BA has cancelled all scheduled flights to KUL until April 2025 at the earliest saying lack of spare parts has reduced its fleet of long haul Boeing Aircraft.
In addition to resuming flights to Kuala Lumpur, British Airways has also expanded its codeshare partnership with Malaysia Airlines, offering customers more travel options and seamless access onwards to more than 17 cities via Kuala Lumpur*.
When did British Airways stop flying to Kuala Lumpur?
The London-Kuala Lumpur route has long been considered a valuable corridor for both leisure and business travellers. British Airways previously operated the service before discontinuing it in 2001, only to reinstate it in 2015 and then suspended it again in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
British Airways will operate daily from London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur, served by the airline's Boeing 787-900 fleet. Customers have a choice of four cabins - World Traveller (economy), World Traveller Plus (premium economy), Club World (business class) and First (first class) - with return fares from £574.
Is British Airways resume direct flights between London and Kuala Lumpur?
British Airways resumes flights to Malaysia, codeshare with Malaysia Airlines. On 1st April 2025, British Airways resumed its daily direct service between London #Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur, marking its return to #Malaysia after a five-year hiatus.
Four routes including LHR‑CGN, LHR‑RIX, LHR‑STR and LCY‑FRA end after March 2026 as BA reallocates slots. LONDON– British Airways (BA) has announced it will terminate four routes from London, three operating from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and one from London City Airport (LCY).
If flying out of Heathrow then yes, it's highly likely you'll have Club Suites. Only 3 of the 777 aircraft are yet to be upgraded, which are all 777-200s. If flying out of Gatwick then it will be the old club world, none of the aircraft there has been upgraded.
The general consensus among investigators is that Flight 370 crashed somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean sometime between 08:19 and 09:15 on 8 March due to fuel exhaustion, although the exact time and location of the crash remain uncertain.
Today in 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 lost communications and disappeared from radar less than an hour into a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The last words heard from the plane were "Goodnight Malaysian three seven zero".
It's hard to predict when the wet (read: wetter) season will start, but the rainiest months are typically November to February. The wet season is more pronounced in Sarawak than in Sabah. Temperatures in the lowlands and coastal areas average a balmy 27 to 32°C, but it's not uncommon for it to climb much higher.
BA has blamed the cancellations on delays in receiving the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine which is fitted to its long-haul Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the Financial Times.
British Airways flies to Kuala Lumpur from London Heathrow Airport. The most popular time to visit Kuala Lumpur is during the summer and winter months, so look for flights in spring or autumn if you're travelling on a budget. These are also good times to visit Borneo and Langkawi.
