BA adds second Bangalore flight
British Airways will add a second daily London–Bangalore service (flights BA131/130) starting June 1, 2026, and will move BA119/118 from a 777‑200ER to a 787‑8 with some rotations using the 787‑9. Heathrow–Delhi frequencies were also temporarily boosted from two to three daily flights in April–May as BA adjusts its India summer schedule. (travelandtourworld.com, travelmole.com)
British Airways will run two daily Heathrow–Bengaluru flights from June 1, giving the route a second nonstop departure each day. (travelmole.com) The new rotation is BA131 from London Heathrow and BA130 from Bengaluru, and British Airways is also changing the existing BA119 and BA118 service from a Boeing 777-200ER to a Boeing 787-8. Some Bengaluru flights will use the larger Boeing 787-9. (travelmole.com) British Airways’ own timetable says its schedules can be published up to a year ahead and adjusted during the year for operational needs. Heathrow’s timetable says it lists flight frequency and aircraft type for flights scheduled up to a year in advance. (britishairways.com, heathrow.com) The Bengaluru move comes as British Airways reshapes its India flying for northern summer 2026 while cutting back in parts of the Middle East. Travel Mole reported the airline cited regional uncertainty and airspace instability as it shifted capacity. (travelmole.com) Delhi is getting a short-term lift too. British Airways has scheduled a third daily Heathrow–Delhi rotation, BA137 and BA136, from April 6 through May 31, 2026, before returning to two daily flights. (travelmole.com) A separate schedule listing for BA257 shows one of the Heathrow–Delhi services operating daily through April 30, 2026, with a Boeing 777 and then switching to a Boeing 787-8 from May 1. The same listing shows 14 weekly flights on that city pair, before counting the temporary extra rotation. (flight.info) Bengaluru has become a bigger battleground on the London market. FlightConnections lists three airlines with nonstop Heathrow–Bengaluru service, and British Airways marked 20 years on the route in November 2025 after first launching flights in 2005. (flightconnections.com, mediacentre.britishairways.com) For travelers, the practical change is simple: more nonstop seats to Bengaluru, a second daily timing option from June, and a summer schedule that shows British Airways leaning harder into India from Heathrow. (travelmole.com)
