Art Deco

London to Cape Town

LHR → CPT

The art-deco design was originally inspired by a Imperial Airways poster from the 1930s, which charted the airlines route from Croydon to Cape Town and its many stops along the way. Airline Atlas is in many ways a homage.

Route

London (LHR) → Cape Town (CPT)

Flights

BA59

Airline

British Airways

Aircraft

Airbus A350-1000

Date

16 September 2026

Distance

9,781 km

Flight time

11h 36m