[AllOverTheGaff]

From flights I have booked, or am in the process of booking:

DXB (I’m booked in November) A350
GIG (I’m booking in February) 787

Rgds.
AOTG.

[Swissdiver]

DXB would be a risky bet since one of the two runways will be closed for a few weeks. Plus RF wrote it will me North America. East Cost is highly probable, as further would mean a return trip over 24 hours. And I would not exclude T3 flights as swaps are possible with the schedule change in 9 days… That said, not enough information to bet…

[Flâneur]

Routes online report 18th March:

British Airways today (18MAR19) announced planned long-haul service with its new Airbus A350-1000XWB aircraft, with configuration of J56W56Y219. For Long-haul routes, the A350 will enter service by October 2019. Short-Haul service will initially be served by mid-Summer.

London Heathrow – Dubai eff 08OCT19 BA107/106
London Heathrow – Toronto eff 01OCT19 BA93/92

Current schedule listing for A350-1000XWB is effective until 26OCT19 inclusive.

[Swissdiver]

I missed something here. Aren’t receiving them before October?

[mkcol74]

@Swissdriver No you’ve missed nothing. Per the 2 links in my previous reply to another first entry into service is August when they will be operating short haul, most likely MAD, for a couple of months before going into long haul service as above.

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[KSHaggag]

Could well be Toronto ,Dubai ,and any of the thinner US routes operated by 788s ( Austin,New Orleans ,Nashville ,Charleston ,Pittsburgh ) ..fingers crossed .

[MarkivJ]

Austin has now moved to 744 in the summer and 77W in the winter!

[Inthesandpit]

Dubai (DXB) Southern Runway Rehabilitation (closure) is scheduled for 15th April to 30th May.
During this time the BA106/107 will use A380 equipment and the BA108/109 will use B772 as per the current schedule.

[AisleSeatTraveller]

I thought that i read Abu Dhabi was one of the first routes for the A350 (after Madrid training flights)

[AMcWhirter]

Roll-out was today at Toulouse.

Initial long-haul routes will be Dubai and Toronto in October.

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[BackOfThePlane]

You heard it (Tel Aviv) here first……

[rferguson]

And Bangalore.

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[Peter]

How will we know when these flights to Madrid are ready to book?

Do we know approx. what month these will take place?

Thanks!

[TimFitzgeraldTC]

No news yet

My guess is they will take over the BA460 currently operated by a 777 sometime in September. But that is a total guess – maybe they keep the 777 and swap other A320 services for an A350 service.

[capetonianm]

Checked in the GDS and the 350 isn’t showing at all, so as Tim says, guesswork.

I do have a couple of ‘informers’ in BA and will ask the question.

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