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Future route speculation: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
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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)

Familiarisation flights to Madrid (starts August 6th):

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

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Jul 21, 2019, 1:03 pm

#406

teledude

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Quote:

Originally Posted by northeastflyer

A350 just now being towed to near T5. Staying on hotel Bath Road but just missed opportunity for photo. Thought it was quite exciting.

Eh?
What A350?

Jul 21, 2019, 1:07 pm

#407

peter h

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Originally Posted by teledude

Eh?
What A350?

Not BA's, I think. That's having a quiet weekend in Toulouse.

Jul 22, 2019, 12:42 am

#408

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Quote:

Originally Posted by northeastflyer

A350 just now being towed to near T5. Staying on hotel Bath Road but just missed opportunity for photo. Thought it was quite exciting.

I think that is unlikely. No one is operating A350s from T5 atm and BA's first one won't arrive until Friday.

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Jul 22, 2019, 1:50 am

#409

DYKWIA

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Bet it was a B787...

Jul 22, 2019, 2:10 am

#410

northeastflyer

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Originally Posted by DYKWIA

Bet it was a B787...

Having thought about it, I may have been fooled by an A321 neo! Well I had just come off CE with champagne😁

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Jul 22, 2019, 3:29 am

#411

eugegall

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We're flying to Dubai in early June next year in First on both legs but I understand that the new suite and possibly the new first will operate this route.

I can't find anything in relation to the new suite at that time?

Is there a chance it is taken off during the quieter summer months?

Jul 22, 2019, 4:57 am

#412

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Quote:

Originally Posted by KARFA

I think that is unlikely. No one is operating A350s from T5 atm and BA's first one won't arrive until Friday.

Iberia A350?

Jul 22, 2019, 5:00 am

#413

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Fontana

Iberia A350?

Good point. I think unlikely, here was a period when there were IB a350s operating but I think that’s finished and they are back to a330/340 atm. Also they do a a normal turnaround and wouldn't usually need towing anywhere unless they has a serious tech problem and had to be taken off to the engineering base or stored on a remote stand.

EDIT: just had a quick check, looks like it was an a340 yesterday.

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Jul 22, 2019, 5:32 am

#414

Chris9642

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The new First suite isn't announced yet - although it is starting to appear on seat maps - im guessing an announcement will be imminent. If you have one of the new suites it will be clear from your seat map as if its a 777 it will have 8 seats.

Jul 22, 2019, 5:52 am

#415

A P Yu

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Originally Posted by Chris9642

The new First suite isn't announced yet - although it is starting to appear on seat maps - im guessing an announcement will be imminent. .

Its announced that its just an evolution of the 789 F Product though.

Jul 22, 2019, 5:54 am

#416

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Originally Posted by A P Yu

Its announced that its just an evolution of the 789 F Product though.

Also announced it won't be fitted to the first bunch when CWS is fitted. So there won't be a change of seat on the 777's this year

Jul 22, 2019, 10:52 am

#417

oceanscape

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Any ideas on best J seats / seats to avoid yet? I'm booked in J on the DXB flights in late October. Seat map is wide open at the moment.

Looking for 2 window seats, I think - any advice?

Jul 22, 2019, 11:21 am

#418

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Originally Posted by JFX1764

Also announced it won't be fitted to the first bunch when CWS is fitted. So there won't be a change of seat on the 777's this year

Can we please not start abbreviating Club (World?) Suite to CWS? Because that'll get really confusing really quickly round these parts.

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Jul 22, 2019, 11:32 am

#419

Akoz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by armouredant

Can we please not start abbreviating Club (World?) Suite to CWS? Because that'll get really confusing really quickly round these parts.

An FT version of the StarTrek Emergency Medical Hologram (doctor) keeps springing to mind.

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Jul 22, 2019, 11:53 am

#420

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Quote:

Originally Posted by armouredant

Can we please not start abbreviating Club (World?) Suite to CWS? Because that'll get really confusing really quickly round these parts.

The real question is what do you want to fit him with??
The problem is that we've complained for ages that BA have bad CS, so that might start creating confusion too...