Flying BUSINESS CLASS After LOCKDOWN *its changed!*
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2020
- What is it like to fly Business Class after lockdown in the UK? What changes are there, and what can we expect to see in the future of air travel?
Following essential work travel I thought it'd get my camera out and take you guys along to document my experience of what it's like to fly British Airways Business Class at present. From empty airports through to the onboard amenities, how has everything changed, especially from a premium travel perspective?
I also explain how I booked this flight using air miles - as cash rates for travel at the moment are through the roof.
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its so weird looking back at your videos of during lockdown, kinda miss it in a strange way, but your videos defo got me through those tough months.
Binge watching all your videos in 2022: I respect your positivity that things would be over in a couple months. 😂 Been a wild ride...
I find it so sad seeing all those airport businesses closed😭that translates into someones job they lost. Very sad. I 🙏things change soon.
Agreed. It’s certainly been a hard one for the travel industry recently. Certainly within Europe though there’s some signs for a slow resumption to leisure travel over the coming few months
kelly bellizio do agree as all my flying friends are grounded..having been a cabin crew for 28 years this is just sooo sad. At least business class May be cheaper in the future
I'm getting on a flight in a few weeks, it's really interesting to see this. I'd never expect to see Heathrow this empty. Crazy how much changed so quickly!
It really is strange to see the airport like this. I’m flying again in about a week so will be interesting to compare I’m told more shops have opened now. Where are you off to?
Trek Trendy Off to Slovakia ☺️
Thanks for helping us through this reckoning! 🤗🌟
Thanks Daniel - glad you enjoyed it 😀
Great video thanks for sharing with us I myself have no trips currently planned here in the USA but hopefully one day I will be brave enough to travel again my best to you today!
Great video as usual, very interesting to see how airlines are handling things at the moment. Looks very safe and hopefully we can all be flying again soon. As for the BA crew, never ever had a bad experience onboard.
Thanks Colin - glad you found it useful. Agreed BA staff are super. I’m sure we’ll all be back in the skies soon 😀✈️
Finally, a video that is not filmed inside a house
Nice video, got the same experience flying Business Class in pandemic time, great experience
Nice to see you😘
Keep going 😍
😀 thank you
Thanks Will. Great informative vid
Thanks Kim - was strange to fly again after a few months of not being in the sky. How are things in Aus?
@@Trektrendy All good thanks Will. Restrictions starting to ease up now which is great. Not sure when international travel will resume to levels seen before. I think domestic will start soon although most states still have their borders closed...
Interesting upload 👌 seeing the airport shops closed looks just like a sci fi movie ☺
Super surreal. Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it
Nice video I too fly business class and first class to south east Asia and this is the first video I’ve watched since lockdown looking forward to flying again soon and getting back to work,,,very cool music in this video too..peace,,,
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Let's hope we can all get back safely in the sky soon :)
Great to know what it is like to fly during lock-down, something I do not dare to do at all at the moment!
Quite the surreal experience - and yeah appreciate for many, flying is not something you’d want to do at present
I am in the USA. Hopefully great scientists from all around our beautiful world, will make it possible for this 71-year old disabled person to enjoy traveling again. (And, hopefully we will be smart enough to avail ourselves of the scientists' recommendations, until we have a vaccine.) Very nice, informative video. Best wishes, from the Tampa Bay area.
Hi Thanks for the video was nice to see that you can still get away, We are hopefully going to Tampa on 15th August in premium hope that the service has improved by then! we already paid for this and is a bit on a concern! as you say it might not be worth it now? also have busness class ticket for BA in November. Keep the videos coming if you are still traveling.
Regards Nick
Good stuff..as a flyer for more than 40 years I found that interesting
Thanks Andrew 😀 was super surreal but also showed some overall positive signs for the slow return of air travel
Started as a courier in 1979 and did 300 flights in a year at the age of 18
Thanks for the video !!!
Glad you liked it 😀
I flew for work too during lockdown. Very strange . Went through manchester to Frankfurt and it was SURREAL!
Really useful video - thanks
Thanks mate glad you liked it. Such a surreal experience
Absolutely fascinating but as you say great to see that nothing “unrecognisable” has happened. Your editing and quality of footage is fantastic! Did you spend a few days up in Scotland or same day return? Thanks for sharing!👍
Thanks so much mate appreciate the kind words 😀
Wow very excited when I am watching this video
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Glad you enjoy 😀
Thankyou for the video. I only usually fly long haul and can’t see me doing this until I don’t have to wear a mask either on the plane or in the destination. Would completely ruin the holiday for me
As someone who travelled through T5 every week, this was very informative. No lounge access?! And is the Gold or Bronze on your phone? And do you really work for NASA? Doing what? And why book a business trip on Avios (love you dropping back to ‘Air Miles’ which is what we all think 🙂)? Thanks for the view of what it’s like. Still not sure when I’ll next be travelling ... Tesco once every 2 weeks seems an adventure now! Previously SIN, US or Europe was just a regular commute!
I can’t wait to get back flying. Just to get to the UK to see my family and friends. Lockdown in Jeddah so just have to be patient. Thanks for the video!
Hope you'll be able to fly soon back to the UK. And glad you liked the video. Safe future travels :)
Thanks for sharing. I liked it
Thanks Andri - glad you liked it
I flew with Eurowings from Heathrow to Stuttgart in July and returned in August, both flights were full and everyone had to wear a face mask. Interesting to see how different companies are handling the situation
Interesting to see 🙂
😀 good to hear
Hearing the accent is so reassuring
Been trying to find the right perspective and who better than a local
Glad you liked it, hopefully we’ll begin to start seeing a slow, steady and most importantly safe resumption of travel in the coming months
Flying with KLM to BKK again in November (after a cancellation in May) percentage wise whats your view on the chances of the Airport changes by then?
First time ever visiting your channel. Dude, you’re really cute!
Nice video Will!! Could've slammed for this vlog no? oh well... save it for normal flying conditions! subbed ;). Andy
Thanks so much bro! I got carried away slamming it for IG 😂 yes bring on a return to normal flying in the not too distant future
I just watched this because i am going to travel there soon.
Where are you off to.. London?
I just traveled in the US yesterday and what I was thinking was "this is the end of the world." It was so creepy to see empty airports, nobody in line going through security, along with so many stores/restaurants closed. We now get no alcohol service on any domestic flight in the states which I don't like at all as I'm a bit scared of flying and like a drink before takeoff. I agree about it not worth it to go in a higher class. I mostly fly first class but on this flight I went in the back as first was sold out and I thought it was safer as they don't put anyone in the middle seats. We got a plastic bag with a bottle of water inside, cheese crackers, and a kind bar. It was strange that we never saw the flight attendants after that. Overall felt safe but it really brought it home how awful it is now and wonder if everyone will recover. Thank you for sharing your travel.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Super surreal seeing airports as they are at present especially when comparing it to usual times. Absolutely, but since filming this I have already started to see airlines increasing their levels of service and some even still offer full service (such as Qatar and Etihad). Good to hear you had a safe flight, and I'm optimistic on a slow yet steady recovery to the industry.
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t that a world traveller plus seat and not business class?
What did you do for work before you went to being a pro RUclipsr? Just curious !
Thanks for the video! That’s a nice looking mask, may I ask where you purchased it from?
Thanks for watching Christopher, I actually bought a few of them when I was in Korea. It's an N95 mask I think you can get similar on Amazon
@@Trektrendy Thanks for your reply!
Nice Video 👌👌..God Bless
Thank you :D
Thank you for your well wishes for us in the travel industry, I work in the industry and the public are speaking to us like absolute crap, next time they should ensure they have travel insurance.
Interesting information. Thank you.
If you ask me, I wouldn't mind to fly in the nearest time. We cannot avoid this covid thing. We just have to be cautious, stay clean n stay healthy.
So, yes. I would fly again in a heart beat and as soon as I can afford it to any country that already open their lock down policy.
And for you, keep flying. Just stay clean, stay healthy n stay safe.
Hugzz n Love from Bali 💓💓💓
I want to go from GRR to MRS now..... I hope it gets better soon.....
I will admit as a travel professional in the States who flies first class, this is so depressing! However, it is what it is! I will have to rethink my plans to Dubai and experiencing Emirates Airlines. I've been wanting to this for years. Now it will probably be as a necessity to gain firsthand knowledge for the client rather than to include my enjoyment!
We are hopefully flying In October from Phoenix to London Heathrow, two hour layover, then to Nice. I am unclear about the quarantine thing - are we able to transfer through Heathrow directly to our flight to Nice, without quarantine? I would think BA would have warned us if we would be subject to quarantine, but did not want to have a big surprise when we get to London.
Transfer passengers will not need to quarantine. I'd also check on when France will allow (you're presumably US based?) into the country nearer the time, but all will most likely change significantly within the coming months. Wishing you a safe trip in October :)
Thanks for the quick reply! It sets my mind at rest. Yes, we are US based but usually spend a couple of months at a time in Europe. The upper level seating in BA business class is our favorite space, so much better than main level. More space and much quieter.
What’s the point of paying for business on a national/short haul flight when the seats are so similar to economy and premium
It was a brilliant insight into what's required to fly during this time. Thanks for this, on any scale however £700 rtn from London to Glasgow to gain only a little more space.
No thanks B.A. I can fly to Bangkok in premium economy for that amount.
Great vlog, thanks
Thanks Derek, was certainly fascinating to experience first hand. Glad it came across as useful in the vlog. Agreed, cannot fathom how anyone would spend the £700. Other pax were largely corporate so assume their firms paying or connecting to longer flights.
BC London to most places in Europe is a good deal lower than that. Daylight robbery at its finest
*Trek Trendy* Nice!! video
Appreciated my friend 😊
Haven't flown anywhere since March. Flying for the first time next week to DC looking forward to being back in the air. Sad to see Heathrow so empty
Wishing you a safe flight next week, who are you flying with BA/AA? It really has lost its buzz... let’s hope recovery begins soon for the aviation industry as a whole
Wishing you a safe flight next week, who are you flying with BA/AA? It really has lost its buzz... let’s hope recovery begins soon for the aviation industry as a whole
@@Trektrendy Thank you I'm actually back in America flying from California on Alaska
Hi will, great video as always. Just a quick question I am a property developer and have 2 projects running in France, will I be able to travel to France at all?
Really appreciate it ☺️. Currently I don’t believe that France will allow entry without a 14 day quarantine though this will likely change soon. My hunch is when we relax our incoming 14 day mandatory quarantine for specific countries France will do the same (money is on July though)
Trek Trendy thank you much appreciated the reply.
You’re most welcome, hope you’re keeping well
will be flying in September, long haul I hope i can and it will be smooth.
Wishing you safe travels. Where are you off to?
Elsie Molly me too it’s going to be a 12flight for me ugh
This is a time machine video. I just woke up from coma and people really lost their minds those years. Good on you for knowing early on. And to those people who did this, thanks for the inflation.
Nice video. The (understandably) reduced service, lack of lounge access and priority boarding makes Club Europe a waste of money. That’s one very expensive pack of crisps! As for travel, I will continue to travel and have already done several short haul sectors within Europe. But the fun has almost been sucked out of it. Airport ghost towns, closed lounges, masks everywhere and everyone’s generally sullen expressions has made travel something to endure rather than relish for me.
Thanks Alex. And yes it has in some ways lost that excitement factor, and become very sterile and almost robotic. I do foresee that changing (where possible) in the coming weeks/months. I think a lot of the buzz of people excited going on holiday will return once Europe continues to reopen for holiday makers. Safe travels mate
thanks for that, i will be travelling to Heathrow from Hong Kong next month.
Wishing you safe travels next month. Which airline are you flying, Qatar?
@@Trektrendy thanks, will be flying with Cathay
Are shops starting to reopen at Heathrow now?
At the time of filming there was only WH Smiths and Boots, but i'm told more is beginning to open in line with gov advice
You can really say that Arrivals looks like a ghost town.
“The face masks aren’t mandatory but everyone seems to wear it out of *common courtesy* “
Something some Americans don’t understand
There’s always going to be a couple of people who don’t want to play ball sadly. Can’t say it’s a massive hardship though wearing a mask if it means we can fly again ✈️😀
Some of us Americans do get the courtesy of wearing masks for the health and safety of others; alas, as you note, not all of us do. Sorry (we'll try to remedy part of that in November).
@@waynehanley72 Exactly, the same in the UK it's always a minority that can't do the right thing. Hope you're keeping well/safe Wayne, best.
Damning an entire Nation seems a tad harsh, so lest focus on the ‘some’.
Some Americans have become drawn into their Dictator’s Politico thinking or rational, and so it is Left-Wing Communists Lilly-liveried Pinko Softies (aka Democrats) that wear masks. The rest ........ they’re stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I was recently flying NZ Airways from New Zealand to LAX, no one of the business class passengers wore a face mask
Are the T5 satellite terminals open at the moment? You could practically have T5 B/C to yourself for yourself!
Not at present unfortunately and yes haha for once it would be a quiet train transfer
Nice
Im planning on flying alone 1st july cant wait
Nice one! Where are you planning to go?
@@Trektrendy Kyrgyzstan. I flew there before alone when I was 13 but now I'm 14 and doing it again
It’s on my list of places to visit someday. Have a safe trip ✈️
@@Trektrendy thank you hope you like it
I am flying back home to the UK from New Zealand in August via Singapore Airlines. I booked a flight to Manchester from London Heathrow with British airways for when I get back. It Cost £150 business class 1 way.
That's going to be a super interesting flight coming back all this way. Goodness that's a lot for the 45min flight isn't it. Though I'm told they'll be bringing back an increased level of service in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed for a glass of something alcoholic haha (think you'll need it after than distance of travel)
I'm going on a 5hr flight next month!
Have a safe flight 😀
am getting the train to weston super mare in 2 weeks and i got a face covering
Safe trip mate 😀
British airways basic service likes mostly Europe flag carrier (from London to Edinburgh twice Okt 2019) if compared Asia flag carrier likes; Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Eva Air, in flight service much better
What was the questions like when arriving in Glasgow what did you say?
No questions on arrival interestingly
Trek Trendy very interesting! Flying on Sunday didn’t know what to expect. Thanks for reply put my mind at ease 👍🏼
@@jordanmcnamara7888 Glad it helped - safe flight :)
Great video. Happy to see that actually nothing has changed. Just less people and face masks. And that will also go away...
Exactly, it’s a short term remedy to make passengers feel safe but over time things will return to normal
I just want to know do they offer full meal service like before in their business class on long haul flight can you answer ?
It all depends on the airline flown. Qatar for example offer full meal service, so does Etihad and Emirates. BA.. long haul is unfortunately a water and sandwich 😂 not quite the premium experience at present
@@Trektrendy you mean qatar its like before? because I heard qatar business class all food is all on in one tray is it true?
@@robertgonzales3936 each course is plated via one tray rather than individually. I have several friends who have flown on QR in the last few days, and it's not too indifferent. Main thing is FA's in full PPE
@@Trektrendy thank you for fast response so basically each plate is on tray is that what you mean ?
@@robertgonzales3936 so each course is served on one tray rather than set out like in a restaurant
photo ID is not required flying BA from T5 to Scotland or back down.
Thanks so much for watching 😀 - it’s usually required at checkin to ensure the correct pax is flying for ticket purchased
Like no 98...well done
Thank you 😃
No airbridge at Glasgow? Make everyone touch the hand rail. ?
Really strange right! Definitely was not expecting that upon arrival
Great video but won't be flying again for at least 12 months too much hassle.
Hopefully many of these newly implemented changes will only be in the short term, and flying will become more ‘normal’ later in the year 🤞🏼
I hope that you realise that HongKong and Sanghai Bank (HSBC) may find it impossible to operate in Europe, the US, ANZAC, Canada and of course the UK!
What is this referring to Anna? I feel like I must be missing something here... this is a video about flying not hsbc aha
In Western Australia, our mining industry keeps the aircraft flying. Mining is BIG in WA.
Basically FIFO (Fly In Fly Out) travel has actually INCREASED dyuring COVID-19, this is due to still having to get the same amount of staff to minesites, but with social distancing, the mining companies have had to schedulte extra aircraft to carry the same amount of passengers each day. This has now gone back to normal as social distancing is nearly over (Western Australia has not have many new cases in many weeks, we closed the border with other states and countries, and only have maybe 30 active cases at the moment 25/07/2020). Victoria and New South Wales... are totally out of control due to protesters forming mass gatherings and refusing to wear masks... Our own little version of the USA...
I enjoy your videos greatly. I agree there's no point in paying for Club at the moment, since I'm sure there's plenty of space in Traveller.
Very disappointed in the final actions of Willie Walsh at IAG, firstly buying 200 Boeings for a EUROPEAN airline, and also how the fantastic BA staff are being sacked and then reinstated on worse Ts and Cs. I'm looking at other choices of airline now, even if they cost more and involve several sectors.
Thanks mate, glad you like them. Yes agreed, really upsetting to see what’s happened to the wonderful crew. Afterall a good crew really make the experience into something special and I’ve had many on my flights (including yesterday) on BA
Is ths s a business class or just row 1 seat??
This is BA European business class. Unfortunately this is as good as it gets for intra Europe premium travel 😂
@@Trektrendy ohhk😊
I’m flying from Heathrow and the flight will be about 3 hours , in a couple of weeks and as you said it will be busier than it was when you recorded this. Do you think that it will still be good social distancing on BA Business when I fly because I am quite nervous about flying and I’m not sure wether I will be sat next to someone not from my own household?
From my experience everyone is taking things seriously. Whilst flying BA club Europe you’ll have the middle seat free as usual, but it’s likely to still not be at 100% load especially in Business. Wishing you safe travels
Trek Trendy This really Helped! Thankyou
Have flight to USA please
Would love to but I feel that this will be a few months off at present with current restrictions
I think they serve meal for flight to US
For US flights at time of filming you got just a packaged sandwich and bottle of water. This has since changed to a ‘snack pack’ which is more substantial but only warm food is served in First Class
I am not wanting to fly for certain reasons. In terms of my health or anything like that, I'm fine with it's just I don't think I would enjoy the experience of flying with all the differences in place
how is this business class when its economy?
😂 welcome to Europe
Where did you get your mask? Thanks in advance.
I actually bought several when I was in Korea back in March just before the lockdown. Amazon is a good bet though 😀
Trek Trendy is it a certain brand? It appears to have a breathing filter and I wondered how well you can breathe with it on. I have several homemade ones but they are hard to breathe with them on. Thanks
It’s a N95 mask, and it’s pretty comfortable, not difficult to breath. If you search for an N95 mask it should bring up similar. Hope that helps
How do you not have more subscribers?
Thank you 😀 - I’m working on it
@@Trektrendy Will say I was around before you did it ;) best of luck!
Really appreciate it Curtis 😀
Just take a train to Glasgow, It's practically faster.
- Before you entered the airport did you have to do something, did anyone see if you had a fever or any of the symptoms ? I hope you had a great trip! :)
Thanks, was hugely insightful to fly and yes did enjoy it. Interestingly there were zero checks in terms of health. They did say onboard to notify cabin crew if you felt at all unwell etc
@@Trektrendy Thank you for your comment ! :)
« Im taking it seriously today »....
This way a very good video , I seen on CNN today June 18th ' 2020 a male passenger was removed from American Airlines for refusing to wear a face mask. I've not flown since Covid-19 came along , cancelled my flights RT from California to Minnesota 1 airline refunded my ticket fare in 11 days the other airline says it could take up to 2 months before they refund my other ticket not sure when I will be flying again .
Thanks for the kind words. And yes it’s frustrating how variable refunds are between airlines. I had a BA refund processed in a few hours but then other airlines like with your experience taking forever. Hope you’ll be able to get back in the sky soon. Stay safe ✈️
I so want to fly and travel again but all this mask and reduced service stuff doesn't make it worth it for me. Will stay home this summer - save some money - and reassess in the autumn. First time in 9 years I won't be traveling during the summer.
For sure, it’s down to personal preference. I do believe that service will slowly increase over the coming weeks, and on airlines such as Qatar service is pretty much business as usual. Hope you’ll be able to score one of the many flight deals for a trip next year ✈️
Got inside info ..... This is not shown on news...
Spill the beans 😅
9000 Avios PLUS £120 for the round trip LHR - GLA! This is why we don't use Avios for BA flights. Come to think of it, we don't fly BA. We stage through Europe or the Middle East to Asia and Australasia. Better fares, better service and no cr*p passenger tax: APD.
Ordinarily I’m the same, especially utilising their multi partner award chart. But seeing as the cash rate for GLA was over £800 I feel this was actually great value for a redemption. Comparatively I think my 12 hour JAL F flight from LAX > NRT cost me just £90 in taxes/fees. We really do have it bad departing LHR
Could literally drive to Glasgow...rather than risk yourself on a packed flight
The plane wasn't packed as you'll see on the video, plus I wasn't able to drive all the way to Scotland on this occasion (as much as it's a great drive once you're up there)
Mandatory to wear face mask within the terminal buildings, won’t be allowed in if you don’t.
This is the case now but wasn’t at time of filming
Good video, BA are a crap airline from my personal experience
Thanks Clint. And sorry to hear you've had bad experiences in the past. Wishing you safe future travels
I'm glad Covid is over now.
Food looks depression not worth. It rather wait
Yeah I think it’s fine for short haul but for long haul it looses half the fun of luxury travel
I suspect this is the only way Americans will be able to travel for a long time
Really hope things start to improve soon 😢
no mask?
Hope you sanitised the top of the can .....
Sure did, can never be too careful at the moment 👍🏼
Next time you fly. Keep your mask on.
Not wearing mask during the most of the video. No wonder uk is affected so much.
Thanks so much for watching, appreciate the support 😀 My mask was worn for 95% of my journey, took it off to eat / drink. You have to also appreciate this was filmed back when masks were not a mandatory requirement at airports in May/June.
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@@Trektrendy hello
Don’t try to use that mask with those side vents here in California, not legal and not very affective
Interesting I didn’t realise, what makes it not legal? It’s an N95 mask