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More British Airways routes getting the new Club Suite business class seat

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After yesterday’s news that Philadelphia and Washington DC were getting the A350 and Dallas and Seattle getting the 787-10 both with Club Suite, it looks like British Airways has now fully rostered the A350 fleet for the Summer schedule.

In April, this means we will see the A350 on:

Bangalore (BA119/BA118)

Dubai (BA109/BA108)

Austin (BA191/BA190)

British Airways A350 Club Suite

…. as well as the previously announced Philadelphia (BA67/BA66) and Washington DC (BA293/BA292).

From June Tel Aviv will see the return of the A350 (BA167/BA166), whilst Tokyo will see it come July (BA5/BA4). Boston will get it in August (BA203/BA202).

Toronto is notably missing. Whilst Toronto was one of the first destinations to get the A350 it looks like it will no longer serve on that route. This list looks exhaustive, given the limited number of deliveries that British Airways will be taking from Airbus.  I wouldn’t expect any more routes to get the A350 until later in 2020.

There are no additional routes for the 787-10 yet.  Atlanta, Dallas and Seattle have already been announced.

If you are not familiar with Club Suite it is the new British Airways business class seat. This article explains Club Suite in detail including where you can fly it.

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Comments (215)

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  • Alan says:
    14 Dec14 December 09:28

    That Virgin change is pretty major. I’ve heard nothing yet – how have others heard? Presumably they need to give 30 days notice of this change?

    • stevenhp1987 says:
      14 Dec14 December 09:53

      I got the email, but it was less then 30 days notice… They rejected my credit limit increase request too!

      This card will more than likely be thrown away come renewal!

      • Alan says:
        14 Dec14 December 14:21

        Damn!

      • Alan says:
        14 Dec14 December 18:21

        I’ve got a reasonable limit so if I max it out I’d still be generating plenty more miles than the annual fee. Judy annoying to not be able to push more through it.

  • Munch says:
    14 Dec14 December 09:31

    Booked Toronto flights for late February – will BA still be flying the new club suites? Is this change later in the year?

    • Rob says:
      14 Dec14 December 09:42

      29th March is the timetable change.

      • Munch says:
        14 Dec14 December 09:56

        Super – first chance to try the new club seats.

      • AppleW says:
        14 Dec14 December 10:49

        Booked on London to Toronto – outbound on 24 June BA093 is currently showing as a 787 with old club world layout, inbound on 1 July showing as 777 with clubsuite seat map. Guess we’ll have to wait and see if there are any changes to this ?

  • Nick says:
    14 Dec14 December 09:38

    Rob come on, you should know the BA4 is the now-redundant second JFK-LCY service… not NRT-LHR, which is the BA6. I know it’s nearly Christmas but that’s just sloppy!!

    • Rob says:
      14 Dec14 December 09:41

      Rhys wrote that that bit – the clue is in the bolding of the city names which is not my style!

  • George says:
    14 Dec14 December 09:38

    A few months ago I did try to cycle with Capital on Tap. I called them to get their bank details but they refused to give them to me and said that you could only pay by direct debit, effectively banning cycling. Have they now changed their policy?

    • Rob says:
      14 Dec14 December 09:40

      I am just going on other reader feedback – not sure how it works and happy to be corrected.

    • the_real_a says:
      14 Dec14 December 14:15

      That would be illegal/unfair for consumers and possibly small business, effectively preventing any method to stop compound interest from accruing during the statement period. Perhaps ask them directly how they expect you avoid this charge.

  • Peter Taysum says:
    14 Dec14 December 09:42

    Made enquiry previously to SNO when you ran this they emailed a couple of days ago (so it took them weeks/months?) saying they would close off my enquiry; so deals might be good but their customer service is decidedly lacking. I asked them to answer my initial question; they chose not to.

  • James says:
    14 Dec14 December 09:49

    Do members get ihg points on spend in the hotel I.e drinks and dinner. I read only certain rates do and I booked the cyber rate rather than a best available. So not going to spend heavy if I don’t get the points ?

    • Rob says:
      14 Dec14 December 12:18

      All rates earn on food and drink if charged to room and if hotel runs the restaurant (which in 99% of cases it does).

  • Dillon says:
    14 Dec14 December 09:51

    Anyone care to expand about MBNA 0.5% cash back card which was offered to ex airline card customers?
    Any opportunities?
    You know what I am talking about.

    • Vit says:
      14 Dec14 December 10:25

      Not sure what else beside no fx fee and the cash back paid annually in January (at least in my case).

    • The Urbanite says:
      15 Dec15 December 00:40

      I have it but don’t go out of my way to put spend through it. The way the 0.5% is paid is a bit of a disincentive really, but it does see very occasional use abroad. I much prefer other rewards cards with monthly credits.

    • Rob says:
      15 Dec15 December 12:22

      I use it heavily for HFP stuff since we have a lot of $ spend. I have zero emotional attachment to the card, however, which is odd (and shows the power of points over cash) given how much I put through it.

      MBNA must lose a fortune on it.

  • Mark says:
    14 Dec14 December 10:05

    Tokyo (Narita) is BA5/6.

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