British Airways has suspended another flight route to a major holiday destination
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If you’ve booked a flight from London to Abu Dhabi with British Airways in 2025, you might want to double check your ticket as soon as possible. That’s because the airline has just suspended its daily long-haul flight route from London Heathrow (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH), following issues with its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
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The affected tickets will have been issued by December 17, 2024 and will be for flights traveling between March 30 and October 25, 2025. Customers with tickets for the route in question will have two options when it comes to rebooking their trip. The first option is to rebook on alternative flights operated by BA to Dubai, UAE (DXB).
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Alternatively you can rebook with one of the partner airlines, such as Qatar Airways or Eithad – Qatar operates flights to Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH), while Eithad flies to Abu Dhabi (AUH). Passengers will also be allowed to change their flight origins, swapping from London Heathrow Airport to London Gatwick if needed, and those with stopover changes can re-route via DOH or DXB.
But it’s worth noting that when rebooking, travel dates are restricted to being within 14 days of your original flight and the rebooking allowance covers the lowest available ticket in same cabin, or lower cabin. Refunds are permitted for cancelled flights as per the standard conditions of carriage.
