British Airways has loaded the A380 from Heathrow to Boston, Chicago, and Washington for summer 2022. They bring the number of A380 routes for the carrier next year to 10, although Los Angeles A380 service will cease from January 10th. The additional routes come just over a month after BA started to use the double-decker to Madrid and Frankfurt and only a few days since once again began long-haul service.

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BA is bringing back A380 to Boston, Chicago, and Washington. Photo: British Airways.

What's happening?

In the latest schedule change, BA has revealed that Boston, Chicago, and Washington Dulles will see the A380 once again next year. The first to be added will be Dulles on March 27th, the first day of the aviation summer season. The following is available (all times are local) and reflected in the airline's booking engine.

  • BA293 from March 27th: Heathrow-Washington, 17:10-20:25, once-daily
  • BA292 from March 27th: Washington-Heathrow, 22:40-10:55+1, once-daily
  • BA213 from May 15th: Heathrow-Boston, 11:15-13:35, once-daily
  • BA212 from May 15th: Boston-Heathrow, 19:15-06:50+1, once-daily
  • BA295 from June 1st: Heathrow-Chicago, 10:25-13:10, once-daily
  • BA294 from June 1st: Chicago-Heathrow, 17:05-06:50+1, once-daily

The double-decker quadjet previously served Boston, Chicago, and Washington. BA sent it to Boston between March 2017 and October 2019, Chicago from May 2018 and October 2019, and Washington from October 2014 and March 2020.

British Airways A380
BA has 12 A380s, all with 469 seats, including 14 in first and 97 in business. Four aircraft are currently active. Photo: British Airways.

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BA will use the A380 on ten routes next year

The following ten airports will all see BA's A380s next year, of which Dubai, Los Angeles, and Miami already do. The next up is the 5,620-mile (9,045km) link to Johannesburg from February, although it may be pushed back again because of the Omicron variant. Indeed, it's possible all of the following may change, subject to coronavirus progress and the resulting restrictions.

The most significant is Dallas, the only destination of those listed not to have seen BA's A380s. It'll be the third airline to have used the type to the Texas hub, joining Qantas (from September 2014) and Emirates (October 2014). BA will use it on BA193/BA192. It'll leave Heathrow at 13:15, arrive at 17:10, depart at 19:15, and arrive back at 10:15 the following day.

  1. Boston: from May 15th
  2. Chicago: from June 1st
  3. Dallas: from March 27th
  4. Dubai: already operating
  5. Johannesburg: from February 1st
  6. Los Angeles: already operating but no long after January 10th
  7. Miami: already operating
  8. San Francisco: from March 27th
  9. Singapore: from March 27th
  10. Washington: from June 1st
BA A380s
When writing, these BA A380s are en route to Heathrow. Highlighted is BA268 from Los Angeles, with BA208 also shown. Image: Radarbox.com.

A day in July

Looking ahead to randomly chosen July 10th, BA has scheduled nine A380 departures from Heathrow, as shown below. Note that there's no Los Angeles, Hong Kong, or Vancouver, all previously served by the type. Neither Hong Kong nor Vancouver are due to see the type at any point in 2022.

  • 10:25: BA295 to Chicago
  • 11:15: BA213 to Boston
  • 12:55: BA107 to Dubai
  • 13:15: BA193 to Dallas
  • 14:05: BA287 to San Francisco
  • 14:15: BA209 to Miami
  • 17:10: BA293 to Washington
  • 19:05: BA55 to Johannesburg
  • 19:55: BA11 to Singapore

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