The Airbus A380 Aircraft At British Airways

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A picture of a British Airways Airbus A380 aircraft registration G-XLEL above the clouds in flight.
British Airways Airbus A380 Aircraft G-XLEL In flight (Image Credit: British Airways)

Here is our guide to the Airbus A380 at British Airways.

The A380 operates exclusively from London Heathrow Terminal 5. In the winter 2025 season it will operate selected flights to Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco.

It has previously operated to Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vancouver and Washington Dulles.

Refurbishment Plans

BA plans to refurbish all 12 of its A380s. This will begin towards the end of 2025 with the first refitted aircraft entering into service around mid-2026.

BA will add its Club Suite and install an entirely new First Class cabin on the aircraft.

CGI render of overhead view of centre seats of British Airways' new First Class cabin for Airbus A380 aircraft.
British Airways New First Class, Airbus A380 Aircraft (Image Credit: British Airways)
CGI render of British Airways' planned new First Class cabin for Airbus A380 aircraft.
British Airways New First Class, Airbus A380 Aircraft (Image Credit: British Airways)
CGI render of in seat luggage storage of British Airways' planned new First Class cabin for Airbus A380 aircraft.
British Airways New First Class, Airbus A380 Aircraft (Image Credit: British Airways)

The airline has not revealed exact details of the seating configuration of refurbished aircraft, but the premium cabins (World Traveller Plus, Club World and First) will occupy 73% of floorspace, compared to 60% at present, so there will be fewer World Traveller seats.

Current Airbus A380 Cabins & Layout

All BA Airbus A380s operate in a four class configuration.

The seating configuration is:

First Class Cabin, British Airways Airbus A380 (Image Credit: British Airways)

First Class: 14 seats

Club World: 97 seats

This includes 44 backward and forward facing seats on the main deck in a 2-4-2 configuration and 53 seats on the upper deck in a 2-3-2 configuration.

World Traveller Plus: 55 seats on the upper deck in a 2-3-2 configuration

World Traveller: 303 seats

This includes 199 seats on the main deck in a 3-4-3 configuration and 104 seats on the upper deck in a 2-4-2 configuration.

There are no dedicated social spaces such as on board lounges. Nor are there any tail or nose cameras connected to the inflight entertainment system.

Airbus A380 Routes

The A380 is planned to operate these flights from 26 October in winter 2025/2026:

Johannesburg – BA55 & BA56; BA57 & BA54

Los Angeles – BA269 & BA268

Miami – BA207 & BA206; BA209 & BA208

San Francisco – BA285 & BA284

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