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The UNSURPRISING State of British Airways (24 HRS IN BUSINESS CLASS)
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - British Airways: A Disgrace or National Pride?
00:01:21 - A Downgrade to a 22-Year-Old 777-200
00:02:50 - British Airways Boeing 777-200ER Seat Map
00:04:01 - Club Suites on 777 Seat Tour
00:05:51 - Bed and Sleeping in BA Club Suites
00:09:55 - Arrival in at Heathrow
00:11:10 - Terminal 5 Transit
00:12:22 - Exploring the Galleries Lounge for Breakfast
00:13:23 - Underrated Feature: Turbulence and Seat Belt Signs
00:14:23 - BA Lounge Breakfast
00:16:52 - Layovers in London - what I love!
00:19:40 - British Airways Airbus A380 Seat Map
00:20:48 - British Airways A380 Business Class
00:22:40 - Reason I Love This Seat
00:25:21 - Unboxing Amenity Kit
00:27:29 - British Airways Club World Meal Service
00:30:15 - BA Broken Wifi
00:30:52 - Old Club World for Sleeping
00:33:36 - Business Class Pre-Landing Meal
00:34:19 - British Airways Conclusion
00:35:29 - Arriving in the US
About British Airways (from Wikipedia):
British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers carried, behind easyJet. In January 2011 BA merged with Iberia, creating the International Airlines Group (IAG), a holding company registered in Madrid, Spain. IAG is the world's third-largest airline group in terms of annual revenue and the second-largest in Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the FTSE 100 Index. British Airways is the first passenger airline to have generated more than US$1 billion on a single air route in a year (from 1 April 2017, to 31 March 2018, on the New York-JFK - London-Heathrow route).
About Boeing 777 (from Wikipedia):
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner. The jetliner was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747, and to replace aging DC-10 and L-1011 trijets. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 program was launched in October 1990, with an order from United Airlines. The prototype was rolled out in April 1994, and first flew in June. The 777 entered service with the launch operator United Airlines in June 1995. Longer-range variants were launched in 2000, and first delivered in 2004.
About Airbus A380:
The Airbus A380 is a very large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the €9.5-billion ($10.7-billion) A380 program on 19 December 2000. The first prototype was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005, with its first flight on 27 April 2005. It then obtained its type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 12 December 2006.
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I slept like a baby on my last Allegiant flight..... I woke up every two hours screaming.
Do you still remember what you did in Vietnam?
How long was the flight??
I’m dying 😂😂😂
LOL
This made me laugh! 😂
Honestly, as an airline pilot myself, we've discussed the whole long haul/seatbelt issue a lot in the flight deck. At the end of the day the responsibility is always going to be on the flight crew Dan, so we have to consider the signs depending on severity of turbulence.
What possibly should be implemented (which many pilots feel is the case) is a dual mode seatbelt sign, one in red and one in amber. The red is for take off and landing and severe turbulence where you have to stay in your seat and fastened. And then the amber is up to your own comfort level to go to the bathroom or not, but to have it fastened whenever in an upright position, and that then stays on throughout the flight.
Great content as always though.
At least domestically in the US most flights seem to be handled this way, unofficially. The seatbelt sign stays on, a lot, but they let people get up and move around as they please. When there is legitimate danger, or the possibility of it (e.g. the flight up ahead reported significant turbulence we'll soon hit ourselves), they make announcements and get rather forceful with making people stay seated. As a passenger I would love to see the dual mode light you suggest be adopted.
what about seatbelt announcements only during non-sleep hours? Seems like this may have been the case on some/all airlines some time ago but now they (nearly) all make announcements regardless of time. And this would only require policy change/training and no further hardware installation on top of that.
I had also conceived a green/yellow/red seatbelt system. I think there are a lot of times when yellow would be the appropriate signal, but all we have is on/off.
Thanks so much for your comment, Lee! You make such a great point about the use of dual-mode seatbelt signs! I'd love to see that idea implemented.
"none sleep hours" surely everyone is different..? I never sleep long Hal even with a lie flat bed, people who have medical conditions like myself need to use the toilets more often so I would be against this, however I do always keep my seat belt on when sitting and laying...people get enough warnings these days if they don't comply to a basic rule then it's there own fault..@@esgee3829
I’ve just flown back from JFK to Heathrow last week with Virgin Atlantic on a red eye and they announced that they wouldn’t be giving verbal announcements for seatbelts and asked if people were awake to keep their eyes on the signs in case the captain turned it on, obviously they asked if you wanted to sleep to keep your seatbelt on so they didn’t need to wake you but thought the no announcements was a good touch from them
us airlines never do this iirc. they always make announcements now. at least ua and dl. No recent experience long-haul on aa or b6.
I chose BA not for the service, but for the safety. The pilot training, pilot culture, and maintenance culture is what attracted me.
ditto!
Agreed
Same here with LH
that is all history .. not now
@@londonman8688 Went through both Spanish (where most European pilots train) and UK pilot training and believe me, it is still very true
I fell for the allure of BA and booked a business class flight on the A380 from DFW to LHR. I'll never fly BA again. Given the price of my ticket ($8k USD), I expected to have an exceptional experience. Sadly, my experience was truly disappointing. The service was barley average. The food was good, my seat rattled the whole flight, the Wifi was down, and somehow they managed to lose my luggage, and claimed they couldn't find it for 3 days. I suspect the employees of BA are angry with their employer, so they're sabotaging the customer experience. Sadly it's working because I'll never book with BA again.
Dang that sucks
You should give BA another try with the a350 or 777, and never book one way as they increase the price like all airlines to encourage round trips. Also, try and book when you're on holiday as the US is always expensive, i paid 1k GBP (around 1300 usd) for LHR -> JFK business class.
My footrest broke
@neilkier1953 haha I pay 1800 dollar with point master to Lax form MXP
BA prices have a crazy range. You used to be able to fly SFO-LHR for under 2K USD.
Those colored ports are video/audio ports, used before HDMI became a thing. I have fond memories of plugging my iPod into the TV with those haha
I have memories of using them on my PS2
I was looking to make sure that somebody else already made this comment before I opened my mouth.
I used this ports on my Xbox back in my childhood
@@larsasolidor712I still use my ps2
@@RamennoodlesBowl Me too. I use it almost daily
I flied with BA recently from London to Pittsburgh, in Premium economy. Everything was great from the service to the food, execept for the Wifi which was not available.
yeah we flied from Boston to Scotland and loved it in premiere. Our return trip wasn't as great just because it was the older plane but the premiere seating is so worth it.
Flew*
My only issue with premium economy on BA (787) is that when the person in front reclines I can no longer use my computer on the tray table.
@@formulaic78 that was not an issue with our first flight. I cannot tell you about our return flight we were so tired we both slept.
You know it's good when you can connect your Nintendo Wii to a British 380!!!
Controversial opinion. I don't hate the Club World seat for one reason: I have always slept really well on it. Including, on the A380 to Miami!
If you’re saying BA is bad, I would say the seats and food are bad but the crew on most flights go above and beyond for passengers, a flight attendant even gave me a tour of the a380 mid flight on ba to go to Singapore
The seats and food are bad, but you missed one. The customer service if things go south.
@soaringeagle175 there is no customer service!
@@tomd3448 That's my point
Could be worse...it could be Ryanair!!!!
i am so glad the old BA business class seats are finally going away. they are literally designed by an insane person, and they are the utterly worst.
Said no one who’s ever flown in them
Haven flown in them many times it is fucking dreadful
Having flown in them many many times I have no issue with them
Sleep better in them than club suite...tho club suite is better overall product obv
@@charleskennedy1712they are a sack of sh1te and I’ve been subjected to them for years. Worst BC flats in the industry
"This part of Nairobi Airport makes Heathrow looks like Singapore Changi" 😂🤣😂🤣
I think it is fantastically compassionate to blur people's faces out. Bravo 👍 👏
Why?
What do you have to hide in a public space?
@@FitzrovialitterIt’s not about having something to hide but dater respecting people’s privacy. Not everyone is cool with being on someone’s TH-cam channel.
I think the saying goes something like: hell is repeating the same mistake over and over again and expecting a different result. Lol, I expect nothing less from BA these days. 😉
'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results' (attributed to Einstein but he said he heard it somewhere else first).
Hi Dan! I'm a bit of a nervous flyer, and seeing how calm you were during the moderate turbulence made me feel a bit better about turbulence. Thank you!
So glad I could help! Turbulence is just the plane hitting pockets of air. Even though it feels terrifying, it's all just science in action and turbulence is hardly ever the cause of a crash!
Last time I did that route on BA, they were still flying 747s.
4 years ago ?
We’ve always had great experiences with BA. Love your content mate!
Thanks so much! 🙏
I enjoyed my business class trip from London>Seattle. Had no issues. Granted I'm pretty non fussed about anything. I had decent food, The bed was comfortable and they didn't bother me while I was sleeping. Only annoyance was Heathrow itself which seems to track.
Fun Fact: I saw the teaser for the A380 review, and I was excited to see it before my flight. Sadly, my flight happened on June 25, but I think it is a really good business class (I rarely fly business)! Thank you for all your reviews as I use these to book my next flight!
13:00 That spot used to be my favourite in Galleries South back when they did not cover the windows. Previously you could see out the windows and see everyone going through security etc so it made for an interesting view but now you cannot see anything!
Just flew yesterday on BA Business A380 from Adam to London then onto San Francisco. Great staff, good food and super smooth. Left on time and arrived early.
These colourful connectors are called RCA connector, can be used to connect to computers and use that shaky display as an external monitor.
I just flew economy a few weeks ago with BA on their A350 from YYZ to LHR and back. I did spot pre-departure orange juice ready to go in the business class cabin when I boarded the plane on the Heathrow to Pearson leg. The in-flight meal was better on my Pearson to Heathrow leg, but service was perfectly satisfactory on both legs to make my first solo travelling journey feel smooth and comfortable (and lucking out to be in an emergency exit row with unlimited legroom for both legs was a cherry on top). I enjoyed my experience in economy class and I wouldn't mind flying with them again, maybe on Premium Economy to see what that experience is like!
why not Lufthansa via munich on the new cabin?
I got to fly business from sfo to lhr on British air a couple of weeks ago for a business trip, on the return trip I got a deal to upgrade to First with < $700 which felt like a steal so I took it. The business class to LHR was quite good as I didn't expect much from BA (chose it mainly due to frequent flyer consideration at first), comparing with ANA business it had more leg space which was nice. It was a comfort flight which I slept well for around 6-7 hours. My colleague did say their door couldn't close easily and had to have a FA to close it together with him. On the return trip First class was actually underwhelming, the window seat I chose couldn't recline so I had to be reassigned to another one :( overall the First didn't seem much like a big improvement from business, but can't complain for $650 upgrade deal lol. Also when it came to get out from the plane, I think a few First passengers got confused and thought there were no exit in front of First that we could use and went to line up for the exit for business, but turns out there was but no FA reminded😂Overall I would fly business on BA 777 again, and maybe will pay for it if the price is reasonable for personal trip, but the First class needs some more work to make it worth it.
WAGAMAMA!!!! I love how you appreciate the way that you can shop for local-ish things when you're in transit airports. This is one of my favorite things- I always plan ahead for what food/snacks/knick-nacks I can buy in each airport I transit through - I find it such fun!
Wagamama is not local 😂
@@cameronroberts2191as a brit who's visited Japan a lot and eaten actual japanese food, yeah it is 😂
@@stellwyn Wagama is “local” to the continent of Europe, a huge area. The same way In n Out burger is “local” to America. I would not In n Out, or any exclusively American chain restaurants as eating local.
@@cameronroberts2191 it was founded in London my dude
I’ve been to Nairobi airport 6 times in the last 2 months. Flew from Nairobi to London Heathrow 3 times, but on Kenya Airways. I went to that Plaza Premium lounge and sat at that same table. I also flew London Heathrow to Miami on the A380 last year.
I just flew the A380 on Lufthansa from LA to Munich in coach and it was a complete nightmare. It’s so old that the usb charging ports don’t work nor does the wifi. Food was horrific and the seat in front of me leaned so far back, my tv was unwatchable and I could easily have given the guy in front of me a scalp massage
The red/white/yellow connectors are for component RCA video cable. We use HDMI and DisplayPort now.
Regrettably, British Airways is among the worst airlines I have ever flown with. I was once a Gold member but noticed a gradual decline in their service, which led me to stop flying with them. After nearly four years, I decided to give them another chance and tried their new business class seat. Unfortunately, the service was poor and the food was terrible, leaving nothing notable to mention. Additionally, most of the cabin crew were rude and impolite, giving instructions in a harsh tone without any semblance of a smile. At least I gave it a try, but I will never fly with them again.
The problem with BA is they run everything for maximum profit and don’t go the extra mile. Minimum crew compliment, paying their staff barely decent wages, giving the minimum expected food and amenities. Until they start to pump more money into the people and product, it’s always going to be average.
They are the best paying airline in the UK. Same crew compliment on many other carriers. Like all airlines, you get the good and the bad
BA at least has Do&Co catering, much better than Lufthansa‘s no name catering. I have never been disappointed by Do&Co food, of course I never try vegetarian meals, because I prefer meat and fish.😂😂
Speaking of Seat Belt Signs, I flew LHR to SAN last month. I noticed that the seat belt sign did not switch off when we reached cruising altitude. Speaking with a couple of crew, I asked, "Are we now much more cautious about turbulence?" One of the attendants whispered, "Since those really bad turbulence events in the past few months, everybody's a bit on edge about turbulence, and people get injured when they're not belted in." Even the captain said in his welcome chatter. "It looks as if we won't be flying through any areas of turbulence, except perhaps over North Eastern Canada," That was a first for me: A "Turbulence Forecast." LOL.
I went on the BA A380 route from LHR to DFW, it was not great a the bottom cabin was quite squished so it was clostraphobic and the windows didn’t match up with the seats. However going back from DFW to LHR was amazing as we were in the economy cabin on the top deck.Tho both flights were delayed by 1 hour but this gave us extra time which was actually a good thing! Love BA❤
PIT airport is one of my favourite airports in the world, so would love to see your footage from your time there :)
Anything is better than ANY of the US airlines...ANYTHING. BA all the way (I'm an American BTW).
Nah, not really true any more, I prefer United Polaris over BA club any day
The three RCA plugs are for old-school composite video cables. HDMI has made all previous versions of video interfaces obsolete.
Dan, you didn't visit the small area near the galley stocked with MORE Tyrrell's chips, chocolates and sandwiches in between meals? I left the flight with 4 bags! 🤣
Tyrrell's are the best 🙏
13:45 half agree. During typical sleep hours, it's best they not make announcements. I feel like that's what most airlines used to do. However, I do think it's best considering many recent episodes of severe turbulence with relatively little forewarning resulting in severe injuries requiring hospitalization (and at least one indirect death from mi) that the sign be switched on as soon as moderate to severe turbulence is anticipated or being experienced. But I think the announcements should be treated like sirens on emergency vehicles - only use them when necessary when cars and people and bikes are around on the road.
Great video! I flew on Club suite 2 weeks ago LHR-LAX and I loved the seat! The almost unlimited legroom is totally underrated. But I found the mattress pad to be a bit useless? it doesnt stay in place and its very thin :D
I flew BA Business Class round trip from Austin to London last September on the A350-1000 and really enjoyed the experience. The new seat (10A-for two windows :) was very comfortable for sitting, reclining and sleeping. The food was very good and the filet was exceptional. The staff was pretty good and seemed to know when I wanted something and wanted to be left alone. Agree with Dan in that the entertainment selection was extensive!
Omg! I flew the same route and I HATED IT. I hate BA 😭
British Airways, the airline that went from a national joke to the World's Favourite Airline under Colin Marshall, and then threw it all away again in the race to the bottom. As a Brit, it hurts and I wish BA could turn it around again and rise above the budget airline it now appears to have become. If you ever get invited to visit the BA museum at Waterside, near Heathrow, I urge you to take it. I recently spent a fascinating half day there
Thanks for sharing! I'm sure I would love the BA Museum!
The BA 380 biz class seat is hideous. Whoever thought that was a good configuration idea, needs to be offloaded.
26:55 - My friend, you are on BRITISH Airways. You should know by now that Brits are well acquainted with gray, gloomy skies for most of the year. The inside of that cabin is a reflection of what Brits see most of the year. 😋
Whilst the A380 is outdated, I recently flew Club World from LHR to BOS flying on the upper deck and right at the end (59 as mentioned in your video) so I had unrestricted isle access, this provided a very private encapsulated seat as I had the window seat and although it's outdated, it was quite pleasant.
Can you review Bermuda air, it is a relatively new airline
24:20 Those are S-video and Audio connectors if you got a portable VCD/DVD player, or a console gaming device like PS2 or XBox with you.
Some older digital camera/video recorder also have it, so travelers can view the picture/video they take on the screen.
It's not s video. It's composite video.
When things go wrong with BA, their customer service is SHOCKING and they go out of their way to make life miserable for you. For that alone, I would never fly them again.
Premium Economy on BA , Riyadh to Edinburgh, about £1200 return. Change of date for the return leg, an additional £1400. Forget it BA, flight cancelled, and booking with Qatar, now and in the future.
I just flew BA business class, the new club suites are nice but its hit or miss whether you get the old or new. I have a love/hate relationship with BA lol I do like their lounges and usually the in flight service, but then they stranded me last time by cancelling the flight, and pinned it on non-existent weather to avoid any compensation.....despite my complaints, they had their story and stuck to it. And that wasn't turbulence enough to turn on seat belt signs, it was mild/moderate rock you to sleep turbulence, my favorite!
the orange juice on Italian airlines is always good, they serve that red one (blood orange)
Our current score on regular hops between London and the Nordics
Ryanair: 13 flights, 0 delays over 1 hour, only 1 delay under an hour caused by the airline (737's steps wouldn't retract), never lost our luggage, never had the fire trucks meet us on the runway
BA: 5 flights, 1x 2.5hour delay, 2 sets of 72-hour delayed lost luggage, 1x rough landing with hot brakes which necessitated rolling the trucks
Norwegian: 2 flights, 1 delay over 1 hour
SAS : 3 flights, 0 delays, 0 lost luggage
Really wish SAS flew to Gothenburg. Will never fly BA again if I can help it.
Wow! That says it all 😧 Glad there are some airlines you can rely on!
Love Love Love an Oskar cameo!!!
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29:02 it is not a side dish, it is a sad dish at this point
I love baked beans. Growing up in NZ with Watties baked beans or spaghetti with sausages..yummmm
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I was once upgraded to BA business class from premium economy on the 787-8 for a 6 hr flight to Montreal. I was excited and then voila you get these club world bucket seats with aisle access and it was so “not private” , flimsy screens dated back to 1980s. Food was good but the 3 courses were shoved in so quickly it didn’t let me fully absorb the experience. I would love to try the suites on 777-200 or A350 next time
I flew my first Ying Yang seat just a couple of months ago and really loved it. Window seat at the front with direct aisle access.
I don't know why you're getting such bad food. My BA meals this year have been nothing short of spectacular, and I'm really picky. And quality service too. Maybe the airlines have all got it in for you?! I'd never consider shopping for food prior to a biz class flight!
I had to experience a seat like that on a 12 hour flight on BA @21:07. Felt like a rip off. It was my own fault that I missed picking my seat on time. But having that seat at the same value as the other business class seats is just criminal/
1:44 it's an absolute upgrade mate
Wifi is always subject to a million factors. I fly BA once every couple months and by and large I'd say its pretty good. I usually can scroll tiktok and get good service on it for the majority of the flight. A bit of spottiness is to be expected 🤷
I flew them on Premium econ from Denver to London back in February. It wasn't bad, but also not really anything special. The dinner was good (my wife had beef stew, I had Chicken tagine, both were good), the breakfast was literally just a bacon roll which wasn't bad. It was on the A350 and the 350 is a great aircraft. On the DEN-LHR route the only two choices are BA and United, and between the two I would still opt for BA. I also found the IFE to be a bit laggy, and the constant ads for Kitts & Nevis citizenship were a bit of a meme haha. We tried to get the first class experience on our train out of London on Avanti West Coast, but got to Euston with like only 10min before our train started boarding so no time for the lounge, and the on board catering was missing half items on the first class meal haha.
Thank you, Dan, for this great video.Im wondering however, if there's any specific reason for why you are filming your videos on your iPhone. I feel like a proper camera could elevate the sound and video quality even further.
Just booked Vancouver to London Gatwick one way. BA wanted £6000, Turkish £1700 for business class. Yes, I have to overnight in Istanbul but they provide a free 5-star hotel. I am not in a rush so a no brainer
You made the right choice for sure!
How much have it been if it was with Virgin Atlantic ?
God those seats are horrific. I hate facing opposite way on train. Cpuld you imagine for flight 😱
It makes no difference
In the UK we like to eat and drink and our airports reflect this. I remember my fist time in Paris CDG i was shocked by the lack of food options, the over-abundance of designer stores and those tragic little "Relay" shops. The retail/food offering makes up for the fact that most of our airports are quite lacklustre in other ways.
Those relay shop need to go 😂
30:36 that’s how I survived my long flight to Hong Kong I did stream and chatted and my bf did not check landing time and calls on WhatsApp worked!!! 😂but the issue is sometimes on some flight it does not
Work even when others seem connected if you do not request to be connected and pay upon taking off sometimes you can be screwed
We flew BA LAX-LHR in CW and really enjoyed it, great service, and so on. No real problems, granted don't have nearly as much experience as you do flying premium cabins (I've flown VS, AF and Delta other than BA). The Wifi was absolute garbage, though.
Hi Dan, I hope you can review Philippine Airlines. As with any airline, there are good and bad, but an honest review I think will make them want to improve.
Ahhhh, the A380- the 2nd slice of chocolate cake equivalent for flying! Yaaaasss!
New BA business seats are so much better with aisle access, storage, etc. The old yin-yang seats are ok for couples, families etc. but very disappointing for solo passengers (although at least the A380 upper deck window seats have some storage). I'd not noticed just how grey the cabin was - definitely needs some colour.
You had me at Ribena 😋
BA used to be the best airline back in the early 80's
RCA Connections?... I just love the idea that you could bring your SNES along to play on a A380 no problem.
I always avoid BA like the plague. Anyway thanks Dan always a treat to get a new video from you
Thanks so much Peter!
You should try Gulf air economy again. Didn't know a middle-eastern airline that wasn't etihad,emirates or qatar airways could be so good. They even offer free wifi for all economy passengers on 787 which is fast enough to let me video call 30,000 feet in the air!
that’s cool
You were in a very good mood in the flights, Dan!
T5 is a zoo, the B gates BA lounge is the best option but the T3 lounges are much better, especially CX First.
I fly the 777 from JFK to LHR overnight and loved the Club Suite. I slept the entire flight.
I fly BA all the time and find them one of the best airlines, The new club suite is great, without the pretentious of Middle East carriers, yes the old club world is outdated but will soon be gone, I find your continues knocking off BA a little strange
Those cables you're talking about were called RCA cable. The red and yellow is Left and Right stereo. Usually the middle one is video input. Not sure if that's what it is bc those are usually blue. These have long been obsolete. I have no idea why they're there. I'm guessing it was for personal DVD players.
Red and white are the audio. The yellow one is video (composite video).
The blue one you're thinking of is likely component video which is just video sent over the 3 different colour cables (red, green and blue).
@@jbennison5672 oh you’re right. I got confused.
It's not British company any longer.
I was on LEH last month in upper deck J
I loved the old Club World. I actually like it better than the Club Suite because your feet aren't trapped when reclined.
Dan listened to me and few others about us liking his beard and now he let his beard beard grow :)
I hope so at least. Still looks so good on you😊
Thank you!
Why do Americans keep the window shades closed and European keep them open? Is that a thing? Why is that?
Was on that exact same flight LHR - MIA 2 weeks ago (business class upper deck) and would subscribe to your review. Rather strange seat configuration, but that will change anyway. The rest of the flight - nothing super exciting but absolutely solid. No complaints at all.
got to fly the a380 last year from london to chicago. wasn't the biggest fan of BA (lost my luggage, annoying delays, not a fan of LHR in general) but being able to fly an a380 more than made up for it!
Nice to know things are different with BA. I am sick of seeing the seatbelt sign on most of many flights even though they're just fine. Sometimes it feels the pilots are being lazy and not bothering turning those signs off at all.
I remember once flying LHR-GLA on an early morning flight. The purser, instead of starting meal service instead asked the (full) cabin if anyone wanted the breakfast. Not one hand went up.
I love when people think out of the box like that.
At 13:14 Tyrells chips (crisps) are the best ! The original salted & the cheddar & onion ( yellow packaged ones) are soo good, about $6AUD (160 grams) in Australian supermarkets !
So those three jacks you pointed at are called RCA jacks, two are audio (red and white) one is video (yellow.) I'm not 100% sure why it's installed there, though in premium classes where power is available, I could see someone connecting a game console (older generation or through an adapter) or a personal media player. What I'm wondering is if there is a way to select them on the IFE controls.
Next time you're in LHR T5, you can got to the Macallan shop (on the upper level). They have one of the 81 year old whisky bottles on display. The bottle and holder is a work of art... and the cost is well over €125k. Not often you get to see it (can't taste it though!)
In all honesty I have always had a good experience on British airways. Staff always polite and efficient and good service generally.
BA B gates departure lounge at Heathrow T5. If you know, you know…
I work in terminal 5 lmfao glad you liked it there
BA cancelled two flights on us within 3 hours. This caused maximum inconvenience. I don’t trust them to run the flights they advertise. No issues with safety , but they seem to run an older fleet. I’m never going to voluntarily fly them again.
I've finally given up with BA tbh. After problems on our last short haul "business class" flight and yet another unacceptably late departure from ARN to LHR a few weeks ago which caused a missed connection enough is enough. Can't actually remember the last time we had an on time departure either to or from Stockholm with BA. They don't let you know in advance though, get everyone through passport control and to the gate, all corralled up with minimal facilities and then casually announce that the plane "is running x hours late due to a delay on the inbound previous flight to LHR" So they know well in advance but are not organised/don't care enough to tell anyone. SAS are a bit basic tbh but currently seem to be quite efficient and keep reasonably to time.
Did a transatlantic flight from UK to Chicago business class with BA. Stuck us on an Air Belgium plane they rented. Should have given us a discount.
Flight back was much better, on an A380. But my seat didnt work at all. In the end we got £1000 worth of vouchers. But honestly, would have preferred the sleep.
What airline would you recommend from Europe to USA?
I was in two minds as to book BA to Miami as have always had very disappointing food and service-business class.
I have now booked VA in November to take me to MIA.
Would like to hear your comparisons, as I haven’t been with Virgin for years.
I hope I have made the right choice!
24:26 Wait Dan, you’re telling me I could play my Nintendo 64 on this BA A380!?😮😂
Can you imagine!
Ive had great experiences with crew on BA on my recent flights! I even went out of my way to leave a compliment on my last flight