29Mar20 onwards London LHRCalgary YYC Daily788(4)/789(3)
(x788)
British Airways has further revised planned long‑haul services for
the winter 2019/20 season. The latest summary also includes
adjustments for London Gatwick departures.- London Gatwick – New York JFK 14Jan20 – 10Feb20: 1 daily service
temporary suspended - London Gatwick – Punta Cana eff 21Dec19: Increase from 3 to 4
weekly - London Heathrow – Abu Dhabi 27Oct19 – 31Dec19: 777‑200ER
replaces 787‑9, 1 daily - London Heathrow – Atlanta eff 27Oct19: 5 of 7 weekly operated
by 777‑200ER, replacing 787‑9 - London Heathrow – Nashville eff 29Oct19: Increase from 4 to 5
weekly in W19, compared to W18. 787‑8 operating
British Airways has removed planned Boeing 747 domestic services,
scheduled for late August 2019. The oneWorld member had filed
various one‑time 747 services to Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle
on 25Aug19.
British Airways’ has revealed changes for selected services to
Russia and Eastern Europe, where the airline is discontinuing following
routes from 04Oct19: - London Heathrow – Kiev Borispil: 1 daily
- London Heathrow – St. Petersburg: 1 daily
British Airways is adjusting operational frequencies for North African
services from London Gatwick in the winter 2019/20 season. Planned
frequency variations are as follows: - London Gatwick – Algiers 05Nov19 – 15Dec19: Reduce from 6 to 5
weekly - London Gatwick – Marrakech eff 27Oct19: Increase from 8 weekly
in W18 to 9 weekly (Except 05Jan20 – 14Feb20)
British Airways has scheduled additional changes to long‑haul services
for the winter 2019/20 season, effective from 27Oct19. - London Gatwick – New York JFK
14Jan20 – 10Feb20: Previously reported, service suspended during
this period
24Feb20 – 08Mar20: 3‑class 226‑seater 777‑200ER replaces
336‑seater - London Heathrow – Abu Dhabi: 777‑200ER replaces 787‑9 during
following period: 27Oct19 – 31Dec19 (Previously reported),
01Mar20 – 28Mar20 - London Heathrow – Delhi: BA143/142 4‑class 777‑200ER replaces
787‑9 during following period: 13Nov19 – 22Nov19, 02Feb20 –
22Feb20, 26Mar20 – 28Mar20 - London Heathrow – Mumbai: Increase from 14 weekly to following
(previously reported):
26Dec19 – 06Feb20: 17 weekly, BA135/134 operated by 777‑200ER
01Mar20 – 28Mar20: 21 weekly, BA135/134 operated by 787‑9
BA199/198 First Class reservation closed for travel on/after
06Nov19 - London Heathrow – Shanghai Pu Dong 24Dec19 – 07Feb20:
Reduce from 10 to 7 weekly
British Airways has released additional changes to its planned summer
2020 operation for long‑haul flights from London Heathrow, effective
29Mar20. These also include a number of changes already reflected in
the last few weeks. - London Heathrow – Abu Dhabi eff 29Mar20: 777‑200ER replaces
787‑9, 1 daily. 3‑class aircraft replaces 4‑class from 15Jun20) - London Heathrow – Delhi eff 01Jun20: BA143/142 3‑class 777‑
200ER replaces 4‑class aircraft - London Heathrow – Dubai eff 29Mar20: BA109/108 currently listed
as 3‑class 777‑200ER service - London Heathrow – Newark eff 29Mar20: BA189/188 Day 7
operated by 3‑class 777‑200ER, instead of 4‑class aircraft - London Heathrow – San Diego eff 29Mar20: 747‑400 continues to
operate in summer 2020 season, replacing 777‑300ER in S19 - London Heathrow – Tel Aviv eff 29Mar20: BA167/166 currently
listed as 3‑class 777‑200ER service - London Heathrow – Tokyo Narita eff 01Jun20: 787‑8 replaces
787‑9
British Airways has expanded its codeshare partnership with Alaska
Airlines, covering nine additional domestic routes in the US, including
Bestfly [Angola] was due to take delivery of two ATR72‑600s on lease
from Acia Aero (France) to operate corporate and charter services from
July 2019. ATR will also provide maintenance and training services. One
of the serials is 1060.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines [BG/BBC] [Bangladesh]
04Jul19‑14Sep19 Dhaka DAC Dammam DMM Tu,Th,Sa 788 (x773)
Binter Canarias [NT/IBB] [Spain] has exercised rights for two more
E195‑E2s.
01Jul19 onwards Santa Cruz de la Palma SPC Lanzarote ACE M,W,F,SuAT7
02Jul19 onwards Santa Cruz de la Palma SPC Fuerteventura FUE Tu,Th,SaAT7
01Oct19 onwards Santa Cruz de la Palma SPC Tenerife South TFS Daily AT7
Certain flights are operated by Canarias Airlines.
Blue Bird [Israel]
07Jun19 onwards Tel Aviv TLV Mykonos JMK M,F 733
30Jun19 onwards Tel Aviv TLV Prague PRG Th,Su 733
01Jul19 onwards Tel Aviv TLV Thessaloniki SKM M,F 733
03Jul19‑17Jul19 Tel Aviv TLV Ljubljana LJU W 733
09Jul19 onwards Tel Aviv TLV Berlin SXF Tu 733
Blue Panorama [Italy] may appeal against a US$1.1 million fine
imposed by Italian competition regulators. The carrier is accused of
levying unfair passenger fines.
The airline is adding four B737‑800s to develop new summer 2019
routes such as those to two other Greece, Egypt, Spain, Turkey and
flights to Africa and the Caribbean.
BRA (Braathens Regional Airlines) [DC/GAO] [Sweden] is ending its
contract to operate an Avro RJ on behalf of Wideroe (Norway), effective
14Dec19.
The airline is to phase out all its Avro RJs by March 2020 and
expand its ATR fleet with ‑72s. The carrier also dropped plans to
acquire A220s. BRA might also lease or wet‑lease, some regional jets.
22Dec19 onwards Malmo MMX Salen SCR Su AR1
22Dec19 onwards Stockholm BMA Salen SCR Th,Su AT7
26Jan20 onwards Angelholm AGH Salen SCR Su AT7
26Jan20 onwards Gothenburg GOT Salen SCR Su AT7
26Jan20 onwards Vaxjo VXO Salen SCR Su AT7
British Airways [BA/BAW] [UK] is to face a fine of US$229.7 million
over a violation of the UK Data Protection Act. The carrier intends to
appeal.
The carrier is holding talks with its pilots to avert a potentially
damaging summer 2019 strike. Pilots have rejected a pay increase
worth 11.5% over three years.
British Airways has opened a new lounge at San Francisco.
The carrier is moving forward with the planned introduction of its
A350‑1000 into long‑haul service, with flights to Dubai now set to start
in September 2019.
16Jun19‑25Aug19 London LGW Cancun CUN Daily xTu,F 777
18Jun19‑27Aug19 London LGW Kingston KIN M,Tu,W,F (+1 flight) 777
19Jun19‑10Oct19 London LGW Las Vegas LAS 6× Weekly 777
11Jul19 onwards London LHRMontpelier MPL 4× Weekly 320
11Jul19 onwards London LHRLjubljana LJU 2× Weekly 320
18Aug19‑31Oct19 London LHR Cairo CAI Daily 343 (Air
Belgium) (x788)
25Oct19 onwards LondoN LGW Las Palmas LPA M,F,Sa 320
27Oct19‑31Jan20 London LHR Atlanta ATL Daily 789(2)/772(5) (x789)
27Oct19 onwards London LHR Beijing PKX (xPEK)Daily 789
27Oct19 onwards London LHR Phoenix PHX Daily 789 (x744)
04Dec19 London LHRLas Palmas LPA Sa Cancelled
26Dec19‑28Feb20 London LHR Mumbai BOM 17× Weekly
(+3 flights)
77701Mar20 onwards London LHR Mumbai BOM 3× Daily
(+4 flights)
777/789