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[TimFitzgeraldTC]

Good Afternoon

For those interested BA have added 3 extra flights per week to the GDS from the 7th September – initially on Wed, Sat & Sun. From 26th Oct it will be Wed, Fri & Sun and leave Heathrow at 09:30 and arrive at 19:10 on a 4 Class 777.

Return will be at 21:10 and arrive 10:20 next morning. Times are slightly different in September and change back to Wed, Sat & Sun from 29th March.

Finally got slots and increasing capacity on this route. Appears it was announced a while back but I didn’t see anything on here – or I missed it.

Edited to Add – if Admin get a chance to Correct my Spelling in Title that would be lovely!

[sparkyflier]

Getting slots at GRU is not easy, so it is good for BA that they got these. It was announced back in March I think.

My opinion is that GRU would be an ideal A380 route, and that the extra 3 slots ex-LHR and 777 should be used on other routes such as Brasilia & Recife.

But I suspect GRU is not yet A380 capable.

I am sure there is demand for flights to and from other cities further north in Brazil for UK flights, and now that TAM is a oneworld partner there would be plenty of feed.

[christopheL]

GRU is not yet A380 capable. Air France had to postpone the launch of an A380 flight to GRU because of this.

[GrahamSmith]

“If Admin get a chance to Correct my Spelling in Title that would be lovely!”

Done.

[TimFitzgeraldTC]

Thanks Graham

I think GRU would be a useful A380 route once ready. Agree Sparkyflyer – it would have been good to see new routes into South America added as well – either as tags to the new flights (or triangles – or other shapes we can think of – foregoing the debate over whether this is the best way to do a new route), or as brand new additions.

[NameRemoved-18/12/14]

Thanks for info. Tim.

I would much prefer to arrive at 19:00 than at 05:00.

[TheMidasGold]

This route definitely needs more capacity, and I reckon it won’t be long before the A380 is deployed here, once GRU is able to receive it.

One small correction, all 3 new flights will be on a 4 class 747 not 777, adding significant extra capacity to the route.

[TimFitzgeraldTC]

Hi MidasGold

The GDS definitely shows new flights as a 777. I think when it was announced a while back they did say a 747, but it has been switched to a 777 (4 Class). Not that is makes a massive difference.

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