British Airways Adds More U.S. A380 Service

The U.K. carrier’s superjumbo aircraft is slated to serve Boston, Washington Dulles, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco next summer.

Ryan Ewing

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 11:17 AM ET

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A British Airways Airbus A380. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)

Key Takeaways:

British Airways is expanding its Airbus A380 network in the U.S. The U.K. carrier’s superjumbo aircraft is slated to serve Boston, Washington Dulles, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco next summer.

Starting in April 2025, the airline will add a second daily A380 flight between London Heathrow and San Francisco. As first reported by Ishrion Aviation, the aircraft replaces the Boeing 777-300ER.

An airline spokesperson confirmed the aircraft upgauge, noting that the second-daily A380 flight will operate between April and May.

British Airways has 12 A380s in its fleet, which were grounded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline returned the fleet to service beginning in 2021.

Ryan Ewing

Ryan founded AirlineGeeks.com in February 2013 and has spent more than a decade covering the airline business. His work has been featured by CNN, WJLA, CNET, and Business Insider. His aviation experience spans airport operations, Part 135 regulatory compliance, and airline crew workforce planning, along with time behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 and interviews with airline executives. Ryan now serves as Group President of Firecrown Media’s Aviation Group. He holds a B.S. in Air Transportation Management and an MBA from Arizona State University and teaches Airline Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.