British Airways NW26 Intercontinental Network Changes – 17MAR26
Published at 0100PDT / 0800GMT 18MAR26
British Airways on Tuesday 17MAR26 filed initial changes to its planned intercontinental network for Northern winter 2026/27 season, reflecting majority of the airline’s announcement on Monday 16MAR26. Planned adjustments include the following.
London Gatwick – Bridgetown (Barbados) – Georgetown eff 26OCT26 2 weekly 777-200ER, new routing (Georgetown operates via Bridgetown (Barbados) instead of St. Lucia)
BA2153 LGW1005 – 1510BGI1620 – 1750GEO 777 14
BA2152 GEO1930 – 2100BGI2210 – 1025+1LGW 777 14
London Gatwick – Bridgetown (Barbados) – Grenada eff 25OCT26 3 weekly 777-200ER, new routing (Grenada operates via Bridgetown (Barbados) instead of St. Lucia)
BA2153 LGW1005 – 1510BGI1620 – 1715GND 777 367
BA2152 GND1855 – 1940BGI2050 – 0905+1LGW 777 367
London Gatwick – Bridgetown (Barbados) – Tobago eff 27OCT26 2 weekly 777-200ER, new routing (Tobago operates via Bridgetown (Barbados) instead of St. Lucia)
BA2153 LGW1005 – 1510BGI1620 – 1715TAB 777 25
BA2152 TAB1900 – 1950BGI2105 – 0920+1LGW 777 25
London Gatwick – Colombo eff 23OCT26 3 weekly 777-200ER, service resumption (BA last served Colombo via Male until March 2015)
BA2045 LGW1730 – 0900+1CMB 777 135
BA2044 CMB1100 – 1700LGW 777 246
London Gatwick – Kingston eff 25OCT26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 777-200ER
London Gatwick – Punta Cana eff 31OCT26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 777-200ER
London Gatwick – St. Lucia eff 25OCT26 1 daily 777-200ER nonstop terminator. St. Lucia service no longer extends to Georgetown, Grenada, and Tobago
BA2159 LGW1230 – 1735UVF 777 x5
BA2159 LGW1315 – 1820UVF 777 5
BA2158 UVF1920 – 0735+1LGW 777 x5
BA2158 UVF2005 – 0820+1LGW 777 5
London Heathrow – Baltimore/Washington eff 26OCT26 Increase from 6 to 7 weekly, 787-8
London Heathrow – Cape Town BA045/046 operates 1 daily 787-9 from 13DEC26 instead of 3 weekly 787-8 from 25OCT26. Overall service revises from 17 weekly to 14 weekly 25OCT26 – 12DEC26, 21 weekly from 13DEC26
London Heathrow – Houston eff 25OCT26 Increase from 11 to 12 weekly, 787-9
London Heathrow – Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne eff 09JAN27 Kuala Lumpur service extends to Melbourne, 1 daily 787-9 (BA last operated Melbourne service until March 2006 via Singapore. Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne nonstop sector was flown Oct 1989 – Mar 1992)
BA033 LHR2110 – 1805+1KUL1945+1 – 0640+2MEL 789 D
BA034 MEL1635 – 2135KUL2315 – 0520+1LHR 789 D
London Heathrow – New Orleans eff 25OCT26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-8
London Heathrow – San Jose (Costa Rica) eff 25OCT26 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, replacing London Gatwick. 787-8 operating
BA233 LHR1110 – 1640SJO 788 x14
BA232 SJO1855 – 1105+1LHR 788 x14
London Heathrow – Tampa eff 25OCT26 5 weekly 787-10, replacing London Gatwick
BA211 LHR1245 – 1730TPA 781 x25
BA210 TPA1955 – 0915+1LHR 781 x25
London Heathrow – Tokyo Haneda eff 25OCT26 Increase from 10 to 14 weekly, 787-8/-9