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British Airways to Retrofit All 12 A380s With Largest Business Cabin

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC · How we work

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British Airways Business Upgrade

British Airways will launch the world’s biggest business-class cabin on upgraded A380s.
The airline will retrofit all 12 A380s with a full upper-deck business-class cabin.
Seat capacity will fall 11% to 417, cutting economy seats to about 215.
CEO Sean Doyle called the project the largest single-aircraft investment ever made.

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British Airways Launches Lounge

British Airways will open a new Terminal 5C lounge in 2028.
Work on the arrivals lounge at Terminal 5C begins early 2027.
The lounge features a Concorde room, a 17-meter bar, and expansive airfield views.
Its design copies British Airways’ Miami lounge, extending the same aesthetic to Heathrow.
The project is BA’s most ambitious lounge upgrade, though other Terminal 5 lounges have no set timelines.

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British Airways Business Upgrade

British Airways will launch the world’s biggest business-class cabin on upgraded A380s.
The airline will retrofit all 12 A380s with a full upper-deck business-class cabin.
Seat capacity will fall 11% to 417, cutting economy seats to about 215.
CEO Sean Doyle called the project the largest single-aircraft investment ever made.

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