than 777 but same number of seats, yet the only slightly narrower 787 has one fewer seat.
Makes the 787 normally very good in PE. Less good in Y.
Makes the 350 normally very good in Y. Not good in PE.
777 sort of in between on both.
These above are are all relative of course.
May 3, 2019, 2:59 pm
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I was a bit trigger happy, sorry. I'm really asking which routes from the start of the summer timetable are using them i. e. April 2020. Thanks.
May 4, 2019, 9:32 am
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May 16, 2019, 2:45 am
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As of 1 Jan 2020 the A350 will be on the Bangalore route https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...as-of-15may19/
May 17, 2019, 12:46 am
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A350 to BKK?
Might we see the A350 on the BKK route, or at least one of the 788s that are being displaced by the A350?
That would at least put an end to the negative comments about old and tired interiors and IFE on the 772s, even if the economy seats are dreadful on the 788.
That would at least put an end to the negative comments about old and tired interiors and IFE on the 772s, even if the economy seats are dreadful on the 788.