British Airways resumes flights to Rio de Janeiro

On Wednesday (1) at 11:14 p.m. local time, the first British Airways flight from London – Heathrow arrived at Rio de Janeiro International Airport. The company had suspended operations between the two cities since December 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

British will have four weekly flights to and from the Brazilian city on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. With this schedule, the airline will offer 856 seats per week on each leg.

Schedule to Rio de Janeiro – British Airways

Flight times

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Flight	From	ETD	To	ETA
BA 249	London (LHR)	11:10 a.m.	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	8:05 p.m.
BA 248	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	9:50 p.m.	London (LHR)	12:05 p.m. +1

Frequencies

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Flight	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
BA 249	×		×		×	×
BA 248	×		×		×	×

British Airways in South America

• Buenos Aires (EZE): Airbus A350-1000
• Rio de Janeiro (GIG): Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Sao Paulo (GRU): Airbus A350-1000
• Santiago de Chile (SCL): Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Sao Paulo and Santiago de Chile, as we reported, resumed their regular operations to and from London. Flights to Buenos Aires return on Friday, December 3rd.

See also: British Airways to fly to Buenos Aires with Airbus A350-1000s.