BA540British Airways · LHR → BLQ
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA540 LondonLHR · 07:40 BolognaBLQ

BA540 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Bologna (BLQ) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowEn route to Bologna · off blocks 08:05 · 25 min late
En route

en route from LHR to BLQ

En routeBA540 · position estimated
LHRLondonBLQBologna
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:05 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 9.6 min.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+25 gate
09-07
+29 gate
09-06
+34 gate
09-03
+33 gate
09-02
+22 gate
09-01
+30 gate
08-31
+19 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
BLQBolognaOn-time likelyBLQ delay board →
LHR→BLQevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Bologna flights today

same route · British Airways
BA542departs 15:20
BA544departs 20:35

If BA540 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Bologna on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA540 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA540 across the LHR and BLQ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~25 min late. Based on 11 confirmed departures · 2/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA540 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-08LHR 07:40 08:05 (+25)BLQ
09-07LHR 07:55 08:24 (+29)BLQ
09-06LHR 08:20 08:54 (+34)BLQ
09-03LHR 07:30 08:03 (+33)BLQ
09-02LHR 07:40 08:02 (+22)BLQ
09-01LHR 07:40 08:10 (+30)BLQ
08-31LHR 07:55 08:14 (+19)BLQ
08-30LHR 08:20 08:46 (+26)BLQ
08-27LHR 07:30 07:38 (+8)BLQ
08-26LHR 07:40 07:50 (+10)BLQ
08-25LHR 07:40 08:00 (+20)BLQ

Board clocks recorded as LHR and BLQ published them.

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