BA542 LondonLHR · 15:20 BolognaBLQ
BA542 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Bologna (BLQ) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
en route from LHR to BLQ
board checked 33m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 16:28 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 12.8 min.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsTomorrow on this route
ForecastLondon to Bologna with British Airways · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.0%0.8× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 10%0.9× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to Bologna flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA542 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 BA542 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA542 across the LHR and BLQ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~46 min late. Based on 12 confirmed departures · 0/12 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA542 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LHR and BLQ published them.
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