British Airways is introducing more choice and benefits for customers as it extends the number of routes operated by its new aircraft and increases frequencies for summer 2014 (from March 30).
The fourth A380 aircraft will next launch on services to the following destination:
WAS-LON: Washington Dulles from September 1, 2014. The aircraft is already flying to Los Angeles and Hong Kong and will start services to Johannesburg in February 2014.
The 787 Dreamliners will next launch on services to the following destinations:
(in addition to AUS-LHR from March 3, 2014. The aircarft is already flying from Newark and Toronto)
HYD-LON: Hyderabad from March 30, 2014
CTU-LON: Chengdu from May 5, 2014
PHL-LON: Philadelphia from June 5, 2014
YYC-LON: Calgary from July 5, 2014
In other good news for Chengdu (a destination British Airways only launched services to in September 2013) the airline will increase the number of flights to the city from three to five a week (also from May 5).
CPT-LON: Cape Town will gain an extra three Boeing 777-200ER flights a week through South Africa’s cooler winter season May-October 2014 (the Northern Hemisphere’s summer) taking it from a daily service to 10 flights a week and accommodating an additional 219 customers in four cabins.
These flights will all be available for sale from today. British Airways is investing more than £5bn in new aircraft, smarter cabins, elegant lounges, and new technologies to make life more comfortable in the air and on the ground
