LONDON- Flag carrier of the UK, British Airways (BA) has made changes to its transatlantic schedule for Summer 2025, cutting Dallas Fort Worth (DFW).
Despite earlier plans for a twice-daily flight from London to Miami (MIA), British Airways will now operate just one.
British Airways Cuts Dallas Flights
British Airways is making a notable change to its network, cutting a key transatlantic route from London Heathrow (LHR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).
Historically, British Airways has consistently served the London Heathrow (LHR) to DFW route, often utilizing the Airbus A380—the world’s largest passenger jet—to meet demand.
The choice of aircraft highlights the route’s importance, especially given DFW’s role as the largest hub for American Airlines (AA). Both British Airways and American Airlines are members of the oneworld alliance and part of a transatlantic joint venture, allowing them to coordinate schedules, and fares, and share revenue, OMAAT reported.
Currently, in the winter 2024-2025 season, British Airways operates one daily flight on the route, while American operates four. However, with the updated summer 2025 schedule, British Airways will fully discontinue its London to Dallas route as of March 30, 2025.
To compensate, American Airlines will add a fifth daily flight between Dallas and London, matching the timing of the previous British Airways service.
Originally, British Airways had planned to use the A380 for this route in the summer of 2025, later adjusting to the A350, before ultimately transferring the entire operation to American Airlines.
British Airways’ recent move to transfer its London to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route to American Airlines raises questions about the route’s future past the summer of 2025. It’s unclear if this shift will extend into the winter, but it appears likely to be seasonal
Strong Partnership
In joint ventures, “metal neutrality” is the goal, where partners coordinate flights as if they’re one airline, OMAAT added. However, passenger preferences for specific airlines persist, driven by service quality or frequent flyer benefits—even if British Airways and American aren’t often chosen solely for their onboard service.
Joint venture partners frequently adjust routes to optimize their networks. A recent example is Delta Air Lines (DL) handing off its Los Angeles (LAX) to London route to Virgin Atlantic (VS).
In this case, American’s takeover of the London-DFW route is notable given its recent struggles with long-haul capacity due to Boeing 787-9 delivery delays, which have hampered international expansion.
Despite these constraints, American will add a fifth daily DFW-London flight for the summer of 2025, signaling a shift in its operational capacity. This added frequency underscores American’s identity as a domestic powerhouse with a strong London presence, a robust Latin American network, and limited European and Asian routes.
American’s ability to add this service likely stems from the postponement of its Boeing 777-300ER retrofit project, now slated for late 2025.
Miami Flight Cut
British Airways has confirmed it will open a new lounge in Miami next year. In addition to the network adjustments, American Airlines will step in to resume a second daily flight between Miami and London Heathrow, compensating for British Airways’ reduced services.
A British Airways spokesperson acknowledged the network changes in a statement to AirlineGeeks on Wednesday, attributing them to ongoing delays in engine and parts delivery from Rolls-Royce, particularly for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines used in its Boeing 787 aircraft.
“We’re disappointed that we’ve had to make further changes to our schedule as we continue to experience delays to the delivery of engines and parts from Rolls-Royce – particularly concerning the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to our 787 aircraft,” the spokesperson said.
“We’ve taken this action because we do not believe the issue will be solved quickly, and we want to offer our customers the certainty they deserve for their travel plans. We’ve apologized to those affected and can offer the vast majority a flight on the same day with British Airways or one of our partner airlines.”
BA Spokesperson further added, “We continue to work closely with Rolls-Royce to ensure the company is aware of the impact its issues are having on our schedule and customers, and seek reassurance of a prompt and reliable solution.”
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