BA announces provisional A380 flights & dates (LAX 15 Oct, HKG 15 Nov)

[IGetAround]

BA has posted a "provisional" schedule for its initial deployment of A380s. LHR-LAX on 15 October and LHR-HKG on 15 Nov (BA25). I was under the impression that SIN would be receiving the first A380 flights. A good way to give their frienemy CX a run for their money.

Flight information | Airbus-A380 | British Airways

 

[Formal Hall]

Hong Kong was a certainty, BA Singapore flights will offer less connections post-March 31. CX has already announced increased frequencies between HKG-LHR so there will be a lot more seats coming on line.

 

[Alanslegal]

And it is definitely bookable right now. I was booking a CDG-SYD with AAward last night and BA25 LHR-HKG 388 was definitely available.

 

[samh004]

It's a shame their one-way upgrade to F promotion, Upgrade to First with British Airways, isn't avaiulable for when those A388 services start

 

[Alanslegal]

Just had a quick look and there award seats available for the inaugural LHR-LAX 15 October flight, for J and Y only. In J its 50K AA or 78K QF points, you're call

 

[amaroo]

LHR via HKG is looking better everyday.

If you like your lounges this route is pretty hard to beat in the OW network. Cream of the crop in terms of OW FC lounges....particularly if you fly F out of LHR.

 

[HKGNZL]

Agree entirely. BA arrival lounge service is excellent too.

 

[samh004]

All QF needs is an arrivals lounge and a mixed QF/BA route via HKG is looking very good. Add a stopover both ways and you've got the HKG arrival too

 

[Formal Hall]

Just had a quick look and there award seats available for the inaugural LHR-LAX 15 October flight, for J and Y only. In J its 50K AA or 78K QF points, you're call

There are rumours they will do some LHR-MAD runs before they make their long haul debut. BA claims they will not do revenue runs, but methinks the capacity of an A380 would be a good strike breaker when Iberia goes on its monthly strike!

 

[NM]

Just had a quick look and there award seats available for the inaugural LHR-LAX 15 October flight, for J and Y only. In J its 50K AA or 78K QF points, you're call

Note that AA includes fuel surcharges for BA operated award flights. So AA awards on BA are significantly worse "value" than those operated by QF, CX, MH etc.