This winter is posing quite the challenge for London-based British Airways . By the end of the first quarter of 2025, British Airways will be pulling Bahrain and Kuwait from its schedule as it deals with Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine issues on its Boeing 787 fleet. The carrier, according to a letter to staff seen by Head for Points , says that the two routes were are “currently not as viable as others.
” This latest move follows significant changes to other areas of its network in recent months. This began with issues with its A380 fleet, which meant service disruption on some of its core routes, including to Washington Dulles . Bahrain and Kuwait suspended The latest suspensions include two routes to the Middle East.
The carrier is axing them as it does not believe its 787 engine issues “will be solved quickly,” according to a statement it sent Simple Flying at the time of publication. It reads: “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. 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 apologised to those affected and are able to offer the vast majority a flight the same day with British Airways or one of our partner airline.