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BA1042 British Airways - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about British Airways flight BA1042, which currently operates between the airports of Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport (Airport Code CPT) and London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, November 09, 2025.

BA1042 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

BA1042 British Airways from Cape Town

We only provide flight information for yesterday, today and tomorrow. This flight is not scheduled for this interval of time.

Airline information

British Airways
British Airways

Departure

Cape Town (CPT)
November 08, 2025
Cape Town International Airport

Arrival

London (LHR)
November 09, 2025
London Heathrow Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AA7159 - American Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight BA1042?
The flight BA1042 is currently not scheduled at London Heathrow Airport (LHR).

Which is the distance of flight BA1042?
The distance between the two airports is 9684 kilometers.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Cape Town: 2025-12-08 02:42:00
Current Time in London: 2025-12-08 00:42:00

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Cape Town and London:

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA42. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: BA44. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: BA58. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Virgin Atlantic
- Flight Number: VS479. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights BA1042

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
09 November
22:06
Cape Town (CPT)
08:05
London (LHR)
11h 59min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time