British Airways to Add Third Daily Service Between Heathrow and Delhi

British Airways has announced the launch of its third daily service between London Heathrow and Delhi. This announcement comes just days after the airline launched its second Delhi service. In the summer season of 2025, the airline will be operating 63 times a week to five Indian airports.

British Airways started flying between the UK and New Delhi in 1924. This year, it will complete a century of Indian operations.

British Airways Adding Third Delhi Service

On 20 April 2025, British Airways will launch its third daily service between London Heathrow (LHR) and Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). This third daily service will be operating utilizing the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.

British Airways has a fleet of 12 B788s which can accommodate 214 passengers in a three cabin configuration. This includes 35 Business Class, 25 Premium Economy, and 154 Economy Class cabin seats. In the language of British Airways, the Boeing 787s are equipped with 35 Club World, 25 World Traveller Plus, and 154 World Traveller seats.

In addition to the non-stop traffic, the airline will provide seamless transit connections to various European and American cities. It operates to 26 airports in the United States of America. In India, it has a codeshare agreement with IndiGo.

Executive Remarks

British Airways Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, Neil Chernoff delightedly announced the launch of the third daily flight to the Indian capital. This way, the airline will offer its customers more choices.

British Airways, Head of Sales Asia Pacific and Middle East, Moran Birger said that this is a historic year, which marks the airline’s longstanding relationship with India, built over a period of 100 years. This reflects the deep-rooted commitment of the airline. With a strong focus on customer satisfaction and convenience, the airline aims to set new standards for all passengers. It is looking forward to welcoming the new passengers onboard its flights.

British Airways has shared the provisional timings at present, which may change depending on government or slot approval. The provisional timings are as follows:

British Airways in India: Past & Present

In 1924, the British-owned carrier Imperial Airways started flights between the UK and Delhi. Later, Imperial Airways was merged into British Airways. Currently, British Airways is serving from London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai with 3X and 2X daily flights. It operates daily flights to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai.

With this addition, both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will exhaust their flying rights under the renewed bilateral air service agreement between India and the United Kingdom. Recently, the agreement was revised to allow both sides to operate 70 weekly flights from Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai.

In Summer 2025, BA will operate 3X daily to Delhi and Mumbai each. Similarly, Virgin Atlantic will be operating 2X daily to both cities. This way, both airlines will be operating 10X daily to Delhi and Mumbai, fulfilling the 70X weekly quota.

Conclusion

In Summer 2025, British Airways will be operating three daily flights between Heathrow and Delhi. This way, both UK-based carriers will be exhausting their bilateral rights. British Airways will be operating 3X daily to Delhi and Mumbai each, while Virgin Atlantic will be flying 2X daily to both cities.

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