Where will British Airways fly the A380 in Winter 2025?

Whilst plans to refit the British Airways A380 fleet keep slipping further and further back, there’s no doubt that the aircraft still has a great attraction for flyers – even it means getting the old BA Club World seat!

Following some adjustments to the British Airways winter timetable last week, we have a (for now) firm plan for where the super jumbo will be heading.

Remember that the winter timetable runs from the last weekend in October to the last weekend in March.

The A380 will be flying on five routes from late October 2025:

Dubai

Following a recent timetable shift, Dubai will once again see one A380 service per day this winter, along with two Boeing 777 services. The latter two should have Club Suite.

Johannesburg

The timetable update now means that BOTH Johannesburg flights for winter 2025 will be flown with an A380.

Los Angeles

One daily flight will continue to operate with the A380, together with two Boeing 777 services. The latter should have Club Suite.

Miami

Originally scheduled as 1 x A380 and 1 x Boeing 787 service, BA is now showing an A380 offering both flights for the winter season.

San Francisco

One daily flight will continue to operate with the A380, together with a Boeing 777 service.

This means that the fleet of 12 A380s will operate seven daily departures from Heathrow. Four are flying on routes where a round trip takes more than 24 hours, and given the reliability of the A380 recently I assume there is spare capacity built in.

Whilst Boston and Washington see an A380 during the summer, it appears that the demand is not there during the winter. Dallas Fort Worth, currently an A380 route, is being transferred to American Airlines. Singapore is losing the A380 from 1st June.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (March 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

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There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 8th April 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to 120,000 points. You receive 80,000 points when you spend £12,000 within three months and a further 40,000 points if you spend on the card between Month 14 and Month 17. Points convert 1:1 into Avios and many other programmes. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 8th April 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 60,000 points. You receive 40,000 points when you spend £6,000 within three months and a further 20,000 points if you spend on the card between Month 14 and Month 17. Points convert 1:1 into Avios and many other programmes. Click here to apply.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.