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British Airways delays Boeing 787-10 aircraft introduction – again

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As we covered here, British Airways is soon to receive its first Boeing 787-10 aircraft.  It is the larger but shorter-range version of the Boeing 787-9 and Boeing 787-8 which are already in the BA fleet.

The key difference for passengers is that the 787-10 is being delivered with the new Club Suite business class seat.

The rest of the Boeing 787 fleet is well down the list of aircraft to be refurbished because they are, of course, still relatively new.

British Airways 787

The first 787-10 will go onto the Atlanta route.

This was originally timetabled for 25th February.   It then moved to 10th March, as we covered a few weeks ago.  This date has also been missed and, according to AirlineRoute, the aircraft is now due to enter service on 14th April.

This means that anyone who was expecting the new Club Suite on their 787-10 to Atlanta will now be stuck with the old Club World seat and a Boeing 787-9.

There is no change for First Class passengers as the same seat is being used on the 787-10 and 787-9.

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Comments (134)

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  • AlexT says:
    24 Feb24 February 10:18

    OT: Has anyone tried loading up Revolut w/ a Barclaycard in the past couple of days? There were reports on Friday of VISA card top-ups registering as a purchase, but I don’t think the person specifically mentioned Barclaycard as the provider…

    • Secret Squirrel says:
      24 Feb24 February 10:35

      I tried a top up today for the first time since MCC changed & got bank details wrong on card?
      Was fine a few weeks ago..😢

  • Stu_N says:
    24 Feb24 February 10:49

    Club Suite related – looks like some reshuffling on the daily wide body return to Madrid (BA460/BA461) during June. All 777s as far as I can see, looks like CW most days until 22 June then CS most days from 23 onwards. Sadly our CS flight is now CW 🙁

    As I said a few weeks ago, DON’T book this just to try CW as it’s going to be prone to equipment changes but if you’re going anyway could be a nice bonus.

    • MattB says:
      24 Feb24 February 11:15

      My JFK to LHR flight in April has reverted back to CW, was the suite setup for past few months 🙁

      Booked before CS had been announced so no as if we booked specifically for the new layout.

  • Gringo says:
    24 Feb24 February 12:22

    Is there a way to split Amex Travel payments to utilise the offer on 2 cards? Thanks

    • Lev441 says:
      24 Feb24 February 14:27

      2 x one ways?

      It’s what I did for WestJet flights to Canada. It actually worked out cheaper than booker a return by about £10.

    • Harry T says:
      24 Feb24 February 16:14

      Not that I’m aware of. Perhaps make two separate bookings? Will be a bit of a hassle though and could cause problems down the line.

  • SammyJ says:
    24 Feb24 February 12:29

    OT, Tesco pet insurance… anyone else bought it last month and had the points credit the CC acc? About 40 days on and nothing showing on mine or a friend’s.

    • rams1981 says:
      24 Feb24 February 12:31

      hopefully you didn’t buy the basic cover like I did which doesn’t qualify.

    • Allycat says:
      24 Feb24 February 12:45

      There was discussion about it last week in comments. The points started posting last week, dead on time of the 35 days after the first day of the offer.

    • Graeme says:
      24 Feb24 February 12:47

      One cat has, another hasn’t. The one that has I bought on day one, the one that hasn’t Mrs Graeme bought about a week later so in theory they’ll (hopefully) appear this week.

      • Munch says:
        24 Feb24 February 13:18

        +1

        • SammyJ says:
          25 Feb25 February 11:21

          Thanks guys. It’s been over 40 days since I purchased (purrr-chased?) and still nothing. I bought the one that wasn’t the most basic so should be WiFi me.

  • Rich says:
    24 Feb24 February 13:08

    OT Eurostar

    Anyone have experience of rebooking (due to strikes) and earning points? I had some pretty expensive Eurostar tickets booked over new year, but they allowed me to postpone due to SNCF strikes. I’m about to rebook but the cash price is much less than I paid.

    Think I’ll get points based on what I paid, or what I’m rebooked into?

    Further complicated by the need to retro claim for my niece and nephew, who don’t have club Eurostar accounts (but I think I can claim and take their points?)

    • Roy says:
      24 Feb24 February 20:12

      Pretty sure that, like airline schemes, you can only claim for your own personal travel.

      They could sign up and claim the points themselves, retrospectively, but that may not be particularly useful if they are unlikely to ever earn a useful number of points.

      • Roy says:
        25 Feb25 February 20:51

        Yes, I think that works. Reason I didn’t suggest it is that the l thought there was a minimum number of points for a transfer. But looks like ICBW as that link doesn’t seem to mention it.

  • Rich says:
    24 Feb24 February 13:09

    OT Amex Offers/ Apple Store

    Just to confirm that this works at the Apple Refurb store. Tracked instantly.

  • AndyF says:
    24 Feb24 February 13:17

    Hello, I am looking at booking an open-jaw flight to the east coast USA to LA fly back from Seatle or something to that effect, I am wondering can I book this in two stages using a 2-4-1 Amex BA voucher to secure the first flight then ring up and book the next leg when we have confirmed what date we need /want.

    Can I book the first leg online then ring for the second leg I know you can do this with a standard booking but as its an open jaw I thought I’d check? Thanks all!

  • bill says:
    24 Feb24 February 14:34

    OT: Next October half term I land in Heathrow T2 7pm Saturday night with 2 children aged 4 and 6. We need to be at Euston 9am the following morning. I’d be grateful for hotel recommendations. We normally just go for Premier Inn. I know there’s one at T4 (which is currently £40) but given the transfer time from T2 to T4 (30 mins?) would we be better heading towards Euston and staying somewhere en route ? BTW – UK Border took 1 hour on Saturday just gone at T2 = unhappy kids and parents.

    • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:
      24 Feb24 February 14:52

      If you were planning to take the tube, you’ve got two Premier Inns on the short walk from KX to Euston. Won’t be anywhere near £40 though. There’s Renaissance and GNH within STP/KX in the Marriott portfolio if you have points.

      If you were planning to take the train into Paddington, you have lots of options there including within Hilton and IHG’s portfolios, but will still be way more than £40 for cash.

    • Andy says:
      24 Feb24 February 15:31

      Saturday night will be expensive anywhere in London. You could try Melia if you bought some points. I think one of those isn’t too far from Paddington/Euston.

      • Lady London says:
        24 Feb24 February 18:59

        I will take a bet that staying at the airport in a business hotel will work out a lot cheaper for that night. It just means a really early start though.

        • Lady London says:
          24 Feb24 February 19:02

          With the money you would save, even, say at HGI T4 or Premier Inn T4, you could maybe get an Uber the following morning?

          I am sure HGI T2 is very nice but overpriced.

          For the kiddles Staybridge has little kitchenette? a problem for access to the tube but not for Uber.

    • Sandgrounder says:
      24 Feb24 February 16:21

      If you want to stay near Heathrow, the Hilton Garden Inn at Hatton Cross and the Travelodge in Hounslow are next to the tube stations. Better than paying for the hoppa, cheaper than the on-airport hotels and you can use the tube, sometimes the airport buses can be packed to the gills, not good for juggling luggage and small children.

      • Lady London says:
        24 Feb24 February 19:03

        If you want to be really cheap and don’t mind the risk of noise on Saturday night apparently the IBIS Budget is also right on top of the Tube at Hounslow.

        Plus there is the Accor Hotel on the A4 near Hounslow that is giving 4* points at the moment as it’s “new”(ly refurbished). That is nowhere near the Tube though.

        • Roy says:
          24 Feb24 February 20:19

          IBIS Budget on a weekend – isn’t there a risk of it being a party hotel? Personally I would avoid.

          • Bill says:
            24 Feb24 February 22:57

            Thanks agsin

          • Lady London says:
            25 Feb25 February 00:09

            Yes that was the noise thing I mentioned. Might be the same for that Travelodge though.
            If it was me I’d do Premier Inn T4 then Tube as overall cheapest/ best price-value hotel. With Staybridge if I could get food organised for kiddies due kitchenette if I wanted to spend on Uber following morning (if a weekend day on Uber not on a weekday).

    • AJA says:
      24 Feb24 February 17:13

      I think you’re looking at somewhere near the £150 mark for a non-chain hotel near Euston on that Saturday night for 2 adults and 2 children. The one thing to bear in mind about staying near LHR is travelling from LHR on Sunday morning – if you use the tube you’re looking at nearly an hour on the Piccadilly line / Victoria Line and similar on the Heathrow Express / Underground from Paddington.

      I’d be inclined to stay near Euston rather than have the bother of travelling early on Sunday from LHR. I have had friends stay at the Howard Winchester Hotel in Argyle Square, basic but includes breakfast.

      Hope that helps!

    • AJA says:
      24 Feb24 February 17:20

      I also just searched and there is a Premier Inn on the Euston Road but that costs £166 for a family room for the Saturday night in question.

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