I have flown BA many times since 1980 to 2010. Almost all of my travel was business related so I flew first class always. The most memorable BA experience: I was early for the evening flight from JFK to London .OK)I was leaving my limo at the BA terminal when the porter came up to ask how I was flying. By airplane, I responded. No, he said, what class. Oh, I said, I'm flying first class. The next person I encountered was the director of flight operations. She said: "I'm so sorry but we've overbooked first class. Would you mind taking the Concord?' Of course I agreed! I had a successful business in London. But the day before departure I had a pedestrian accident and broke both my legs. This is the best part of the story.BA was immediate notified of the situation and took aggressive action to get me home to NYC. BA arranged for the ambulance to pick me up at hospital (St. Barthalemews sp?) The staff completely re-arranged space for me in economy so I could be comfortable. However when this was arranged to me I referenced to my first class booking and was comfortably installed at a galley seat. Then...upon arrival at JFK I was the first person off the plane with my plasters from ankle to thigh.BA ambulance service to my flat in Queen's. I call this my "Concord Story' I believe this is an example of BA's exceeding their service obligations and simply did the right thing. I was on some pretty pain medications but was still able to address the BA staff (especially the young woman orchestrating the above situation directly to my 2nd floor apartment. Needless to say, this was a remarkable experience.
This guy does not realise how his understated, unfaced approach has given millions of people a mental escape to get out of their houses and imagine that they not him are actaully on this holiday . In these times it has been a life saver.
I have flown British Airways several times over my decades of traveling. I am fortunate to have flown their Concorde twice. On one trip, JFK to Heathrow, returning on their 747. A year later, from Heathrow to JFK. They were truly the most amazing experiences, never to be repeated. Thank you so much for continuing to post videos of your travels. I know we're all looking forward to the day when we can again take to the sky.
I have flown BA many times. as a connecting flight to South Africa and as a flight to London England from Bermuda. each and every time I have had a pleasant flight. I feel that BA is a majestic and regal aircraft, even in turbulence she flys smoothly. it does not matter if they have more planes in the sky than any other company. BA IS the Queen of the sky.
I have flown to Cape Town many times starting with British Airways 747 SP then 747s Direct flights from London, I've also flown with most other international airlines, British Airways are by far the best.
My Mother and I flew in July 1967 when it was BOAC from Toronto to Heathrow. It was an absolutely marvellous flight. My first overseas flight. I was 10 years old at the time, and still remember it. I also got to enrol in the Junior Pilot’s Jet Club. It received a log book to keep track of my flights and a small toy plane.
This big sucker flew over my house the other day and I could hear the engines and I had a feeling it was an A380 and sure enough it was. I took this magnificent jumbo plane in 2017 and don’t want fly any other way. And I had the upper deck too
As a former BA employee and former flight attendant with two other airlines, I can say this with absolute certainty.....nobody does it quite like BA! There is a reason they held the 'World's Best Airline' status for many years.
Flying British Airways has been a pleasure. I've taken numerous trips from San Francisco to London and back, including this very seat above the wing on the upper deck of an A380 in Business Class. The service was superb. The Flight Attendants were top-notch all the way. The food was delicious and, while on the A380, if they encountered turbulence, I certainly didn't feel it! I had a comfortable 7 hour sleep before landing. It was a great experience and I love flying.
In response to your question at the end of the video, Yes, I've flown BA many times, starting in 2011, with a flight to BCN (Barcelona) via LHR. Since then, I've flown with them in Premium Economy seats, which are wider, have more legroom, and have better service than "cattle car" seats. The big thing I refuse to miss is that wonderful British accent from the cabin and cockpit crew. I love the ground service--very caring, especially when I had a bad cough coming home from Greece in '13 and in '12, when there were issues involving connections to Venice at LHR. The ground crew worked hard for me to give me some comfort while they and their fellow airlines, especially Lufthansa ensured that I would flight connections to Venice, but they would involve intermediate flights: a flight to Munich and then a final one to Venice. In the meantime, BA's ground crew offered me a 10 GBP (British pound) meal voucher for some food in one of their terminals (I think it was Terminal 1). They also offered me a buggy ride to one of Lufthansa's waiting areas for the next leg to MUC (Munich). Unfortunately, the special meet-up in Venice they arranged for me didn't turn out because it was only for other people, not me. C'est-la-vie! Still, taking BA to Europe is a terrific option, especially in Premium Economy service. What other airlines have I used to cross the pond? The first one was now-defunct TWA in ''74 from JFK to LHR, Air France from Orly (because CDG didn't exist in '74) to MAD in '74, and Iberia from MAD to JFK, also in '74 (all flights were on the same trip). Other airlines I've used to hop the pond include Lufthansa, United, Air Canada, Spanair, and Air France. Since that first trip to the Continent, I've visited Europe again in '94, '95, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019. For those trips, the purpose was to board cruise ships to visit several regions, including the Aegean and the Black Seas ('94), the Baltic ('95), the Mediterranean and the Adriatic ('00, '10, '11, '12, '13, 'and '17) the North Sea and the Irish Sea (for the British Isles in '19, the Atlantic islands of the Canaries and Madeira (belonging to Spain and Portugal, respectively) in '14, and between the English Channel and Med in '16.
My travel agent knows never to book me business class on BA. The configuration means that it’s difficult to get out from the middle seats and cabin crew have to lean over passengers in the aisle seats to serve the middle row customers.
Hello from Montreal. I have the PTZ flight cam at MIA. And usually I would log on to see the BA A-380 arrive and then depart later the same day back to London. She is majestic.
I flew LAX to JFK on AA 777 in business class about 3 weeks ago and stayed at the TWA Hotel at JFK. Came back next morning. No problems and no covid. Enjoy the empty planes while you can.
@@johannesbols57 its called the real world where i see and experience things live and in person instead of just believing what is being fed to me via TV news. In the real world we call it what it's always been known as the common cold instead of inventing a new name to scare everybody.
Best flight I’ve ever had over to Miami was on the BA A380. Very lucky. Just economy and it was amazing. Really comfortable. Flew back on a one BA’s 747. The difference showed. Great planes both. Can’t beat the A380 though.
It's incredible how far business class has come. BA was at the cutting edge when they introduced these lie-flat seats in 1999. But looking at those cabins now, they're a (Club) world away from of the current options on Qatar, SA or Emirates. Let's hope things continue to move forward once we can all travel again!
Thank you so much for this video, I had been looking for videos of British Airways planes for years and only came across your channel a few days ago when it put your trip to the Maldives in my suggested videos. I flew British Airways only once round trip from from O'hare to Heathrow (I live in Minnesota) for business for BA, I worked for Carlson Marketing Group and we were subcontracted to manage their Frequent Traveller Programme in the United States (fun old fact then they also subcontracted their Frequent Traveller for Mexico and I'm pretty sure South America with a company in Miami). This was in 1996, I was a 26 year single mother of a 3 year old who never had been out of the country. I also had short notice and because of the government shutdown my co-worker and I had get our passports day of departure (MSP was/is not a hub for BA). Princess Diana was in Chicago for breast cancer awareness, and it was exciting to see her followed by local news when we were waiting for our passports at local restaurant during lunchtime. It was even more exciting when she boarded the flight, the flight seemed to board early but I was new to international travel to know any different. She flew with a body double and moderate entourage, she sat in First, the rest of her party was in Club like I was (I don't remember what kind of plane it was, configuration was First, Club, a larder (small food pantry for food outside of meal times dinner/breakfast) another Club and then I forgot the catchy name BA had for economy at the time. Because we boarded in the middle of the plane and I was in the last row of Club, I was the first passenger she saw and I just about died (my british seatmate and pointed her out at the airport with a ton of fanfare but I didn't see her then about a few minutes before she boarded). She changed several times during the flight and was the only one in her entourage who flew First, the rest flew again, in my section of Club and there was only one other couple, as I checked the flight manifest when I got back to work the following work week, as we had access to it. She was the last to board the plane as well as exit it upon arrival and her Jaguar was waiting for her on the tarmac. It happened to be the Euro 96 (which I had NO idea what that was and learned the hard way when I got there and then when I went to Paris and couldn't book a tour through my concierge at my hotel 2 days later and ended up taking the Eurostar with poor french speaking skills arriving at 3 o'clock in the afternoon!!!) I would've been super sad had she not been on my flight, when she died 14 months later but I saw how much fanfare that flight departed with, so I could understand to an extent but obviously very little of the extent they went to avoid the paparazzi the night she and Dodi was killed. I ended up becoming disabled 12 years later, other than the birth of my children, that flight was the most exciting thing to happen to me (I'm poor and disabled but was raised in an upper middle class Jewish family so it's not like I don't know from nice things either, I just don't have any, anymore) but at the time of my flight, Club was about 4 months worth of pay!! First would've been 6 months and the Concorde almost 9/10 months!!! We didn't have lounge access being on business for BA on BA, I was always curious though about the lounges and obviously while Club on the flight was nice, it wasn't as nice as it is now... Thank you so much for this video and the few other awesome videos I've been able to check out since finding your channel in the last few days. Cheers!!!
Yes, one of my favorites is the upper deck 747 biz class, was booked in it to South Africa, both legs, IAD-LHR and LHR-JNB, last May but had to cancel due to pandemic, then they sadly retired them.
I like British Airways generally although One World is limited. The thing with their Club World Business Class is, it seems to have been designed for the Airline (to fit seats in efficiently) rather than the paying passengers. The awkward facing other passengers is enough for me to choose another carrier.
Merci beaucoup for this video I'm so glad you had extras! For some reason this video brought tears 😢. I've taken British Airways so many times during my 20 years travel career that London practically felt like home (same with KLM)! Like many, I really miss teavelling...I miss going to see my family in Provence and Greece.I miss the exhilarating moment when a plane takes off and land. I'm looking forward to your Delta Airlines video next week their business class is awesome! Even for short haul flights they were actually very good! Once on my way to Mexico City, I was the only passenger in Business Class, I was treated like a queen and the crew was a blast ! I remember exactly how I was dressed! I was wearing a white blouse with tiny black polka-dots, a black skirt with tiny white polka-dots and black heels with tiny white polka-dots... LOL! Take care and blessings from freezing Ontario Canada!
Going on this flight in a few weeks. First wide body was last year with El Al LHR-TLV on the retro liveried 787. This yeah I'm economy plus on this flight. Looking forward to being on such a huge plane.
I have had the chance to fly with the BA from Dhaka, BD to London, UK back in 2005. It was a direct flight and I really enjoyed it as it was my first ever international travel.
Whilst it’s nice to see a flying video again, it’s somewhat depressing to see how far BA has fallen and lags so far behind other airlines like Singapore, Qatar, Emirates and Cathay.
It is quite weird. And unfortunately depends on the person who draws such a cabin design. Sometimes this designer doesn't care much about privacy etc. Sometimes it is the very airline that asks for the total use of space, to increase the number of seats. It is very difficult. The airline should have a more accommodating approach to comfort and privacy during this process, foreseeing pax expectations!
Aaaaaaahhhhh, the joys of traveling pre-COVID, how nice it was not to see any masks. Thank you for lifting my traveling spirits. Safe travels and stay healthy.
ive always found ba service to be very variable, regardless of the class. i once flew from London to dubai first class and I wasn't even offered a drink (I had to ask) and the staff were very grumpy. again flew to Bangkok economy and had one of the best staff experiences ever. they tend to have their noses in the air when dealing with complaints, rather than listening....
Can't wait for "Smellavision" and "Tasteavision" to make this experience more real during mealtimes! Oh, of course, "Rumblevision" for take off and landings! Very enjoyable video!
My first trip to London in 2010 was this plane upper deck business class I had the very last seat in the corner facing backwards it was like my own personal cabin I absolutely loved it
I flew BA on the same route in 2005. Round trip from Miami to London and back. Although I was in economy. My experience wasn't the best, it was very hot in the cabin while waiting to take off.
I really love your videos They are very informative and interesting And we don’t have to suffer horrible music, or people who are sooo in love with themselves pouting and talking for hours about themselves. Instead of showing us anything. This how a video should look like Thank you
I flew the B.A. A380 Heathrow to Hong Kong 1st class in 2018, can't say i was very impressed either. Nice video and beautiful background music, who is the music by please?
I had the pleasure of flying with BA Club class in 2015 on the 380 from Montreal to London. I was so impressed with take off as you feel nothing. Excellent food and service, very pleasant crew. Smooth ride and for me the best part was arriving in London and having a separate entrance to exit the plane and a fast track thru customs. WONDERFUL!
I flew BOAC from JFK to LHR in 1973……707! 😊 I was 5yo. I locked myself in the bathroom. I can laugh about it now. My biggest pipe dream in the world is to fly on the A380!!! Oh how I would dearly love that.
I subscribed a while ago, but, forgot to hit the bell to be alerted of all new videos. Thank you. This is how I am “traveling” for the foreseeable future!
I have flown with BA on more than several occasions both in economy and business classes. To make a comparison my experience would be as follows. Airlines used during the last three decades would include Air Canada, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, New Zealand, Cathay, Singapore, Thai, WestJet, American, Southwest, BA, Dragon Air, and several other Bucket Airlines I will not even give a mention too. Rating all these Airlines between 1 and 5 stars, I would have to give BA Business Class in comparison to others mentioned, 2.5/ 3.0 stars. This being based on meals, on board service, and ambiance during flight. To describe it better, flying BA is like wearing a rain coat that doesn't quite fit but, you gotta wear it anyway or get wet.
You make a comment about turbulence on the transatlantic sector maybe being worse in a smaller airplane. I would dispel that myth - my crossing back and forth on Oct 31 and Nov 9 were some of the roughest crossings ever, the approach to London being especially lurch-some. This was on BA 787-8. I think it's just stormy weather. But emotionally, I agree that it's somehow not so bad on a bigger airplane....
Not impressed with BA. In 2018, we flew out of O'Hare....the BA business lounge was terrible. The in-flight service wasn't much better. It seemed like a US airline. Hopefully, they've improved since then.
Me too I ve never bene impresse by British , especially since I learnt that they refuse to let us being our small dogs (under 8 kilos) in the cabin! You would not put a child in cargo, would you?
Dude,, thanks so very much for this video. Regardless of how old it is, this video was a dose of reality that one day; things will return to normal. Just a cool escape from Covid albeit for a few minutes.
I'm the same. We can't even leave our State here in Aus. If we do we can't get back in due to virus outbreak on east coast. Can't leave the country either. I have my trip all planned out. Soon as we are free I'm off. Can't wait. Maybe by middle of next year.
BA's business class was groundbreaking when it was first introduced. It is now a very sad offering for business class. Hopefully, if I fly BA again, I'll get their new business class seats on the A350.
Thank you for posting this. In the late 70's I was lucky enough to (as a child) travel the world thanks to my fathers job. There were a couple of things I really remember about LHR from the mid to late 70's. A (I think) VC10 taking off with thick smoke following it and the lines of BA 747's in what I later found out was the Negus livery. Seeing the 747's lined up at T5 (with the Union flag livery) just jolts those memories.
Good morning my friend, a great insight into BA, I would not fly with BA even if they gave me free 1st class tickets. The Ying Yang seating in business is terrible for business class. The last time I flew BA in 1st class it was terrible, the staff were not interested and the food was very disappointing. You mentioned that BA have since made improvements, I hope they are for the better as they are well down my list of preferred airline. Keep up the great reviews. Kind regards DS
The food looked very unimpressive for that price and compared to other airlines. And as for the seating.........But I have always been impressed with the service and the general friendliness of the BA cabin crew. But since discovering EVA, I always travel with them whenever possible.
The business class of BA A380 is already better than the one of Air France. With Air France, I had to hear the guy close to me snoring for 12 hours of flight between Paris and Mexico city
It seems that at present, December 2021/January 2022, BA has some problems related to changes in booking (cancellations and postponements due to the Covid pandemic. There was even a separate Group created in Facebook where affected passengers can deposit their complaints, as it seems that BA's policy
you are a gracious gentleman. Thanks for the BA trip. I have always avoided British Airways because the tariff for the airport is so high. I guess I have to go to London one of these days, and it's probably via BA.
Never find better youtuber that serve the most professional, classy video that brings us to feel so real ambience! Thx for bring all of us to travel around the world at its best bro. Keep moving forward! BTW what nationality U R? Thx before
Thanks for uploading! I really miss travelling. It is about time BA improve their Club World product. It is just not worth your hard earned money or airline miles. The dense, narrow 2-4-2 configuration and level of service etc. I might give them a second chance later on, but for now I'll go for another carrier if I travel on business class.
Yes, I have flown 3 British Airways A380's round trip from Los Angeles to London. All were Premium Economy and I will say they were all top rated flights. Everything was excellent; from the flight itself, the service (food and staff) and the inflight entertainment. If/when the A380 is decommissioned, it will be a sad day. Lovely video.
I just want to let you know it is two o'clock in the morning I enjoy watch your video while listen to musique.i think I am travelling too.thank you very much.
Thanks for uploading! I follow your video's for a while now and I's very nice and relaxing in some way to watch them! Greetings, Kim from The Netherlands :-)
I have flown BA many times since 1980 to 2010. Almost all of my travel was business related so I flew first class always. The most memorable BA experience: I was early for the evening flight from JFK to London .OK)I was leaving my limo at the BA terminal when the porter came up to ask how I was flying. By airplane, I responded. No, he said, what class. Oh, I said, I'm flying first class. The next person I encountered was the director of flight operations. She said: "I'm so sorry but we've overbooked first class. Would you mind taking the Concord?' Of course I agreed! I had a successful business in London. But the day before departure I had a pedestrian accident and broke both my legs. This is the best part of the story.BA was immediate notified of the situation and took aggressive action to get me home to NYC. BA arranged for the ambulance to pick me up at hospital (St. Barthalemews sp?) The staff completely re-arranged space for me in economy so I could be comfortable. However when this was arranged to me I referenced to my first class booking and was comfortably installed at a galley seat. Then...upon arrival at JFK I was the first person off the plane with my plasters from ankle to thigh.BA ambulance service to my flat in Queen's. I call this my "Concord Story' I believe this is an example of BA's exceeding their service obligations and simply did the right thing. I was on some pretty pain medications but was still able to address the BA staff (especially the young woman orchestrating the above situation directly to my 2nd floor apartment. Needless to say, this was a remarkable experience.
This guy does not realise how his understated, unfaced approach has given millions of people a mental escape to get out of their houses and imagine that they not him are actaully on this holiday . In these times it has been a life saver.
true.
I came for the same reason !
Very much agree with this :)
totally agree
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I have flown British Airways several times over my decades of traveling. I am fortunate to have flown their
Concorde twice. On one trip, JFK to Heathrow, returning on their 747. A year later, from Heathrow to JFK. They were truly the most amazing experiences, never to be repeated. Thank you so much for continuing
to post videos of your travels. I know we're all looking forward to the day when we can again take to the sky.
I have flown BA many times. as a connecting flight to South Africa and as a flight to London England from Bermuda. each and every time I have had a pleasant flight. I feel that BA is a majestic and regal aircraft, even in turbulence she flys smoothly. it does not matter if they have more planes in the sky than any other company. BA IS the Queen of the sky.
I have flown to Cape Town many times starting with British Airways 747 SP then 747s Direct flights from London, I've also flown with most other international airlines, British Airways are by far the best.
Love British Airways. The A380 is the best long haul ever. I flew it to Australia, amazing!
My Mother and I flew in July 1967 when it was BOAC from Toronto to Heathrow. It was an absolutely marvellous flight. My first overseas flight. I was 10 years old at the time, and still remember it. I also got to enrol in the Junior Pilot’s Jet Club. It received a log book to keep track of my flights and a small toy plane.
Wow that is an awesome memory. What aircraft type was it? How do you feel flying has changed since then?
This big sucker flew over my house the other day and I could hear the engines and I had a feeling it was an A380 and sure enough it was. I took this magnificent jumbo plane in 2017 and don’t want fly any other way. And I had the upper deck too
We always fly BA out of Gatwick direct to Tampa, usually in Premium but going business class on the 18/11/21 for the first time
Flew BA in 1983 Brisbane to London with 3 stops along the way. It was great a B747
Did Bris to Heathrow in B747 in 1980. Loved every minute of it......will never forget dawn arrival at Heathrow in February.
As a former BA employee and former flight attendant with two other airlines, I can say this with absolute certainty.....nobody does it quite like BA! There is a reason they held the 'World's Best Airline' status for many years.
my dad worked for BA for 21 years, and whenever i ask him about BA disappointment fills his face.... since they fell off hard
Flying British Airways has been a pleasure. I've taken numerous trips from San Francisco to London and back, including this very seat above the wing on the upper deck of an A380 in Business Class. The service was superb. The Flight Attendants were top-notch all the way. The food was delicious and, while on the A380, if they encountered turbulence, I certainly didn't feel it! I had a comfortable 7 hour sleep before landing. It was a great experience and I love flying.
In response to your question at the end of the video, Yes, I've flown BA many times, starting in 2011, with a flight to BCN (Barcelona) via LHR. Since then, I've flown with them in Premium Economy seats, which are wider, have more legroom, and have better service than "cattle car" seats. The big thing I refuse to miss is that wonderful British accent from the cabin and cockpit crew. I love the ground service--very caring, especially when I had a bad cough coming home from Greece in '13 and in '12, when there were issues involving connections to Venice at LHR.
The ground crew worked hard for me to give me some comfort while they and their fellow airlines, especially Lufthansa ensured that I would flight connections to Venice, but they would involve intermediate flights: a flight to Munich and then a final one to Venice. In the meantime, BA's ground crew offered me a 10 GBP (British pound) meal voucher for some food in one of their terminals (I think it was Terminal 1). They also offered me a buggy ride to one of Lufthansa's waiting areas for the next leg to MUC (Munich). Unfortunately, the special meet-up in Venice they arranged for me didn't turn out because it was only for other people, not me. C'est-la-vie!
Still, taking BA to Europe is a terrific option, especially in Premium Economy service. What other airlines have I used to cross the pond? The first one was now-defunct TWA in ''74 from JFK to LHR, Air France from Orly (because CDG didn't exist in '74) to MAD in '74, and Iberia from MAD to JFK, also in '74 (all flights were on the same trip). Other airlines I've used to hop the pond include Lufthansa, United, Air Canada, Spanair, and Air France. Since that first trip to the Continent, I've visited Europe again in '94, '95, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019. For those trips, the purpose was to board cruise ships to visit several regions, including the Aegean and the Black Seas ('94), the Baltic ('95), the Mediterranean and the Adriatic ('00, '10, '11, '12, '13, 'and '17) the North Sea and the Irish Sea (for the British Isles in '19, the Atlantic islands of the Canaries and Madeira (belonging to Spain and Portugal, respectively) in '14, and between the English Channel and Med in '16.
It’s a Monday night and I’m sat watching this from Heathrow Airport!
My travel agent knows never to book me business class on BA. The configuration means that it’s difficult to get out from the middle seats and cabin crew have to lean over passengers in the aisle seats to serve the middle row customers.
Hello from Montreal. I have the PTZ flight cam at MIA. And usually I would log on to see the BA A-380 arrive and then depart later the same day back to London. She is majestic.
British airways still have one of the best safety records along with Aer Lingus and that is the most important fact above anything else!!!!
RUclips is like vicarious living: It doesn’t matter where I go. The view is great from where I’m sitting.
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I flew LAX to JFK on AA 777 in business class about 3 weeks ago and stayed at the TWA Hotel at JFK. Came back next morning. No problems and no covid. Enjoy the empty planes while you can.
In what world do you live where there is no COVID?
@@johannesbols57 its called the real world where i see and experience things live and in person instead of just believing what is being fed to me via TV news. In the real world we call it what it's always been known as the common cold instead of inventing a new name to scare everybody.
I really hope they don't retire all their A380's - these a fantastic planes...
I hope they don't! It's been a great experience to fly to London on the A380. They are amazing planes - it's true!
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But the best thing to fly is the queen of the sky ;) *(sorry it just my opinion)
Heathrow to lax on twin engined plane. No way. A380 rules.
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Yes i flown but shortest flight from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Airport Belfast.
Not bad at all. Hoping to experience A380 flight.
Best flight I’ve ever had over to Miami was on the BA A380. Very lucky. Just economy and it was amazing. Really comfortable. Flew back on a one BA’s 747. The difference showed. Great planes both. Can’t beat the A380 though.
It's incredible how far business class has come. BA was at the cutting edge when they introduced these lie-flat seats in 1999. But looking at those cabins now, they're a (Club) world away from of the current options on Qatar, SA or Emirates. Let's hope things continue to move forward once we can all travel again!
It's a Joy to see your subscribers growing. Hope to see you on one of our journeys in the future. God willing.
Thank you so much for this video, I had been looking for videos of British Airways planes for years and only came across your channel a few days ago when it put your trip to the Maldives in my suggested videos.
I flew British Airways only once round trip from from O'hare to Heathrow (I live in Minnesota) for business for BA, I worked for Carlson Marketing Group and we were subcontracted to manage their Frequent Traveller Programme in the United States (fun old fact then they also subcontracted their Frequent Traveller for Mexico and I'm pretty sure South America with a company in Miami).
This was in 1996, I was a 26 year single mother of a 3 year old who never had been out of the country. I also had short notice and because of the government shutdown my co-worker and I had get our passports day of departure (MSP was/is not a hub for BA).
Princess Diana was in Chicago for breast cancer awareness, and it was exciting to see her followed by local news when we were waiting for our passports at local restaurant during lunchtime.
It was even more exciting when she boarded the flight, the flight seemed to board early but I was new to international travel to know any different.
She flew with a body double and moderate entourage, she sat in First, the rest of her party was in Club like I was (I don't remember what kind of plane it was, configuration was First, Club, a larder (small food pantry for food outside of meal times dinner/breakfast) another Club and then I forgot the catchy name BA had for economy at the time.
Because we boarded in the middle of the plane and I was in the last row of Club, I was the first passenger she saw and I just about died (my british seatmate and pointed her out at the airport with a ton of fanfare but I didn't see her then about a few minutes before she boarded).
She changed several times during the flight and was the only one in her entourage who flew First, the rest flew again, in my section of Club and there was only one other couple, as I checked the flight manifest when I got back to work the following work week, as we had access to it.
She was the last to board the plane as well as exit it upon arrival and her Jaguar was waiting for her on the tarmac. It happened to be the Euro 96 (which I had NO idea what that was and learned the hard way when I got there and then when I went to Paris and couldn't book a tour through my concierge at my hotel 2 days later and ended up taking the Eurostar with poor french speaking skills arriving at 3 o'clock in the afternoon!!!)
I would've been super sad had she not been on my flight, when she died 14 months later but I saw how much fanfare that flight departed with, so I could understand to an extent but obviously very little of the extent they went to avoid the paparazzi the night she and Dodi was killed.
I ended up becoming disabled 12 years later, other than the birth of my children, that flight was the most exciting thing to happen to me (I'm poor and disabled but was raised in an upper middle class Jewish family so it's not like I don't know from nice things either, I just don't have any, anymore) but at the time of my flight, Club was about 4 months worth of pay!! First would've been 6 months and the Concorde almost 9/10 months!!!
We didn't have lounge access being on business for BA on BA, I was always curious though about the lounges and obviously while Club on the flight was nice, it wasn't as nice as it is now... Thank you so much for this video and the few other awesome videos I've been able to check out since finding your channel in the last few days. Cheers!!!
Lv it! Made me smile and recall my trips on it before! Missing those days!
I was lucky enough to fly the B747 in Club World (upper deck) and First class in 2019, right before COVID. Sad that they retired the whole 747 fleet.
So sad indeed. An icon gone ...
Yes, one of my favorites is the upper deck 747 biz class, was booked in it to South Africa, both legs, IAD-LHR and LHR-JNB, last May but had to cancel due to pandemic, then they sadly retired them.
WOW! The A380 is like a flying HOTEL! Thanks for sharing, so I could fly on one of these virtually! :) :)
That seat config is no bueno.I'm not a picky person but that doesn't look convenient.thanks
They are awful compared to the likes of Singapore or Emirates business class.
Fantastic flying yes I flew from London to FrankFurt
I like British Airways generally although One World is limited. The thing with their Club World Business Class is, it seems to have been designed for the Airline (to fit seats in efficiently) rather than the paying passengers. The awkward facing other passengers is enough for me to choose another carrier.
BA is great. Looking forward to taking this same plane (upper deck biz class) on this same flight (round trip) in December.
Merci beaucoup for this video I'm so glad you had extras! For some reason this video brought tears 😢. I've taken British Airways so many times during my 20 years travel career that London practically felt like home (same with KLM)! Like many, I really miss teavelling...I miss going to see my family in Provence and Greece.I miss the exhilarating moment when a plane takes off and land. I'm looking forward to your Delta Airlines video next week their business class is awesome! Even for short haul flights they were actually very good! Once on my way to Mexico City, I was the only passenger in Business Class, I was treated like a queen and the crew was a blast ! I remember exactly how I was dressed! I was wearing a white blouse with tiny black polka-dots, a black skirt with tiny white polka-dots and black heels with tiny white polka-dots... LOL! Take care and blessings from freezing Ontario Canada!
Now i know I'm not the only one with tears in my eyes 🙂
@@DonMikimax And now I know I'm not the only one as well!👍😊
Back to the good old days...
I love BA, it’s my preferred carrier when I fly long haul. Fly the flag ❤️🇬🇧
Looking forward for my trip in Business from London to San Francisco!
Going on this flight in a few weeks. First wide body was last year with El Al LHR-TLV on the retro liveried 787. This yeah I'm economy plus on this flight. Looking forward to being on such a huge plane.
I hope to see the A380 in full service after the pandemic; And for another superb video....
I have had the chance to fly with the BA from Dhaka, BD to London, UK back in 2005. It was a direct flight and I really enjoyed it as it was my first ever international travel.
I love it British Airways
You have recorded well , just enough to give Viewers a Fair idea of the trip
Flying this business class A380 on Monday(June 19 2023) to London from Miami, I really hope it doesent disappoint, it’s my first time overseas
Enjoy your trip
Loved it. I don't mind the video quality. Motivation for me to work harder to travel again.
Whilst it’s nice to see a flying video again, it’s somewhat depressing to see how far BA has fallen and lags so far behind other airlines like Singapore, Qatar, Emirates and Cathay.
Well said UrbanJungle!
definitely. for a legacy carrier, they went down the drain
All in the pursuit of even bigger profits. Money mad management. Such a shame. 🙁
I totally agree, they used to be the "Worlds Favorite Airline" i would and still prefer flying with Emirates, Qatar and Virgin Atlantic...
More time to the food and wine, please. (My favorite parts.)
BA will let you take your time. As long as you don't get loud and belligerent they could care less. They want you to have a good experience.
Can't imagine sitting in middle seat Business Class in this plane, with aisle seat around you is stranger.
Been there, done that. BA has the worst seating arrangement in all aviation.
It is quite weird. And unfortunately depends on the person who draws such a cabin design. Sometimes this designer doesn't care much about privacy etc. Sometimes it is the very airline that asks for the total use of space, to increase the number of seats. It is very difficult. The airline should have a more accommodating approach to comfort and privacy during this process, foreseeing pax expectations!
Let's hope it's not too long before we can safely travel like this again :)
Aaaaaaahhhhh, the joys of traveling pre-COVID, how nice it was not to see any masks. Thank you for lifting my traveling spirits. Safe travels and stay healthy.
Thank you for keep posting your Videos. I flew British Airways back 2019 in First Class from Miami to London. It was very nice.
ive always found ba service to be very variable, regardless of the class. i once flew from London to dubai first class and I wasn't even offered a drink (I had to ask) and the staff were very grumpy. again flew to Bangkok economy and had one of the best staff experiences ever. they tend to have their noses in the air when dealing with complaints, rather than listening....
Can't wait for "Smellavision" and "Tasteavision" to make this experience more real during mealtimes! Oh, of course, "Rumblevision" for take off and landings! Very enjoyable video!
My first trip to London in 2010 was this plane upper deck business class I had the very last seat in the corner facing backwards it was like my own personal cabin I absolutely loved it
I flew BA on the same route in 2005. Round trip from Miami to London and back. Although I was in economy. My experience wasn't the best, it was very hot in the cabin while waiting to take off.
I'd love to see these planes come to, Orlando Florida too from the UK, or most anyplace.
I really love your videos
They are very informative and interesting
And we don’t have to suffer horrible music, or people who are sooo in love with themselves pouting and talking for hours about themselves. Instead of showing us anything.
This how a video should look like
Thank you
Wow this is really amazing
I flew the B.A. A380 Heathrow to Hong Kong 1st class in 2018, can't say i was very impressed either. Nice video and beautiful background music, who is the music by please?
The music is from Musicbed.com
@@luxurytravelexpert Thanks bro.
I had the pleasure of flying with BA Club class in 2015 on the 380 from Montreal to London. I was so impressed with take off as you feel nothing. Excellent food and service, very pleasant crew. Smooth ride and for me the best part was arriving in London and having a separate entrance to exit the plane and a fast track thru customs. WONDERFUL!
In these coronadays old is gold
I flew BOAC from JFK to LHR in 1973……707! 😊 I was 5yo. I locked myself in the bathroom. I can laugh about it now. My biggest pipe dream in the world is to fly on the A380!!! Oh how I would dearly love that.
Miss the Queen of the Skies so much. Even the A380 pilots are going to A350 now.
Looks amazing
You so-so quality MUCH better then some others best. Thank you for sharing us!
Watching this.....got me emotional.
It feels like eternity since I've flown with an plane.
Oh, when is this situation going to end 😢😢😟
I hope one day I fly on one of those plans.👍✈
I subscribed a while ago, but, forgot to hit the bell to be alerted of all new videos. Thank you. This is how I am “traveling” for the foreseeable future!
I enjoyed watching your video.
I have flown with BA on more than several occasions both in economy and business classes. To make a comparison my experience would be as follows. Airlines used during the last three decades would include Air Canada, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, New Zealand, Cathay, Singapore, Thai, WestJet, American, Southwest, BA, Dragon Air, and several other Bucket Airlines I will not even give a mention too. Rating all these Airlines between 1 and 5 stars, I would have to give BA Business Class in comparison to others mentioned, 2.5/ 3.0 stars. This being based on meals, on board service, and ambiance during flight. To describe it better, flying BA is like wearing a rain coat that doesn't quite fit but, you gotta wear it anyway or get wet.
You make a comment about turbulence on the transatlantic sector maybe being worse in a smaller airplane. I would dispel that myth - my crossing back and forth on Oct 31 and Nov 9 were some of the roughest crossings ever, the approach to London being especially lurch-some. This was on BA 787-8. I think it's just stormy weather. But emotionally, I agree that it's somehow not so bad on a bigger airplane....
Not impressed with BA. In 2018, we flew out of O'Hare....the BA business lounge was terrible. The in-flight service wasn't much better. It seemed like a US airline. Hopefully, they've improved since then.
Me too I ve never bene impresse by British , especially since I learnt that they refuse to let us being our small dogs (under 8 kilos) in the cabin! You would not put a child in cargo, would you?
@@marcelladiberti4479 Depends on the child
Dude,, thanks so very much for this video. Regardless of how old it is, this video was a dose of reality that one day; things will return to normal. Just a cool escape from Covid albeit for a few minutes.
Might sound sad, but I do miss catching a flight.
I'm the same. We can't even leave our State here in Aus. If we do we can't get back in due to virus outbreak on east coast. Can't leave the country either. I have my trip all planned out. Soon as we are free I'm off. Can't wait. Maybe by middle of next year.
Yep I flew First Class from Miami to London in British Airways
BA's business class was groundbreaking when it was first introduced. It is now a very sad offering for business class. Hopefully, if I fly BA again, I'll get their new business class seats on the A350.
Agreed - Emirates every time when possible - VA never...
@@romeo9017 why VA never
yes had exp,in BA fleet both inter europe and international flights several times its extremely high in terms of services and accommodation.
oohh u made me jealous... im off for two weeks but staying home... counting trees , bird's nest around my house 🏠 🤪🤪
Thank you for posting this. In the late 70's I was lucky enough to (as a child) travel the world thanks to my fathers job. There were a couple of things I really remember about LHR from the mid to late 70's. A (I think) VC10 taking off with thick smoke following it and the lines of BA 747's in what I later found out was the Negus livery. Seeing the 747's lined up at T5 (with the Union flag livery) just jolts those memories.
Good morning my friend, a great insight into BA, I would not fly with BA even if they gave me free 1st class tickets. The Ying Yang seating in business is terrible for business class. The last time I flew BA in 1st class it was terrible, the staff were not interested and the food was very disappointing. You mentioned that BA have since made improvements, I hope they are for the better as they are well down my list of preferred airline. Keep up the great reviews.
Kind regards
DS
The food looked very unimpressive for that price and compared to other airlines. And as for the seating.........But I have always been impressed with the service and the general friendliness of the BA cabin crew. But since discovering EVA, I always travel with them whenever possible.
@@MrRexvogans EVA Air is go good indeed
Lovely video 👏
Thank you 🤗
Nice,trio...from Fortaleza northeast of BRASIL
Always nice to see your video and that you think of us 😊
The business class of BA A380 is already better than the one of Air France. With Air France, I had to hear the guy close to me snoring for 12 hours of flight between Paris and Mexico city
It seems that at present, December 2021/January 2022, BA has some problems related to changes in booking (cancellations and postponements due to the Covid pandemic. There was even a separate Group created in Facebook where affected passengers can deposit their complaints, as it seems that BA's policy
you are a gracious gentleman. Thanks for the BA trip. I have always avoided British Airways because the tariff for the airport is so high. I guess I have to go to London one of these days, and it's probably via BA.
Never find better youtuber that serve the most professional, classy video that brings us to feel so real ambience! Thx for bring all of us to travel around the world at its best bro. Keep moving forward! BTW what nationality U R? Thx before
I flew BA from Dubai to London First Class amazing
Thanks for uploading! I really miss travelling. It is about time BA improve their Club World product. It is just not worth your hard earned money or airline miles. The dense, narrow 2-4-2 configuration and level of service etc. I might give them a second chance later on, but for now I'll go for another carrier if I travel on business class.
Glad you found extra videos as I've watched everything and had run out
Awesome video! It's definitely not so-so! I'm scheduled to fly BA's 787-10 in May, hope it actually happens. lol
Me gustan sus comentarios.Un problema,una solución.
Muchas gracias.
Yes, I have flown 3 British Airways A380's round trip from Los Angeles to London. All were Premium Economy and I will say they were all top rated flights. Everything was excellent; from the flight itself, the service (food and staff) and the inflight entertainment. If/when the A380 is decommissioned, it will be a sad day. Lovely video.
So agree. Rog.pacific sunset.
Fantastic video! A380 is a beautiful aircraft, I hope they won't retire those and continue flying after the pandemic
Lovely video as usual. Can you tell me whatvthe opening music is? Thank you.
When you reach 1 million do a video on how you do these trips!! It would be great gift to us..
i see nothing inferior with this video. i'm also glad i understood the "ying-yang" of the video.
I am trying to choose between AA Delta Virgin and BA and so far all i see are good things about BA Business class.
I just want to let you know it is two o'clock in the morning I enjoy watch your video while listen to musique.i think I am travelling too.thank you very much.
thats the seat i take if i am flying on the A380. very private and no climbing over someone to get to the aisle. my other fav is 3A on AA B777-300
Thank you for this video. Cant fly but at least can see.👍
Thanks for uploading! I follow your video's for a while now and I's very nice and relaxing in some way to watch them! Greetings, Kim from The Netherlands :-)