British Airways All Business Class Jet to New York
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- British Airways operate an all Club World Business Class service on their sole A318 between London City and New York JFK. This is possibly the World's Smallest Commercial plane flying Trans-Atlantic. BA1 flight has the BEST service on any British Airways flight, most passengers are high net worth individual and treated like flying private jet.
The outbound route from London City requires a tech stop at Shannon, where passengers are pre-cleared for US immigration and customs, before arriving at New York JFK. Perhaps saving the best till last, it took me just 5 minutes from walking outside the plane to the street at New York JFK!
The flight attendant who cooked the biscuits is so kindhearted! 😍
I love her too!
Sam Chui she seems really happy about her job! Probably she is really happy now after having you on board!
yeah #InstantCrush ! ;)
I am also cabin crew on this route and Kat is one of the nicest people ❤️
i think she was joking lol
I absolutely adore how the captain thanked the cabin crew for 'all their hard work' over the PA before landing!
That was not the captain, that was the senior cabin crew member.
Absolutely loving the cabin crew, they seemed really warm-hearted
Im so impressed by the A318's ability to fly that route!
Whetic Corporation if necessary it could fly an even longer route. The a318 special, has an endurance of 9 hours, which is about 5300 nautical miles. With one or two passengers onboard, and no luggage, it could fly directly from London Heathrow to LAX.
Not bad for a little baby bus.
@@RB747domme no. It’s max empty range is well short of 4000nm.
My mum was on your plane! Hahah - she recognised you when I was watching the video
yeah that’s true I was the plane
Vinicius Araújo haha
Ben P I’ll text it too your sister ask her!
@Ben P nice
Elliot Wilkins which seat she was
Am a BA frequent flyer and I must say the cabin crew are by far and away the friendliest I’ve ever seen on BA
@jkirk1626 the cynical truth lol
Well honestly I've been met with the same kind of friendliness on board a BA flight to JFK before. The flight attendant and I had some really nice chats about being a flight attendant and how great it is to fly etc.
they can be quite rude and ignorant sometimes actually
Yeah, all fake
Buisness class
The flight crew was OUTSTANDING and extremely professional with lots of personality.
Watching this video stirs up all kinds of emotions, from the flight number, to gate 1 being the Concorde's gate at JFK. If ever my wife and I can work hard enough to afford this route it would be an amazing treat. Thank you Sam! All of your videos give us AV geeks a lot of joy!
I must say, one of the most vibrant and friendliest group of flight attendants.
True but there were only 9 passengers for 3 fly attendants and a famous vloger filming🤔🤔.
@@carmenvalmalaartaraz8260 true enough
I have never seen somebody appreciate travel quite the way Sam does.
Honestly the most satisfying part of a flight is the taxi, take off, and landing
While taxiing to the gate at JFK
BA747's: awww the baby's here! Look at you baby bus!
The 747s go to London Heathrow
Unfortunately the 747s are retiring in favor of A380s, A350s, 787s and 777Xs
@@ag6371 A380s are retiring too tbh. Airbus wont produce anymore A380s after 2022 and some airlines are retiring their a380 fleet.
@@SongShiyu Virgin Atlantic is already retiring their 747s
A G Yh he’s talking about jfk
Where does sam live?
Oh yeah he lives on planes and in the airport lounges
It is a joke😂
Doesn’t he have a home in Dubai? (I’m not entirely sure)
MB Pokevids he’s from Hong Kong
pathetic if insult joke is good
China
It's so crazy that in a day's work those guys fly over the Atlantic ocean and back...I think we've lost sight of how amazing that really
Still glad to see the 747s at JFK. Long live the Queen of the Skies
LEGO airplane Boy I support you I am a 747 400 fan boy to
not for long BA replacing them soon
@@speedbird737 all BA B744's to be replaced by 2024, so still another 5 years to go :)
@@xxydsd4263 but you will see them less and less
Nigel Harrison ya pretty sad they will be retiring them soon
When I was in the AF, I caught a rotator out of Kazakstan to Baltimore on a chartered 737-800, coach seating. Made a fuel stop in Hungary and Iceland. One of my friends got nerve damage from such a long flight in a terrible seat. We did however get to sit in the jump seat for a while and chill the pilots, both cool dudes. Will never forget it.
Shannon is my fav Airport , super fast 💨 and excellent staff
This BA service is great
Iclove beside itt
Thanks for doing this one, Sam. Always has been a favorite flight of mine.
Sam chui you are great at what you do brother. Your aviation vlogs are so inspiring. I am starting my Pilot dreams!
Let’s travel together. Jordan and Malaysia vlogs coming soon!
Subscribed! Looking forward to your content
That's great! Keep pushing the boundary!
@@SamChui Your videos are great but its bit hard to understand your communication... bro
Sam's face when there was no lounge was precious. 1:54
“To New York and beyond” not quite infinity but still impressive 😂😂
For pilots both were quite vague, the other captain when asked about it being the smallest commercial transatlantic, answers "Oh I;d say so.." after thinking for a while...
@@NidgeOSullivan Probably is as well A318 transatlantic is something you do see everyday but only by British Airways. I don't think a smaller plane would fly this distance. The only other plane I could think which can travel this distance is the Challenger 605. However that is a private jet and not commercial.
at 6:53 that Kalitta Air 747 is owned by Connie Kalitta, a legendary name in drag racing. great guy!!
Hi Sam. I try and keep up to date with all of your travels. This one particularly drew me, as my wife and I traveled on BA0001 out of LCY to JFK via SNN back in 2011. It was one of the most special flights we have ever taken. Back then, there was a small Club City lounge at LCY too. That day, there were a total of 12 passengers on board. Clearing US customs and immigration at SNN was so easy, simple and fast. By the time we had completed it, the A318 was ready for boarding again and as you said, arriving into JFK as a domestic passenger was heaven in comparison with the normal wait due to the large number of international arrivals. Our return from JFK was on BA0116 a B747 on the Upper Deck, which we both loved, but the A318 and BA0001 will always hold a special place in our hearts. Keep up the great work.
Now this is a flight crew I would love to fly with. Thank you for this video and showing the exceptional customer service from this British Airways staff and sharing your experience on this beautiful plane.
Your videos can easily put an smile on my face, refreshing as always. you're one of my favorite youtubers.
Much love from Brazil. Hope you travel here sometime.
That looked so comfortable ya Sam! I love it! The staff is wonderful, I adore British in general, they are so polite! I wish you luck always, what you are doing is beyond amazing! May God bless you and protect you up there at all times.
Home made buscuits... very kind flight attendant. Great report Sam!
they're not home made silly
@@speedbird737 Sure? Home is where the heart is.
Great review. BA are my most flown airline and in my experience the cabin crew are always friendly like in this flight, regardless of the class.
What a great experience for you. Flight and food looked amazing. Thanks for sharing.
the beauty of sam is he has the aura that will not make ppl dislike him and feel like he is showing off with luxury!
Love your reviews, you help me fly the correct way.
Dear Mr. Sam--You are such a gracious person! I just enjoy your hosting skills so much! I'm a Delta/Northwest 3,000,000 flyer--mostly to my Asian business--Europe--Canada--Carribian--and US domestic.
I also flew with them on this route, and it was amazing! I love British Airways!!😁
I love the Concord connection this flight has. Absolutely beautiful
14:27 That hits hard, now they’re all gone 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️!
British Airways service is always wonderful and warm. So glad your video captured that!
Still hurts that Speedbird 001 is no longer Concorde :(.
The aviation gallery was so cool!👍🏻
Great video!
Hello Mr.Chui, thank you for showing us your incredible experiences when you travel. I love your videos and I wish you all the best in the futur ! Have a good one. Harri Klasser
City Airport is just superb .. & the BA flight to New York is a treat. I’m a regular passenger using London City & I have never seen it as busy as when you departed.
It really can't be said enough - you do a great job with these videos, Sam!
Your lucky to fly in an A318
One of the best flights airbus 318 across the atlantic good video mr chui
Sagrado esse senhor Sam chui não me canso assistir os seus vídeos aprendo ventagem todos os dias.
I love flying from London City Airport. It's close to where I live and so convenient, more than any other airport anywhere I've been to
I would love to travel on that flight. Looks so chilled and comfortable. Top notch video
0:43 what pretty staff they have. Amazing! Love BA. And 04:11 and 05:47 - simply wow!
Amazing!! A full business class aircraft from London to New York.
Great.
13:35 Nice little touch from the cockpit to cabin crew, appreciate.
I am well impressed with the staff member Chris, what a lovely guy :)
6:41 - thats one good landing there..
I wonder how it feels on a all-business aircraft..
Must be very-expensive yet luxurious 🤔
Always loving ur videos Mr. Sam Chui 😀😄
The crew are amazing on this flight 🤩
I just love how intimate this flight is! I flew out of City Airport once, to Zurich, and I loved it. Everything was done fast: check in, boarding and takeoff, even though it was crowded.
I wonder why this flight is not landing at LaGuardia Airport instead, since it would be a great advantage for business travellers.
Great job, Sam!
Jailton Nascimento there is a distance restriction for flights in and out of LaGuardia.
@@tjr4459, thanks for the information! I googled it (after you told me) and it explains in detail why.
Anyone else just binge watching these amazing videos!
I've never seen such polite BA Cabin crew.
I Stand Alone it’s just because it’s Sam Chui.
He wears T-shirts with his name on them which is I find quite funny.
I've been lucky to fly BA Club World a few times, I've never been greeted or welcomed by name.
BA are almost excruciatingly polite -- on my last A380 trip to Singapore, the pilot and crew must have thanked us for flying with BA and offered best wishes for our journey like a dozen times by the time we landed.
Wonder why?
@H B I'm flying with you next time 😂
The flight attendant are so kind. Especially Chris. ☺️
I've wondered what a no-economy flight would be like post-Concorde. In a sense, it hearkens back to the early days of luxury air travel. I had no idea any airline offered such a flight.
Sam... Maynard H. Jackson the ex-Mayor of Atlanta started an all business class airline in the mid-80's. It failed after a couple years and always wondered when another airline will do the same. Glad to know British Airways has done this.
2:35
" *we call it the BabyBus A318 i mean Airbus A318* "
Lovely crew, even wrote you a letter. So sweet ❤
U r unique and Incredible ! 😍
Love from Dubai 🇦🇪
@@uruleworld1 what a fool🤔❓
Chris was so nice ❤
The whole crew were amazing ❤
You know I just love this idea of all business class. I do hope other airlines like Emirates would offer an all business class A350. The one regional All Businesses Class I would love to see is the Airbus 220.
I don't believe An all a350 business class doesn't even profitable. No airline would flush money down a toilet
Again I can’t ever say I’ve not seen a ba flight without great crew. Absolutely lovely staff
This is so cool. Your own little plane without the 100's of people and screaming kids you'd find on a normal flight. Great review!!
I love British Airways. A couple of years ago the crew and captain were so nice to let my brother and I go and have a look in the cockpit after we landed
This video touches on a couple of points of wider relevance:
Dublin, Ireland's main airport is positioning itself as a hub for people from parts of the UK who might otherwise have to fly to and through Heathrow. Flights are cheaper, avoiding the high UK air passenger tax, and, well, it's not Heathrow.
And travellers to the USA from Ireland (Dublin or Shannon) go through US customs and immigration very quickly and easily before departure [my maximum waiting time - less than five minutes] and avoid the lines on arrival.
Been going through Dublin for about 8 years now for the USA. So much easier going through immigration in Dublin than on landing.
WOW WOW WOW💪 had no idea this *secret flight* existed. Thamls so much Sam for the trip. Great fun.
I can see my house from city airport and your plane view right after takeoff!! w0w
canary wharf
Nigel Harrison close, its canning town
I always wanted to fly in an A318, You're very lucky to fly in one 😊
0:03 flying along with Charlie Sheen.
Flying this flight to London would be a dream for me! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Love your vids🤙🏾❤️
greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
the Flight attendant was so kind :)
I have been on flight BA 001 in 2000, which was the Concorde from LHR to JFK
Wonderful old school service! Looks so cozy! ❤️🦋👏🏻
The flight was super easy, barely an inconvenience...
Tight
The quality and presentation of the videos just gets better and better!
Was eagerly waiting for your video
I like Sam always smile and friendly to everyone he touched.
Thank you for raising the issue of UK taxes the situation is beyond a joke as a regular traveller it’s a constant gripe.
Damn! Who is doing the editing work for Sam? That's some excellent work.
These days I split my editing work with 2 editors, we all do editing but I am also trying to free up sometime for more content filming.
@@SamChui Yeah, that's awesome. I always enjoy watching your videos.
flown this service twice now and the crew were beyond amazing both times, flight was about 70% full, the time saved on US immigration is a god send too
Sam I believe that the crews who operate The LCY to NYC flights are normally based at LGW.
Great video! Have been flying since I was 2 and had the great opportunity to fly International 1st in the mid 1960's and 70's!!
an A220-100 would be even better on this route and a fully business class, it would be awesome.
That aircraft doesn’t have the range unfortunately unless you went from London city to the Azores and then onto jfk but that still might not be close enough to make it but the a 220-300 will definitely make it from London city to jfk
I've worked A318s with economy seating, and at the time was a plane I loathed most.
BUT this is brilliant!!
Now I know where JetBlue got their idea for Mint from!
It's always great to see your upload Sam!
I'm a new subscriber, having only found you yesterday. I love your videos, very informative and good-humored. I love how respectful you are to everyone, especially the people who have seen your videos and are also fans. :)
10:27 ahh yes love a business class plane giving out the ipad 1 for entertainment
Yeah, pretty surprising how they didn’t upgrade to newer tablets before the retirement of the service, especially considering these iPad’s were nearly 10 years old. Nice to see iOS 6 though
Chris was a proper stand up guy...i hope i get him if i ever do this flight
SpeedBird 001 was former Concord flight. still a great flight. But London City is a mess
LCY isn't normally like that - I fly from there regularly. I generally arrive 20 mins before my flight and it's a breeze.
Concorde
Concorde, not Concord
fifthof its the best city in the world. Period.
@@RaggyJha Yea when u fly loads and been in lounges and all that, u just want to get there, LCY is quick, i like the little regional airports, southampton is the same
Great video ! What a unique cabin and product
I didn't know that the City airport was so small. However it must be more convenient than Heathrow.
It is sad that British Airways never lowers the prices of its tickets in the case of flights with so many empty seats.
why would they lower prices if empty seats - if anything they would want to increase prices as empty seats reduces revenue
Nigel Harrison if you can’t sell the seats for full price, might as well fill them for a discounted one.
Ben Mackay if you can’t sell seats for the full price, selling them for half could be better than not selling at all.
LCY is the best airport - I fly from there regularly. It's normally not that busy! Must have been some issue that day. I normally get to the airport 20-30 mins before the flight and takes no time in getting to the gate. Because it is so quick, they don't have lounges - as most of the customers arrive just in time for the flight.
It's probably mostly filled by business flyers who are not paying themselves
Definitely a flight for the bucket list.
From Ireland glad to see you in our country ! Try to come again because our country
Slan
It's my goal to become a BA first officer on the A320 family by age 20 :)
This video has made me really love the airline.
The crew are so friendly.
Sam: The taste was not great
Food: Catch that flight Attendant
Flight attendant: Cries in corner
Nice travel report.
As a Londoner I feel that London city doesn’t really need a lounge as most flights are quite short
It does have a lounge, based in the private jet area of the airport. It costs £100 a visit, and you get a private security, lounge and car to the plane steps.