What Aircraft Do British Airways Use?

Knowing what aircraft you are flying on is essential to help you pick the best seats… or avoid the worst ones (10-abreast in economy… no thank you!) It also helps you to plan if you will have access to inflight wi-fi or not. In this post we are going to take a look at the question – what aircraft to British Airways use? – and how to find out what plane you might be on!

Why would I care about what Aircraft British Airways use for my flight?

1. If you are travelling long-haul in economy you may wish to avoid 10-abreast seating
2. Newer planes tend to have better cabin pressurisation which allows you to feel more refreshed when landing.
3. You want to use WiFi to keep yourself entertained during the flight.
4. If you are travelling Business Class you may wish to avoid aircraft that have a very large business class cabin.
5. There may be some aircraft you aren’t a fan of from previous experiences!

How to see what Aircraft British Airways is using for my flight?

If you go into ‘manage my booking’ either on the BA website or choose your booking once you’ve logged into your Executive Club account it will take you to a page that looks like the above. Here if you click on the flight leg you are interested in e.g. London – Alicante…

It will take you through to a screen with your flight details on. As you can see this flight is using an Airbus A320 Jet. Whilst you can find out the aircraft family, unfortunately, you can’t find the exact type that will operate your flight on BA.

Can I find out before booking too?

If you are looking avoid certain aircrafts when booking, prefer certain seating arrangements or just prefer a newer plane with better cabin pressure you can check whilst making a booking.

Make a dummy booking by searching for the route, date and timing you want. On the flight, you are interested in taking you’ll see a link that says ‘Flight Details.’

If you click on it you’ll see the operating aircraft, which is in this case an Airbus A380. As before whilst you can find out the aircraft family, unfortunately, you can’t find the exact type that will operate your flight on BA.

Remember all equipment is subject to change, even at last minute! So there is never a 100% guarantee you’ll get the aircraft you want.

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