British Airways Club Suite Routes

October 30, 2024 /416 Comments

The Ultimate Guide for BA Club Suite, all the info you need about routes where you can experience the new BA Club Suite, including flight numbers, plane registrations, retrofit schedules, and more.

Introduction

Over the last years, BA was not really known to offer an excellent business class product. By introducing their new Club Suite with sliding doors, this has definitely changed now.

British Airways received the first club suite cabin with the A350-1000, in July 2019. The list below shows you all aircraft that are currently equipped with the new Club World Suites. It will grow significantly in the near future, and we will update the list as fast as possible when changes will occur.

There is, of course, still the possibility that dates will change, as not all the planes with the new cabin have arrived yet. This list represents not only the present, but also the future planned routes with the new club suite cabin.

Furthermore, you will also be able to see the last operated routes from a particular aircraft, simply click on the aircraft’s registration number.

 

  1. All BA Club World Suite routes with FLIGHT NUMBERS
  2. How to check if a BA flight offers the Club World Suite cabin
  3. BA planes that are equipped with Club World Suites
  4. Overview of British Airways planes with Club World Suite by registration number
  5. British Airways Club World Suite destinations in alphabetical order
  6. Club World Suite Flight Review

(last update, SEP 01, 2024)

We publish business class deals from Europe and from North America on a daily basis, also these with the British Airways Club World Suite, when deals appear.

 

1. All BA Club World Suite Routes

These flights are always to/from London Heathrow.

By clicking on a flight number, you can see on planefinder.net which aircraft flew that route the last 7 days. You may then compare those registration numbers with our “BA Club Suite by registration number list”, to see how often a route is operated by airplanes equipped by the club suite business class.

Furthermore, some few of those routes are not operated every day by the Club World Suite cabin, flight numbers should only be considered as additional information.

Keep in mind that British Airways can change flight equipment at any given time without further notice. For any reason, like an aircraft that is out of service. As you booked a business class flight, you will of course be in business class, but without the new club world suite cabin.

AFRICA

  • Abuja (ABV)

BA82 and BA83

  • Accra (ACC)

BA78 and BA81

  • Capetown (CPT)

BA58 and BA59

  • Johannesburg (JNB)

BA55 and BA54 (not in NOV and DEC)

  • Lagos (LOS)

BA74 and BA75

  • Nairobi (NBO)

BA64 and BA65

 

ASIA

  • Bangalore (BLR)

BA118 and BA119

  • Beijing (PKX)

BA88 and BA89 (starting mid-October, operated by a 787 with no suites for the time being)

  • Delhi (DEL) (starting end of OCT24)

Usually on both daily flights, check the seatmap for 1-2-1 configuration

  • Hong Kong (HKG)

BA31 and BA32 (April to October by B777)

  • Male (MLE)

BA60 and BA61  (during the winter)

  • Mumbai (BOM)

1 of 2 daily flights, operated by a B777

  • Hyderabad (HYD)

BA276 and BA277

  • Singapore (SIN)

one of both daily flights, operated by a B777

  • Tokyo (HND)

(April to October, operated by an A350)

 

MIDDLE EAST

  • Bahrain (BAH)

BA124 and BA125  (October to April)

  • Dubai (DXB)

different flight numbers, operated by a B777

  • Doha (DOH)

BA122 and BA123 , BA126 and BA127

  • Kuwait (KWI)

BA156 and BA157 

  • Riyadh (RUH)

BA262 and BA263

 

NORTH AMERICA

  • Atlanta (ATL)

BA226 and BA227 (starting OCT24)

  • Austin (AUS)

BA186, BA187, BA190 and BA191

  • Baltimore (BWI)

BA228 and BA229 (in August and again from NOV-MAR25)

  • Barbados (BGI)

BA154 ,BA155, BA254 and BA255

  • Bermuda (BDA)

BA158 and BA159

  • Boston (BOS)

BA202 and BA203, BA238 and BA239

  • Chicago (ORD)

different flight numbers by a B777 or B787-10

  • Denver (DEN)

BA219 and BA218

  • Dallas (DFW)

BA192 and BA193 (NOV-DEC24, and again starting APR25)

  • Houston (IAH)

BA194 and BA195 

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

BA274 and BA275

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

BA280, BA281, BA282, BA283

  • Nashville (BNA)

BA222 and BA223

  • Nassau (NAS) and Grand Cayman (GCM)

BA253 and BA252 (few times a week, check seatmap)

  • New York (JFK + EWR)

All flights to/from New York

  • New Orleans (MSY) (until MAR25)

BA224 and BA225

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

BA66 and BA67

  • Phoenix (PHX)

BA288 and BA289

  • Portland (PDX)

BA266 and BA267  (starting JUL24 to mid-AUG24 only)

  • San Diego (SAN)

BA272 and BA273

  • San Francisco (SFO)

BA286 and BA287 (until MAR24)

  • Seattle (SEA)

BA48, BA49, BA52, BA53 

  • Toronto (YYZ)

BA92, BA93, BA98 and BA99

  • Washington (IAD)

1 of 2 daily flights, check seat map

  • Vancouver (YVR)

BA84 and BA85

 

OCEANIA

  • Sydney (SYD) -> via Singapore <-

BA15 and BA16  (November to March)

 

SOUTH AMERICA

  • Río de Janeiro (GIG)

BA248 and BA249

  • São Paulo (GRU)

BA246 and BA247

  • Buenos Aires (EZE)

via Rio de Janeiro

 

2. How to check if a British Airways flight offers the new Club World Suite?

All of British Airways’ new Airbus A350-1000 will offer the new Club World Suite.

Since October 2019, the first new Club world Suite cabin has been available in a retrofitted Boeing 777-200 as well. From that moment on, more and more B777-200 are being retrofitted.

In 2020 the new Boeing 787-10 did also receive the club suite cabin.

The way you can tell if an aircraft has the new BA Club World Suite cabin is from the seat map. We use ExpertFlyer to check the seat maps. This is what you need to look out for.

The seat map for the Club Suite looks like this, with a cabin layout that show a 1-2-1 seating arrangement. Older cabins without the club suite do not have a 1-2-1 configuration.

Alternatively, you can also check via Google Flights if the business class seat is shown as “Suite”. However, this will not always work correctly.

 

3. British Airways planes equipped with the Club World Suite

  • Airbus A350-1000: 18 of 18 (100%)
  • Boeing 777-200: 28 of 31 (90%)
  • Boeing 777-300: 15 of 16 (94%)
  • Boeing 777-9: 0 (12 ordered in total)
  • Boeing 787-10: 11 of 11 (100%, 18 ordered in total)
  • Boeing 787-9: 0 of 18 (0%)
  • Boeing 787-8: 2 of 12 (16%)
  • Airbus A380: 0 of 12 (0%)

Below, in the graph, you can see British Airways’ plans for the rollout of the new cabin.

 

4. Overview of British Airways planes with Club World Suite by registration number

When you click on a registration, you’ll see a list of the routes that plane has flown in the last 7 days.

Airbus A350-1000:

  1. G-XWBA
  2. G-XWBB
  3. G-XWBC
  4. G-XWBD
  5. G-XWBE
  6. G-XWBF
  7. G-XWBG
  8. G-XWBH
  9. G-XWBI
  10. G-XWBJ
  11. G-XWBK
  12. G-XWBL
  13. G-XWBM
  14. G-XWBN
  15. G-XWBO
  16. G-XWBP
  17. G-XWBR
  18. G-XWBS

Boeing 777-200:

  1. G-RAES
  2. G-VIIA
  3. G-VIIB
  4. G-VIIC
  5. G-VIID
  6. G-VIIE
  7. G-VIIF
  8. G-VIIG
  9. G-VIIH
  10. G-VIIJ
  11. G-VIIK
  12. G-VIIL
  13. G-VIIM
  14. G-VIIN
  15. G-VIIS
  16. G-YMMG
  17. G-YMMH
  18. G-YMMI
  19. G-YMMJ
  20. G-YMMJK
  21. G-YMML
  22. G-YMMN
  23. G-YMMO
  24. G-YMMP
  25. G-YMMR
  26. G-YMMS
  27. G-YMMT
  28. G-YMMU

 

Boeing 777-300:

  1. G-STBA
  2. G-STBC
  3. G-STBD
  4. G-STBE
  5. G-STBF
  6. G-STBG
  7. G-STBH
  8. G-STBI
  9. G-STBJ
  10. G-STBK
  11. G-STBL
  12. G-STBM
  13. G-STBN
  14. G-STBO
  15. G-STBP

 

Boeing 787-8:

  1. G-ZBJA
  2. G-ZBJB

 

Boeing 787-10:

  1. G-ZBLA
  2. G-ZBLB
  3. G-ZBLC
  4. G-ZBLD
  5. G-ZBLE
  6. G-ZBLF
  7. G-ZBLG
  8. G-ZBLH
  9. G-ZBLI
  10. G-ZBLJ
  11. G-ZBLK
  12. G-ZBLL – Due in 2024
  13. G-ZBLM – Due in 2025
  14. G-ZBLN – Due in 2025/26
  15. G-ZBLO – Due in 2025/26
  16. G-ZBLP – Due in 2025/26
  17. G-ZBLR – Due in 2025/26
  18. G-ZBLS – Due in 2026

 

5. Destinations that are or will be operated by British Airways Club World Suite cabin.

Here is the summarized list in alphabetical order (important check flight numbers above):

  1. Abuja (ABV)
  2. Accra (ACC)
  3. Atlanta (ATL)
  4. Austin (AUS)
  5. Bahrain (BAH)
  6. Baltimore (BWI)
  7. Bangalore (BLR)
  8. Barbados (BWI)
  9. Beijing (PKX)
  10. Bermuda (BDA)
  11. Boston (BOS)
  12. Capetown (CPT)
  13. Chicago (ORD)
  14. Dallas (DFW)
  15. Denver (DEN)
  16. Doha (DOH)
  17. Dubai (DXB)
  18. Houston (IAH)
  19. Hong Kong (HKG)
  20. Hyderabad (HYD)
  21. Kuwait (KWI)
  22. Lagos (LOS)
  23. Las Vegas (LAS)
  24. Los Angeles (LAX)
  25. Male (MLE)
  26. Mumbai (BOM)
  27. Nairobi (NBO)
  28. Nassau (NAS)
  29. New Orleans (MSY)
  30. New York (JFK)
  31. New York (EWR)
  32. Phoenix (PHX)
  33. Portland (PDX)
  34. Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
  35. Riyadh (RUH)
  36. San Diego (SAN)
  37. San Francisco (SFO)
  38. São Paulo (GRU)
  39. Seattle (SEA)
  40. Singapore (SIN)
  41. Sydney (SYD)
  42. Tokyo (HND)
  43. Washington (IAD)
  44. Vancouver (YVR)

 

6. Flight Review BA Club World Suite

We’ve reviewed British Airways’ new business class club suite (here), on its first commercial flight from Madrid to London Heathrow.

Here is a small video from BA of the Club World Suite cabin:

 

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Frequently Asked Question

How many British Airways planes are equipped with Club World Suite?

74 planes are currently equipped with a Club World Suite cabin. 18 Airbus A350-1000, 28 retrofitted Boeing 777-200, 15 retrofitted Boeing 777-300, 2 Boeing 787-8, 11 Boeing 787-10

When will all British Airways long haul planes be equipped with the Club World Suite cabin?

It was expected that by the end of 2025 all long haul planes would be equipped with the Club World Suite cabin, 33% by 2020, 52% by 2021, 79% by 2022 and 92% by 2023

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416 Comments

  • Cantex

    September 17, 2024 at 10:00 pm Reply

    Hello,

    Flying DFW – LHR Nov 4th on a 777. They currently fly the airbus on this route but switch to the 777 in late Oct I believe. I can’t figure out if these will have the new or old configuration? Also returning Nov 20 on a 777.

    • premiumflights

      September 10, 2024 at 6:55 pm Reply

      It looks that BA changed that again, now it seems that only until MAR25 the route is operated once a day with Club Suites, starting APR25 they operate it with an A380 and 787 (without suites)

      • Georgia Dear

        September 22, 2024 at 5:35 pm Reply

        Booked LHR to MSY April 25, BA 225. Looks from your list that this should be a suite, however the seat selector on the app is the old style?

        • premiumflights

          September 22, 2024 at 7:04 pm Reply

          It seems that BA is changing a lot lately, BA225 has suites until March 25 only now, thereafter it is operated by a 787 (and for the moment it looks like that the 787 has no suites, but there’s a chance that this will change again)

  • Matthew Thomas

    September 9, 2024 at 11:47 am Reply

    Just booked a reward flight on BA55 17th August 2025. Looks like they’ve switched the plane to a 787-9. What’s the likelihood this will be the new business suite by the time we get to August 2025?

  • Andreas Winkler

    September 6, 2024 at 2:23 pm Reply

    Hi

    We booked a flight from London to Nassau December 31st
    Flightnumber BA 253
    On the seatmap its a 2-4-2 setup (the old setup)

    On your list BA 253 on wednesday should have the new club suite setup

    Best refards

    Andy

    • premiumflights

      September 7, 2024 at 1:55 pm Reply

      It seems that BA changed that a bit, they still fly that route 3 times a week (or more) with planes equipped with Suites, but on irregularly weekdays,

  • Jay Better

    September 2, 2024 at 3:39 pm Reply

    I will be flying Sydney to Rome (via Heathrow) in May 2025 and Heathrow to Sydney in June 2025 – it looks like both of those flights will be the older Club World, not the Club Suits – does that sound right?

    • premiumflights

      September 3, 2024 at 2:46 pm Reply

      You mean Rome via Heathrow and Singapore to Sydney.
      LHR-SIN one of both daily has the Club Suites (777) and SIN-SYD has Club Suites only from November to March.

  • Michelle

    August 16, 2024 at 8:48 pm Reply

    I used TrackMySeat to look at BA286 (SFO-LHR), it looks like 100% of recent flights are Club Suites, but I just booked a flight for next June, and when I pre-paid my seat, it was the old config, so I had to pick a backwards seat at the back of biz to avoid stepping over my neighbor. Did they remove the Club Suites from SFO?

    • premiumflights

      August 17, 2024 at 6:36 am Reply

      I can’t imagine they remove the suites from an existing route, unless it’s low season, and they need the plane for another route where it will be high season.

      • Stuart

        September 5, 2024 at 11:13 am Reply

        I just booked LHR-SFO for August 13 2025 and the BA booking shows this will be a 787 (not clear which one, albeit seat booking shows the old configuration). Looking at planefinder, as noted above, 100% of recent flights have been 777-300s (so I believe would be new suites). Is there any chance therefore that it will change to 777 between now and then? If it doesn’t have you any idea whether the 787s on that route may upgrade between now and then (optimstic query I appreciate!)?

    • Aysia

      August 22, 2024 at 9:59 pm Reply

      BA229 from iad to lhr, it looks like you stated from nov-march of 2025 for club suite availability? I booked a late October 2024 trip via this route as well as a lhr to bwi and both seat maps were club suites. Hopefully that’s accurate on the day of travel.

  • SteveHOU

    August 15, 2024 at 10:52 pm Reply

    Thanks for all your efforts on this. I am planning to book IAH-LHR for 7/16/25 and both flights, BA194 & 196 are showing 787-9 which today would guarantee the old business configuration. However, I see that currently the route is being served by 777. Do you show anything different? Thanks.

    • premiumflights

      August 16, 2024 at 3:05 pm Reply

      That is in about 1 year, as you said some flights have the suites already, those served by 777, my guess is that when they plan to use only 787 for that route next year at least one should have the suites by then. I see today as well only the old business for next year summer.

  • RomaBound

    August 11, 2024 at 7:44 pm Reply

    I have a. flight in November on a BA Boeing 777 from Los Angeles to LHR. Has this plane been converted to the Club Suites?

  • sachin patel

    August 9, 2024 at 11:52 pm Reply

    looks like dubai from next year is reverting to 787 on all flights? just had the seats change to 2-3-2 layout on flights in jan.

    • premiumflights

      August 11, 2024 at 9:21 am Reply

      I can’t confirm that. In January from 3 daily flights, one is operated by a 787, one by a 777 (with Club Suites) and one by an A380.
      February to March, one by an A380 and two by a 777 (with Suites)
      Starting April, all flights by a 777 (with Suites)

    • Maria Evagora

      August 17, 2024 at 7:14 am Reply

      Hiii. I don’t see any Dallas flights on your list. I’m planning on early summer 2025 from Heathrow. BA says it’ll be a 777, but not which type. Do you know if that route with that aircraft will be the Club Suite ?

      • premiumflights

        August 17, 2024 at 7:27 am Reply

        At the moment it is an A380, from November to December a 777 with Suites, thereafter again the A380 and starting April BA will switch again to the 777 with suites.
        It’s updated in the post now.

  • BNAFlight

    August 7, 2024 at 9:57 pm Reply

    FYI – Was curious about my BNA-LHR flight in November showing the old Club World layout. Response from BNA:
    “BA will be going back to the 787 after completing summer schedule. You will see the change at the end of October.”

    Bummer!!!

    • Ray Charles

      August 22, 2024 at 9:44 pm Reply

      Are you able to confirm what dates count as winter from Heathrow to Singapore? I fly Mid-November and was hoping to catch a B777.

  • Nicholas Marques

    August 5, 2024 at 10:20 pm Reply

    Leaving from JFK to LHR in June 2025 flight BA116 but cant find that flight anyehere in this article or links. Will that flight have the updated cabin suites??

  • Zack

    July 22, 2024 at 6:06 am Reply

    Many of the flights operating to and from BWI this summer have the club suites layout. This isn’t mentioned anywhere in the post

  • JAY

    July 9, 2024 at 4:08 pm Reply

    Hi i just noticed theres 2 flights to Sao paulo from LHR per day. One is listed as British Airways – BA0241 which isnt on your list as having the new club world suites.

    The other flight leaving later the same day is British Airways – BA0247 which you have listed as having the new club world suites.

    What are the chances British Airways – BA0241 will have the new club world suite? Or shouldn’t i risk it and just go with BA0247? (as i only want to fly on the new club world suite)

    Thanks

  • MarkR

    June 22, 2024 at 7:56 pm Reply

    Great information – thanks.
    For San Diego, currently 0264/0265 flight pair is offered on 777-200 with club suites.
    0272/0273 pair is running with 787 club world for at least this summer/early fall.

  • chmielko

    June 17, 2024 at 1:10 pm Reply

    booked BA266 / 267 from LHR to PDX (and back) a while ago for the trip in August. When purchasing, the layout indicated club suites. Now when tryinh to purchase seats, we’re back in the ying-yang config… disappointing 🙁

  • JC

    June 11, 2024 at 2:30 am Reply

    Hi

    Thank you for the great work!

    I’ve noted that the current BA88/89 between LHR/PKX flights are running on the 777, offering Club Suite.

    I’ve booked flights leaving on the 19/04/25 and returning on the 11/05/25. BA is showing that the aircrafts planned will be 787-8. Could you confirm this please?

    Is it common for BA to alternate between these aircrafts for the same route?

    I’ve also read elsewhere that 787-8 was used from autumn 2023 though to spring 2024.

    Thank you again!

      • premiumflights

        June 18, 2024 at 11:22 am Reply

        Starting mid-October that route is operated by a 787 without club suites, but as the first 787-8 has been retrofited now and the next will follow, it could be that they will use them on this route.
        But at the moment, starting mid-October no more Suites LHR-PKX

    • Jennifer

      July 9, 2024 at 6:23 pm Reply

      Why are BA stopping BA88 and BA89 from MId October LHR to PKX?
      I have flights booked end of Novemebr and was excited to see the club suites started o that route from APril this year.

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