I've just retired as cabin crew. I'm so relieved I'll never have to deal with another flying chav drinking gallons of Prosecco. I longed for a return to the glory days 70s to 90s working for the wonderful airline that was British Airways.
Passenger behaviour has worsened post lockdown if my most recent experience is anything to go by. Rudeness, aggressiveness (towards staff and fellow passengers), selfishness, refusal to listen to cabin crew, etc is off the scale. I love flying but boy has it changed in the last couple of years!
@@jimmyp7928I worked in retail (after airport work) and my sister still works in hospitality, and what you say applies equally in those sectors too. Attitudes have definitely changed for the worse since Covid. "Be Kind" obviously didn't last long...
I can remember as a kid flying with them twice a year in the 90s The same music and aerial footage being on the onboard safety video.... I had cockpit visits and remember the "Jet Cadets" kids meals.... memories
Nearly all our holiday flights were with Britannia in the 90s, and it was a dream come true when I ended up working with them as ground staff in the mid-90s too.
I grew up in the 80s and 90s and we flew Britannia and other charters often, including to Orlando and Sydney. Britannia were a cut above the rest and their 767s at the time were revolutionary. The worst was Dan Air by far. Air 2000 were amazing for a few years after starting and gave you menu cards and free bucks fizz on morning departures. Most offered 3 course meals with bread roll and butter, with free tea or coffee afterwards . Can you imagine today. I miss those times a lot.
Flew with Britannia Airways on many occasions in the late eighties and into the nineties on the Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-200 & Boeing 767-300 I wish I'd seen Britannia Airways with the Boeing 777 Series that would have been a great aircraft to fly to Orlando Florida with & it would have took the pressure off both the Boeing 767-200 & Boeing 767-300 Series from transatlantic routes too.
@Bernard Newton "Bringing back Britannia Airways is my dream! I’m passionate about reviving this iconic airline and giving it a modern edge while preserving the amazing service it was known for. One day, I’ll make it happen!"
Just adorable!!! Unfortunatly they do not exist anymore🤷♂️,even they flew only from UK and not from Germany or Switzerland Zürich Basel Genève as an stop over from their Homecountry,such as Singapore Airlines does Singapore-Frankfurt am Main-New York JFK. Thank you for putting it on TH-cam 👌 🛫🛬💺🙋♂️🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇭
They were terrible flying to Australia and had to refuel twice or three times depending which airport you left Oz from. On the return trip they almost ran out of loo paper; they told us to go sparingly! Then worse came after fog bound Abu Dhabi caused a diversion to Sharjah only to cause the next crew to run out of hours and they had to find another crew. I don’t think they survived long on the Long Haul. But short haul charter, they were innovative and one of the best at that time before Air 2000 launched. They also started off with very good service.
Wonder why you didn't choose a scheduled operator like BA with better leg room? Oh, I know why, because it was cheaper and offered better value. That's the price you pay for cheaper tickets!
M UK, What makes you say that? Of course we do all know about the incident at Girona, where a BY 757 was cleared to land far too soon after a thunderstorm had passed over the airfield, on an extremely wet runway, which had not been constructed with drainage grooves, causing the aircraft to aquaplane as it landed. Not to mention the extraordinary fact that all runway, approach, taxiway, and guidance lights failed and shut down for five seconds, moments before the landing. Causing obvious disorientation to the pilots, do remember this incident happened at night and in torrential rain. The pilots did a fantastic job of keeping the aircraft level after leaving the runway, and the cabin crew (some of whom I now work with, as Britannia became Thomson, and is now TUI) performed an exemplary textbook evacuation of ALL passengers. A huge success story I'd say. What is the safety record you speak of? Could you possibly point us to the sources, as you didn't include any.
I've just retired as cabin crew. I'm so relieved I'll never have to deal with another flying chav drinking gallons of Prosecco. I longed for a return to the glory days 70s to 90s working for the wonderful airline that was British Airways.
I wonder if you were thinking that when you slapped your fake smile on.
Passenger behaviour has worsened post lockdown if my most recent experience is anything to go by.
Rudeness, aggressiveness (towards staff and fellow passengers), selfishness, refusal to listen to cabin crew, etc is off the scale. I love flying but boy has it changed in the last couple of years!
@@jimmyp7928I worked in retail (after airport work) and my sister still works in hospitality, and what you say applies equally in those sectors too. Attitudes have definitely changed for the worse since Covid. "Be Kind" obviously didn't last long...
Britannia was a great airline
I can remember as a kid flying with them twice a year in the 90s
The same music and aerial footage being on the onboard safety video.... I had cockpit visits and remember the "Jet Cadets" kids meals.... memories
These were the days!
I really miss the standards that were raised by Britannia.
They had a super elegant livery
when airlines loved passengers.
Nearly all our holiday flights were with Britannia in the 90s, and it was a dream come true when I ended up working with them as ground staff in the mid-90s too.
I grew up in the 80s and 90s and we flew Britannia and other charters often, including to Orlando and Sydney. Britannia were a cut above the rest and their 767s at the time were revolutionary. The worst was Dan Air by far. Air 2000 were amazing for a few years after starting and gave you menu cards and free bucks fizz on morning departures. Most offered 3 course meals with bread roll and butter, with free tea or coffee afterwards . Can you imagine today. I miss those times a lot.
Back when flying was pleasurable. They’re much better than the budget airlines of today
Flew with Britannia Airways on many occasions in the late eighties and into the nineties on the Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-200 & Boeing 767-300 I wish I'd seen Britannia Airways with the Boeing 777 Series that would have been a great aircraft to fly to Orlando Florida with & it would have took the pressure off both the Boeing 767-200 & Boeing 767-300 Series from transatlantic routes too.
I used to go on these as a kid a few times a year
Loved flying to Benidorm in the late 80s on these
Flew five hour flight on a Britiannia aircraft, of Britannia Airways September 1968 Bourgas, Bulgaria to Luton. The good days of holiday travel/
@Bernard Newton "Bringing back Britannia Airways is my dream! I’m passionate about reviving this iconic airline and giving it a modern edge while preserving the amazing service it was known for. One day, I’ll make it happen!"
Flew on Britannia in 1986 from Manchester to Majorca. It was a 767. Very modern for the time.
Remember being asked if you wanted a smoking or non smoking seat??!!
Just adorable!!!
Unfortunatly they do not exist anymore🤷♂️,even they flew only from UK and not from Germany or Switzerland Zürich Basel Genève as an stop over from their Homecountry,such as Singapore Airlines does Singapore-Frankfurt am Main-New York JFK.
Thank you for putting it on TH-cam 👌 🛫🛬💺🙋♂️🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇭
We used to fly Britannia to Florida. Happy times
Movies were free, but headsets you had to pay for 😂😂
Best airline EVER!... I'm Very fond of 'the little giant', The Boeing 737...
Some of these 757/767s are still flying with tui
First time heard about this airline.
6:07 someones definitely gone over the 2kg limit on baccy;..
im sophisticated.
Everyone on a britannia flight must have seen Jasper Carrott on the tv😂
them were the days
Some airlines use to give wings to kids.
Britannia is now called Thomson
LucaTeachYaMC and Thomson is now called TUI ! 😂✈️
Soon it will be Thomson called nothing, because there won't be any travel company's left
If only all this were true now! I’ve flown Tui and hated every second of it!
i`m sorry, but Britannia was NOT the first European operator to fly the B 737 - It was Lufthansa.
Agree. They were a bit economical with the truth there. They were in fact the first European airline to fly the 737-200 series.
And that first 737 was then sold to United airlines and now retired , dismantled for display purpose .
Evacuation simulation is wrong. In an evacuation you take your backpack then jump down the slide
Britainnia, Thompson, tui
Corporate video for investors?
They were terrible flying to Australia and had to refuel twice or three times depending which airport you left Oz from. On the return trip they almost ran out of loo paper; they told us to go sparingly! Then worse came after fog bound Abu Dhabi caused a diversion to Sharjah only to cause the next crew to run out of hours and they had to find another crew. I don’t think they survived long on the Long Haul. But short haul charter, they were innovative and one of the best at that time before Air 2000 launched. They also started off with very good service.
Wonder why you didn't choose a scheduled operator like BA with better leg room? Oh, I know why, because it was cheaper and offered better value. That's the price you pay for cheaper tickets!
yeah.. 2-4-2 with 29" to Aussie! FAB!
They don’t call it the kangaroo route for nothing, mate. By the time that flight is over your spine and legs will be crumpled to that of a kangaroo! 🤣
I really dont miss Britannia.
Same here and I did work there...
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The most snobby crew they had at Gatwick and Manchester and they were more stuck up then ever ba much better crew and service
Searching their safety record though isn't as comfortable to view...
Matthew Schofield they had 2 incidents that's all In 50 years
M UK, What makes you say that?
Of course we do all know about the incident at Girona, where a BY 757 was cleared to land far too soon after a thunderstorm had passed over the airfield, on an extremely wet runway, which had not been constructed with drainage grooves, causing the aircraft to aquaplane as it landed.
Not to mention the extraordinary fact that all runway, approach, taxiway, and guidance lights failed and shut down for five seconds, moments before the landing. Causing obvious disorientation to the pilots, do remember this incident happened at night and in torrential rain.
The pilots did a fantastic job of keeping the aircraft level after leaving the runway, and the cabin crew (some of whom I now work with, as Britannia became Thomson, and is now TUI) performed an exemplary textbook evacuation of ALL passengers.
A huge success story I'd say.
What is the safety record you speak of? Could you possibly point us to the sources, as you didn't include any.
@@theboardshorts Well said.