BA588British Airways · LHR → MXP
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA588 LondonLHR · 14:20 MilanMXP · 17:30

BA588 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Milan (MXP) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.

Right nowExpected · today
14:20

departs LHR · on schedule

Typical gate push+68 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+22 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~46 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
+68 gate · +22 arrival
09-04
+21 gate · −25 arrival
09-03
+36 gate · −5 arrival
08-28
+70 gate · +51 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
MXPMilanHigh riskMXP delay board →
LHR→MXPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LHR and MXP are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

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

Other London to Milan flights today

same route · British Airways
BA582departs 07:35
BA584departs 09:40
BA586departs 14:05
BA590departs 20:40

If BA588 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Milan 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 BA588 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA588 across the LHR and MXP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA588 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-10LHR 17:40 18:48 (+68)MXP 20:50 21:12 (+22)
09-04LHR 14:20 14:41 (+21)MXP 17:30 17:05 (−25)
09-03LHR 17:40 18:16 (+36)MXP 20:50 20:45 (−5)
08-28LHR 14:20 15:30 (+70)MXP 17:30 18:21 (+51)

Aircraft

Recent tails: GNEOS, GTTNJ, GNEOT, GEUPD.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and MXP published them.

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