Oct 7, 2021, 5:02 am
BA bringing back A380s from November 2021
Oct 8, 2021, 10:18 am
#107
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: West Lothian
Programs: BA Exec Club Silver, IHG Platinum Elite, Qatar Privilege Club
Posts: 504
I hope Singapore is letting people in by then. I've had three trips to SIN cancelled and have an FTV for two First returns, which I am desperate to use. You'll love the A380.
Oct 8, 2021, 10:39 am
#109
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 578
Certainly hope so! This is our backup plan as our trip next January, also first class booked during the sale, looks more and more unlikely!
Oct 12, 2021, 7:31 pm
#111
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PNW
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 1,548
I'll be flying LHR-CPT mid January and the 2nd departure got switched from a 77L config to a 77J config (LGW aircraft?). Really bummed about that. I really hope it changes back to suites again.
Oct 13, 2021, 3:59 am
#113
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: South East England
Programs: BAEC: Bronze, HHonors: Silver, Virgin Flying Club: Red, Miles & More
Posts: 334
I would fully expect that will change in due course. There are currently no A380 operations in the system beyond early January, but BA may well add them in on a rolling basis, hopefully!
Oct 13, 2021, 6:14 am
#114
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 209
It's an expensive operation bringing a fleet back into service. The very least I can see is one or two daily frequencies remaining, rotating the active aircraft and enough to keep the crew current.
Oct 13, 2021, 6:58 am
#115
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester
Programs: BA Gold, VS Gold
Posts: 289
Oct 13, 2021, 7:22 am
#117
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,212
I'm just repeating what I'm being told by my friends who are looking after the planes at present. They know some will return into service, but they're being told that they might come back to MAD after the festivities.
Oct 13, 2021, 7:52 am
#118
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 209
BA have been flying empty planes for the last 18 months. This isn’t last year, the landscape is very different. The A380 is being used on high capacity routes with multiple daily frequencies. If they were bringing 12 back I’d agree, but there’s plenty of use for 5 aircraft, again, assuming the US reopening goes ahead.
I still fully expect to see the A380 on the JNB route before the end of the year too.
Oct 13, 2021, 8:00 am
#119
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,212
Currently maybe, but they’re planning a large ramp up over the next couple of months - assuming the US opening goes ahead. There will be very little fat in the schedule without the A380s, especially if the 787 delivery delays continue.
BA have been flying empty planes for the last 18 months. This isn’t last year, the landscape is very different. The A380 is being used on high capacity routes with multiple daily frequencies. If they were bringing 12 back I’d agree, but there’s plenty of use for 5 aircraft, again, assuming the US reopening goes ahead.
I still fully expect to see the A380 on the JNB route before the end of the year too.
BA have been flying empty planes for the last 18 months. This isn’t last year, the landscape is very different. The A380 is being used on high capacity routes with multiple daily frequencies. If they were bringing 12 back I’d agree, but there’s plenty of use for 5 aircraft, again, assuming the US reopening goes ahead.
I still fully expect to see the A380 on the JNB route before the end of the year too.
that's the issue. It's October 13th and right now we have no idea of when it's going to happen. Maddening.
