British Airways changes schedule due to Rolls-Royce parts delays
1:52 pm Friday, October 11th, 2024
(Reuters) – British Airways said on Friday it has made additional changes to its schedule due to delays in the delivery of engines and parts from Rolls-Royce, particularly the Trent 1000 engines fitted to its 787 aircraft.
“We’ve taken this action because we do not believe the issue will be solved quickly,” a British Airways spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
“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 airlines.”
The airline said it will continue to work with Rolls-Royce and seek reassurance of a “prompt and reliable solution.”
The Financial Times had earlier reported that the IAG-owned carrier was cancelling hundreds of long-haul flights this winter due to aircraft shortages linked to the delays, as well as postponing and suspending operations on some routes.
(Reporting by Aatrayee Chatterjee and Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath and Alan Barona)
