Any news/info about BA flying A350 to YVR?
Dec 15, 2019, 3:14 pm
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Any news/info about BA flying A350 to YVR?
Anyone here knows?
Dec 15, 2019, 3:22 pm
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Unlikely for some time I'd say.
please see this thread which covers the A350 routes
Flying BA’s Airbus A350: deliveries, routes, reviews and more
closest to Vancouver for the new CW suite would Be SEA onn the 787-10
please see this thread which covers the A350 routes
Flying BA’s Airbus A350: deliveries, routes, reviews and more
closest to Vancouver for the new CW suite would Be SEA onn the 787-10
Dec 15, 2019, 3:30 pm
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Unlikely for some time I'd say.
please see this thread which covers the A350 routes
Flying BA’s Airbus A350: deliveries, routes, reviews and more
closest to Vancouver for the new CW suite would Be SEA onn the 787-10
please see this thread which covers the A350 routes
Flying BA’s Airbus A350: deliveries, routes, reviews and more
closest to Vancouver for the new CW suite would Be SEA onn the 787-10
Dec 15, 2019, 3:44 pm
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Hi.
I think yvr gets a seasonal a380 rather than the 747
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Tbs
I think yvr gets a seasonal a380 rather than the 747
Regards
Tbs
Dec 15, 2019, 7:06 pm
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A380 in the summer, (52J) 747 in the winter.
Dec 15, 2019, 7:46 pm
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So by the same token, you presumably consider that JFK is not that important to BA? Equipment allocation is not a popularity contest, just an attempt to match seat capacity, range, and rotations to markets.
Dec 16, 2019, 3:25 am
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The A350 might be a good match for YVR in winter. However, assuming the summer A380 continues, I think it is unlikely that BA would offer F during summer but not in winter. I suppose there is an outside chance that, in time, YVR could get the 787-10.
Dec 16, 2019, 3:45 am
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How long have they been offering the seasonal A380 for now? I want to give it a try before it's retired from the fleet. I'm not too excited about the 787. I've already flown AC and UA 787s and I find it to be meh...Seems like the A350 is the better aircraft.
Dec 16, 2019, 3:53 am
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I did a 2 for 1 in F on the A380 to YVR back in 2016. I think that was its first year and has always been seasonal. Additionally, I don’t think the A380 operates for the full summer schedule.
Dec 16, 2019, 4:13 am
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We did YVR A380 in J last September. It was the best service I’ve had on an airline in a pretty full J cabin with seasonal cruisers. Extremely enjoyable flight.
Dec 16, 2019, 4:34 am
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Any future updates on YVR should feature in this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
Dec 16, 2019, 5:43 am
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Any future updates on YVR should feature in this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
Dec 16, 2019, 6:16 am
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Please continue to follow the discussion/ask questions/gain information in the A350 thread kindly linked on more than one occasion above.
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