British Airways to fly A380 to Hong Kong

Hong Kong is among maiden destinations for British Airways A380.

Los Angeles is the other pioneer destination for the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

British Airways has revealed that Hong Kong and Los Angeles will be the first destinations for its new Airbus A380 fleet. BA will operate the A380 to Hong Kong from November 15.

Flights on the Hong Kong route are available for travel from November 15 with prices starting from £559 return in economy and £1,900 in Club World.

BA’s first A380 will arrive this July. It has opened ticket sales for services to Los Angeles beginning 15 October. BA will finalize the dates of these inaugural flights over the next few months.

BA will operate its A380s with 469 seats in a four-class configuration and has ordered 12 of the type. Its first A380 is due to be delivered in July and seats are now on sale for flights from October 15, 2013.

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation, Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the world's largest passenger airliner.