BA announces Autumn/Winter 2012 changes… and you’ve got a choice of THREE terminals

It seem BA is spreading itself across Heathrow widely with the purchase of BMI. This turns into a bigger chaotic picture with the announcement of the Autumn/Winter 2012 Timetable.

Most of this takes effect from 28th October 2012. Those of a nervous disposition should look away now.

Heading to London Heathrow Terminal 1 (T1)

• Basel – All flights consolidated at T1
• Belfast – Up to 7 flights a day.
• Düsseldorf – All flights move to T1
• Hanover – 3 flights a day
• Luxembourg – 3 flights a day, moving to T1
• Lyon – from 3 to 4 flights a day,
• Toulouse – from 3 flights to 4 flights a day, moving to T1

Heading to London Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5)

• Aberdeen – Up to 8 flights a day, consolidated to T5
• Agadir – Operates Saturdays and Sundays, moves to T5
• Bergen – 2 flights a day, moves to T5
• Bologna – Up to 3 flights a day.
• Edinburgh – Up to 12 Flights a day, Short Haul 767’s to be used on some services
• Manchester – Up to 11 flights a day, consolidated to T5
• Marseille – Flights move from Gatwick to T1, 3 flights a day
• Oslo – from four to five flights per day
• Stavanger – Two Flights a day, moves to T5
• Zurich – Flights up from six to seven flights per day

Changes at London Heathrow Terminal 3 (T3)

• Gibraltar – Increases from 7 to 9 flights a week.

Changes at Gatwick Airport (LGW)

• Faro – Increases from 4 flights a week to 5
• Malaga – Increases from 7 flights a week to 10 flights for the winter timetable
• Marrakech – All Marrakech flights will shift to LGW. Frequency is up from three flights per week to seven flights per week.
• Salzburg – Five Flights a week from 18 December, 2012
• Turin – Increases to 10 flight a week from 18 December 2012

Changes to London City Airport

• Frankfurt – Remains up 4 flights a day.
• Glasgow – Remains up to 6 flights a day
• Ibiza – Goes to Year round operation, twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays from 28/10/2012
• Palma – Goes to Year round operation, twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays from 28/10/2012

That’s a LOT of changes, with some wins, some losses, and the rest somewhere in between.It also excludes the new starter services (London Heathrow to Leeds Bradford, Rotterdam and Seoul Incheon).

There will be flight number changes heading out soon enough as the rest of the winter timetable solidifies.