For those planning into 2025, there’s good news as British Airways plans to add an extra service between London Heathrow and Delhi.
This will increase the airline’s schedule across India to 63 flights a week across five cities.
British Airways currently operates 56 flights a week – three a day from Mumbai, double daily from Delhi, a daily service from Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
The new flight will be operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft offering Club World, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller.
The planned operation is as follows:
New flight from/to Delhi (subject to Government and slot approval in Delhi)
| Flight Number | Departing LHR | Arrival into Delhi | Departing Delhi | Arrival into LHR |
| BA 136/137 | 16:30* | 05:35* | 07:40* | 12:50* |
*provisional timings at present.
Current schedule from Delhi to London Heathrow
| Flight Number | Departing LHR | Arrival into Delhi | Departing Delhi | Arrival into LHR |
| BA 142/143 | 10:25 | 23:30 | 01:35 | 06:45 |
| BA 256/257 | 18:50 | 08:05+1 | 10:05 | 15:15 |
The daily flights from Delhi will arrive at London Heathrow in the early afternoon, allowing customers to seamlessly connect onwards to British Airways’ extensive US and Transatlantic network of 26 destinations, as well as the European afternoon departures.
In Quotes
Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, said:
“This is a milestone year for us at British Airways as we celebrate 100 years of flying to India. I’m delighted to announce the addition of a third daily flight from the vibrant capital city of India, Delhi offering convenient travel choices from India to London Heathrow, and to our extensive worldwide network of more than 200 destinations.”
Moran Birger, Head of Sales Asia Pacific and Middle East at British Airways, said:
“This significant historical year is a testament to our longstanding relationship with India, built over the last 100 years and reflecting our deep-rooted commitment to the country and its people. With an unwavering focus on customer satisfaction and convenience, we strive to set new standards and elevate the travel experience for all our customers. We eagerly anticipate welcoming passengers on board our new flights and continuing our legacy of excellence in the skies.”
Adding extra capacity
With a Boeing 787-8 being operated, this is very much British Airways adding extra capacity on its network to and from India, as well as providing the onward connectivity from Heathrow – primarily targeting the USA, but also offering additional options for Europe as needed.
Whist a BA 787-8 offers between 204 and 214 seats (depending on the 787-8 configuration), it should offer capacity for a flight at the time of day offered.
And if successful, the airline could always scale up the aircraft
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