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
Jun 23, 2019, 8:38 am
#181
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: UK
Programs: Tufty Club (Gold), BAGA Gymnastics level 4, 440yds swimming certificate
Posts: 2,533
For the flight crew I imagine it’ll be last minute ish. Probably to be expected with new type. I know someone who will have flights in September. Route not confirmed.
The cabin crew will have their schedules. It’ll just be showing as A321 to MAD. Aircraft type and frame can swap. They will still be off to MAD. Will have no bearing on when they start.
Jun 23, 2019, 8:58 am
#182
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
If its going to Chateauroux it will be scheduled for 3 or 4 days. The last thing anybody wants is attempting training flights in a 30 knot crosswind.
Jun 23, 2019, 9:16 am
#183
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 587
Jun 23, 2019, 9:19 am
#184
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,498
I'm currently in dilemma on a good opportunity to potentially get into Club on YYZ routing in late Oct.
Have to travel to Dallas for work and looking at a slightly less conventional route out of MAN-LHR-YYZ-DFW. It works quite well landing at YYZ at 1545 with the AA flight to DFW leaving at something like 1830.
The downside is the 3hr20 flight from YYZ to DFW on an AA737, then there's double immigration though I do have Global Entry for US.
Never flown to US via Canada so don't want to get caught out by some unknown quantity, on the face of it the draw of A350 and new Club Suite is winning the argument.
Return would be more conventional routing only as far as LHR, probably DFW - Ord then the AA787 day flight to LHR.
Have to travel to Dallas for work and looking at a slightly less conventional route out of MAN-LHR-YYZ-DFW. It works quite well landing at YYZ at 1545 with the AA flight to DFW leaving at something like 1830.
The downside is the 3hr20 flight from YYZ to DFW on an AA737, then there's double immigration though I do have Global Entry for US.
Never flown to US via Canada so don't want to get caught out by some unknown quantity, on the face of it the draw of A350 and new Club Suite is winning the argument.
Return would be more conventional routing only as far as LHR, probably DFW - Ord then the AA787 day flight to LHR.
Jun 24, 2019, 3:18 pm
#186
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,190
That front cabin looks like a new take on the flying dorm. At least there is aisle access for all, but what happened to Cruz's "keeping premium cabins small" or something like that?
rb211.
Jun 24, 2019, 3:33 pm
#187
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,283
Well they couldn't really put the galley anywhere else than at door 2. I'm guessing 16-17A and hope for 2 airbridges when you disembark? That's a really private cabin.
Jun 24, 2019, 3:39 pm
#188
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,190
I agree the distance between doors makes splitting up cabins while maximizing space utilization more difficult for sure, but there are options. I'm a bit disappointed to see another flying dorm.
rb211.
Jun 24, 2019, 3:43 pm
#190
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,283
So I'm reading something wrong. What is the green CK at door 2? Club Kitchen?
Edit:I'm starting to see what CIHY is pointing out. Hell indeed. At least there seem to be separations in front of 15 and behind 17. These might become the coveted seats (as long as you pre-book you meal)!
Edit:I'm starting to see what CIHY is pointing out. Hell indeed. At least there seem to be separations in front of 15 and behind 17. These might become the coveted seats (as long as you pre-book you meal)!
Jun 24, 2019, 5:44 pm
#192
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 57
I must have missed that WTP is 2-4-2. Is that set to be the tightest WTP configuration in BA's fleet so far? One more seat across than the 787 (12cm narrower cabin) and the A380 (19cm wider cabin), same amount of seats across as the 777 (25cm wider cabin), and the 747 (47cm wider cabin).
Jun 24, 2019, 8:39 pm
#193
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,576
I must have missed that WTP is 2-4-2. Is that set to be the tightest WTP configuration in BA's fleet so far? One more seat across than the 787 (12cm narrower cabin) and the A380 (19cm wider cabin), same amount of seats across as the 777 (25cm wider cabin), and the 747 (47cm wider cabin).
Jun 25, 2019, 12:01 am
#194
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 71
This is just so BA isn’t it? They’d have to find a way to make it a complex cluster before they even start. I’m awaiting all of the treads about how service has suffered and the crew find it “so hard” serving WT+ from the back galley.
