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British Airways has 18 Airbus A350-1000s, each with three classes and 331 seats. The equipment is renowned for its long range and large capacity, hence why it’s often considered a Boeing 747-400 replacement. It constitutes about 14% of the carrier’s widebody subfleet and 6% of its full fleet. Averaging 4.4 years, they’re its fourth-youngest aircraft after its Boeing 787-10s, A321neos, and A320neos.
Appropriately registered G-XWBA, meaning ‘Extra Widebody,’ the 
oneworld member’s first A350-1000 was delivered nearly seven years ago, in July 2019. The most recent frame to arrive was G-XWBS, which was delivered in February 2024. While it has now received all 18 aircraft on firm order, options remain for more. All these snippets are from examining ch-aviation information.
Where BA Flies The A350
According to 
BA’s schedule submission to Cirium Diio, the airline plans 19 routes on the A350-1000 between January and August, as shown above and listed later in the article. Obviously, all are from its primary and premium hub of 
London Heathrow. Except for its high-capacity, low-premium 777-200ERs, all of its twin-aisles are based at Heathrow. As the map suggests, none of the 19 entries are in the carrier’s shortest flights list.
In the examined eight-month period, BA has an average of 13 daily departures from the UK’s busiest airport on the A350. Unsurprisingly, this volume has only changed slightly year-over-year. However, where the equipment will fly has changed—more on that later.
Predictably, North America is utterly critical to the type’s operations, with one in two flights there. Africa is second (21%), then Asia (20%), South America (8%), and finally the Caribbean (1%). The A350 is now BA’s leading equipment to Africa. This year will be the first time BA’s 331-seaters have flown to the Caribbean.
A Breakdown Of BA’s 19 A350 Routes
Compared to the first eight months in 2025, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro Galeão, and San Diego will not see the A350 in 2026. BA serves Argentina’s capital on a one-stop basis via the famous Brazilian city. The carrier had deployed the type on that route since 2024. I remember seeing it being turned around in Rio during my visit. It replaced Heathrow-São Paulo Guarulhos-Buenos Aires, which operated through 2023. The A350 operated that route, too.
Two changes are notable in 2026. First, A350 is being deployed to 
Dallas/Fort Worth, the world’s busiest oneworld hub, for the first time. After BA did not operate Heathrow-Dallas last summer, the route returned to its map in late October, with the A350 running through the winter. The A380 will replace it in the upcoming summer. Second, from July 18, BA will use the 331-seat A350-1000 to the Caribbean, replacing the 235-seat 777-200ER to Barbados. The switch, in particular, means Barbados loses first class but gains more business and economy seats.
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Departures: January-August Only* |
Heathrow To… |
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Up to two daily |
Delhi (winter only; frequency varies a lot, depending on the week) |
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Daily |
Accra, Austin, Barbados (from July), Cape Town (summer only), Dallas/Fort Worth (winter only), Denver (summer only), Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Mumbai (winter only), Nairobi, Nashville (summer only through mid-July), Philadelphia, Phoenix, São Paulo Guarulhos, Tokyo Haneda (summer only), Vancouver (through March, then back in July) |
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Up to daily |
Washington Dulles (winter only; the frequency varies, depending on the week) |
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Weekly (!) |
Toronto (summer only**) |
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* Known as of January 16, and subject to change |
** Operated daily until January 4, but back in April, when flights will be weekly |
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A Weekly A350 Service To Toronto
It is relatively unusual for a widebody type or variant to only fly weekly to a particular destination, with other equipment used simultaneously. This could be in part due to complications arising from scheduling crew, presumably unless they are type rated on other equipment.
BA will resume using the A350 to Canada’s busiest airport on April 5. It’ll run on Sundays. BA93 will depart from Heathrow at 1:15 pm and arrive in Toronto at 4:05 pm local time. Returning, BA92 will leave at 6:10 pm and get back at 6:20 am+1 local time. As BA serves Toronto twice a day, the A350 will play a tiny role this summer. The 777-200ER, 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 will also be deployed.
