FLIGHT REPORT I 🇺🇸🇬🇧 San Francisco to London Heathrow Airbus A380 British Airways I 10h Economy
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- Опубликовано: 3 сен 2023
- Featured Aircraft: British Airways Airbus A380 G-XLEF
Destination: San Francisco International Airport SFO to London Heathrow Airport LHR
Flight number: BA286
Class: Economy
Seats: 72K, 75J
San Francisco International Airport is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second-busiest in California. It is the fifth-largest hub for United Airlines, which operates out of Terminal 3 and the International Terminal. SFO functions as United's primary transpacific gateway.
Location: San Francisco International Airport SFO KSFO
Country: United States
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A great video, the A380 is a beautiful aircraft. Hope you enjoyed London too!
Thank you for watching and glad you loved the video. Yes I enjoyed London a bit I was there mostly for plane spotting but got to see a bit of the city as well. I would definitely be back. ❤️❤️❤️👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
We must never give up on our dreams - well said.
Thank you for watching ☺️❤️❤️❤️
Our pleasure, greetings from Germany, the United States, and France.@@sfoaviation
@@epac-footballscene2004 Lets keep our dreams alive ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@sfoaviation Greetings from France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪 and the United States 🇺🇸.❤️❤️
France the best ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙
Just found your channel it's fantastic love the airport aircraft San Francisco airport awesome thanks 👍🇬🇧
Thank you for watching Andy! Glad you enjoyed the aircraft spotting in SFO 😃
So fun always to travel around with you and experience something new! Really love it! Thank youuuuu!
You're welcome I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Hope to bring you more in the future. Thank you for watching! ☺️
Oh brilliant flight matey
Thank you for watching Caleb! Glad you liked the video. I hope you get to fly the Airbus A380 in the future 👍🏻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Thank you for sharing this super video ✈
Thank you as well for watching I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I flew XLEF from London to SFO in May of 2016 row 65. Fond memories, and was excited to see your video. My only A380 Flight. Awesome plane!
I'm glad this video brought back some good memories for you bud. I hope it won't be the last A380 flight for you they are still out there flying with lots of different operators to choose from and plenty of wonderful places around the world to visit like Dubai and Sydney 😃
Lucky you for visiting the cockpit. thanks for showing that footage
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it. It was one of those perfect days that just got more perfect ☺️
Awesome video
Glad you liked it. Thank you for watching ☺️
Great video, thank you.
Thank you for watching I'm glad you enjoyed it ☺️
I can’t wait to go to SFO on May 20th and go to Europe for 2 mouths this year 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
Thats awesome bud! Sounds like its going to be an epic summer for ya. What planes are you taking to where? 😀
Superb video that mate. Up close and colourful. Haven't flown since 2008 so never been on one of these brilliant machines. Though I did fly on one of the first 747s in early 70s! Would love to emulate a trip to SF on one of these as I did back in 81 flying to SF on a Transamerica 747. Times running out though lol. Thanks for providing some inspiration to an old sea dog on a September afternoon 👍
Thank you for sharing your story with us Glen. I can only imagine what it was like to fly in a 747 in the early 70s it must have been a super exciting experience since those were the early days when the 747 just went into service. The 747 is now considered a classic aircraft for my generation of plane lovers. I flew one when I was a kid but can barely remember what it was like. Now I can only dream of your 747 flight. Glen there is no better time than now I really hope you get to fly on an A380 soon to emulate your previous flights. Keep us posted ❤️
Excellent video. I often watch that flight to and from SFO to LHR on Flightradar 24. Nice to see it "in person". Thank you!
Thank you for watching I'm glad you liked the video. I too used to watch it on the app. The flight experience was mind blowing. All sorts of emotion hit me realizing I am now flying the same route as on the app. I hope you get to fly this A380 in the near future bud. I can tell you its 100% worth it. Super comfortable compared to any other passenger jet aircraft. Its also a beautiful aircraft. ❤️
@@sfoaviation Thank you for your kind reply. Yes I've heard the A380 is the most comfortable jet in the sky bar none! Hope to fly on it one day!
@@gilliantracy7991 and I wish and hope you will in the near future 😃 life is short be sure to do all the things you love and have fun ❤️
I flew this flight in August, certainly not a fan of long haul but the A380 and BA were great…..really impressed with SFO airport too - great to see this video and re-live it a little again ✈️⭐️👍
Hi Steve good to know this video brought you some good memories of this flight. One of my goal for this flight is to bring the joy of flying and remembrance to those who lived it through this awesome long haul. I'm glad I was able to provide this to you. Have a good weekend bud.
@@sfoaviation thank you, yes it was great to visit San Fran even if it was for a work trip….it has kindled my interest in watching these videos, especially your live streams and the guys at Heathrow, particularly when that route A380 is there, thinking I was on that ✈️….I did like that bar in SFO, had a nice IPA looking out over that same area as in your video to watch the aircraft
@@steve_b_uk1227 Sounds like you had a great time in San Francisco Steve. I hope you get to visit again and enjoy our great city. Thank you again for watching. Cheers to your next travel 🍻🍻🍻
As always, good video!
thank you for watching I'm glad you liked it ☺️
Awesome video, keep it up!
London to San Francisco coming up. Thank you for watching! 😃
Nicely captured ❤
Thank you mate ❤️
Fantastic video mate! cheers!
Thank you for watching 😊
I watch these flights fly from San Francisco over my farm in western Saskatchewan in Canada to Europe on flight radar, but even from the ground they look impressive with the four motors
Darren thank you for watching I'm so glad you reached out! I was scrolling through the planes flight map data and saw it flying over Saskatchewan! I was wondering where that was I did not know at the time thanks for letting me know its Canada 😆 Bud I hope you get to fly in the Airbus A380 one of these days, its one of the best aircrafts ever made and a sight to behold. Thank you again have a great weekend bud 😀
Great video. Enjoyed the journey 👍
Thank you bud. Glad you enjoyed it see you on the next flight 😃
@@sfoaviation You’re Welcome 👍
Magnificent heavies at gate😍
Beautiful video ❤
Yes we have lots of heavies at the International terminal in SFO
It's beyond perfect, the video blog style is very nice, it's a very nice shot, thank you to the effort of the person who shot it, it's very nice, the shot is very nice.✈✈✈✈✈✈🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥
Thank you for your kind words and feedback Alper! This was hard filming indeed with so many moving parts rolled into one flight. Getting all the plane spotting done at the terminals was a challenge catching the planes while they are being serviced is tough because most of the cool ones are not parked near each other. It was hard but a fun challenge. Check out my return flight from London to San Francisco. I hope you enjoy ☺️❤️❤️❤️❤️
10h nice Flug!
Danke! It was a nice smooth flight 😁
I love SFO... Makes me miss my home in the Bay Area :( .... Wish I could have afforded living costs and stuck around.
Sorry to hear I hope you will have the chance to return one day. While it is a beautiful city its not without its drawbacks. Rent and property has skyrocket to impossible heights in recent years there are still pockets around the bay area where it is still affordable. With interest rates on an new high home prices are starting to level as well.
Great video my first time flying a380 was in June Singapore airlines LHR -SIN 12hours flight
Thank you for watching! Glad you liked this video. I have to say I am jealous I've always wanted to fly Singapore Airlines especially their A380 unfortunately we don't have them in SF. You're very lucky Singapore is one of the best operators who actually upgraded their A380 cabins to keep them fresh and presentable. Their service is second to none. How was your flight on the A380? how do you like it compared to previous planes you've flown before? 😀
love your pushback footages
Thank you for watching bud. Yeah I got lucky those rare A350s got pushed back before my flight. Its a fun process to watch I agree
Amazing Flight!
Thank you for watching bud. It was an awesome flight 😃
@@sfoaviation You are welcome!
niceeee looking emerites grew for sure
always fun to see the cool uniforms of international airline cabin crews 😀
Hello Friend be good video I likes and thank for your share !
Thank you for watching bud! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Great video of that A380!! Greetings.
Thank you for watching I'm glad you enjoyed it 😃
Wonderful video
Thank you for watching Will! Glad you liked it ❤️👌🏻
Nice views of Brisbane South San Francisco , Excelsior District, Sunset District, Panhandle!
Thanks Daniel wow you know the City very well! Brisbane is hard to find from up above 😆
Thanks for this video !! I haven't been yet in an A380 but I hope to do it some day ! 🙂
Thank you for watching Eric. I hope you get to fly the A380 sometime in the near future. I highly recommend it its an awesome aircraft. ❤️
Flew Heathrow to Miami last year on BA A380 LEE in club world last year on the upper deck for out honeymoon, it was a terrific experience
Thanks for sharing glad you had a terrific experience aboard the A380. Out of curiosity how many meals did BA provide for you Miami flight?
It was an afternoon flight so from what I can remember it was a full meal shortly after take off and a light meal around an hour or 2 before landing. If you wanted snacks all you had to do was go up to the galley and help yourself
@@chuckeggarlaw3344 Thank you for sharing. I had a guy from Texas said he had a 1.5 meal as well which was different from the SFO flight which had 2 meals. Were wondering maybe because its the longer flight you get more meals. Interesting to know the number of meals to Miami. 😀
@sfoaviation ya, it was a 9 hour flight and 1.5 meals. It all happened by accident for us as we were originally booked to fly United Dublin to New York and down to Fort Lauderdale in premium plus but United changed the aircraft cos their 777 wasn't back in the air yet so our travel agent switched us to Dublin to Miami via Heathrow and just happened to get us business class for what we originally paid. It was an ever better surprise to see it was on the A380.
@@chuckeggarlaw3344 wow that is awesome it all worked out better in the end with the A380 icing on the cake 😆 what a lucky flight that was. And come on a United 777 flight can't compare to the smooth sailing A380s
THANKS FOR YOUR HONEST REVIEW AND DETAILED VIDEO OF BRITISH AIRWAYS A380 . I AM BRITISH CITIZEN AND PROUAD FRO BA A380, ONE DAY I WILL TRAVEL IN A380 FOR LONG HAUL HOLIDAYS.
Thank you for watching Harry! Glad you enjoyed the video and happy to hear you will be supporting more British Airways A380 flights in the future. British Airways is one of my favorite airlines and I love them dearly. Thank you for sharing! Bon voyage! 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Excellent video! I also got to fly on the BA A380 from DFW-LHR and back this summer. My first time on both the A380 and BA. These days, BA is the only airline to fly the A380 here to DFW.
Happy to know you got to fly this legendary plane bud. How was your trip to London? 😀
@@sfoaviation Thanks for asking! London was fun, saw the sights and museums. Even drove out to the English countryside. Weather was mild, especially since we've had a very hot summer here in DFW. It was a nice escape from the heat.
One thing I found interesting: The DFW flight outbound is roughly 1 hour shorter than the SFO flight outbound, yet we only got served 1.5 meals (full dinner like yours + breakfast was just an egg sandwich and a cup of fruit). We didn't get a full breakfast like your video.
On my flight back to DFW, we got served a full lunch, but just a chicken and leek pie before landing. Was expecting more on the latter meal since it was a 10-hour flight.
Sat on the upper deck on both flights, was worth the extra price as it was really quiet.
@@JohnSmith-rf5vm John thank you for sharing your trip with us. I'm so jealous you got to drive out to the English countryside, I've always wanted to do that but I'm afraid of driving on the wrongside of the road. Thats very interesting they did not serve you a second meal it should usually be two meals and a snack for that length of flight 🤔 most international flights I been its always two. You might want to check on your itinerary it show the number of meals that is included in your flight. I hope this didn't cause too much discomfort on your travel. Yes flying on the upper deck is really fun. I got to try lower deck and had to live with two other strangers on my way back it was ok but I prefered the upper deck with just you and one stranger.
@@sfoaviation I blew away some digital dust and did some digging for the confirmation email!😀 It only says "Meal", but doesn't specify how many meals will be served. There were plenty of restaurants at DFW for me to stock up at! 😀
Driving in the UK isn't too bad, takes some time to get used to, but still much better than trying to drive in Houston. If you can drive in Houston, you'll be just fine.
On the outbound, didn't get the 2-seater to myself, but on my way back, I did. Not many airlines these days have 2-4-2 seating in long-haul economy anymore.
@@JohnSmith-rf5vm John I guess they put Meal without an S to say were only feeding you once on this flight 😂 the other thing that worries me is the driving position in the UK is on the right hand side of the car. I still can't get around how I can manage getting anywhere around there. I would prefer driving in Texas at least I know where my turn signals are 😂 plus the roads are bigger in Texas. On my return trip video which is coming soon there is a clip of an A380 taking off from London to Dallas your area. Its getting harder to find 2-4-2 set up with all these newer wide body aircrafts. Like you I prefer the 2-4-2 set up. I didnt let getting sandwhiched by two strangers 😅
Gosh, you got a breakfast, all we got was a stale bagel coming back from Vancouver with BA
Thank you for sharing. I'm curious how long was your flight from London? this flight was about 10h, I assume the longer the more meals there would be in a long haul like this. Did you fly in the Airbus A380?
Another impressively awesome video! Despite the circumstances, keep striving with your passions and dreams that you are looking forward to achieving in the future! Your content means a lot for me and the community! I have my confidence in you that you’ll continue succeeding in no time! I’m excited for more great content from you and I wish you all the best for a prosperous YT journey now and in the long run! ✈️😄
2 hot meals... that probably makes BA the best airline for the west coast - London route.
Yes 2 meals is perfect for long hauls like this one. Had another guy tell me they only get 1 hot meal from Texas to London which is interesting.
55:26 I love that Aviavox chime.
Ah yes the chime that brings back good travel memories ☺️ I love hearing that too. Glad you enjoyed it Ryan thank you for watching ❤️
Love ❤
Thank you Sadam! Glad you loved the video! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😁
I went on a British airways A380 from DFW to Heathrow last week. If a seven-hour departure delay did not occur, the flight would had been perfect as the breakfast meal service had to be cancelled due to the food being out too long, the departure would had been during daylight when my camera would have captured the window view better during pushback and part of the taxi, and the window shades wouldn’t had to be lowered until cruising altitude, and I was too stressed out on trying to make it to my connecting flight on time. On the bright side, I had the entire row to myself though for that 8.5 hour flight.
Sorry that flight did not work out for you bud. I too had a 4 flight delay with BA which turned out to be a positive once as it gave me a lot of time to do some plane spotting from inside the terminal. I was the only guy having a blast while everyone else was frustrated and kicking things around the airport 😂
0:28 that indian family in the background were hillarious😂😂😂😂
I did not notice them them 😅 why you find them hilarious? 😂😂😂😂
It’s cute how almost every flight review video flying out of SFO begins their videos at the same spot where I catch the employee bus everyday :)
Got to admit I love SFO's international terminal architecture. It's elegant and modern. Sometimes there's way too many crows there though. How did they ever get rid of them?
@@sfoaviationCrows? That's strange!
@@tasteofindia1321 😆👍🏻 its a new phenomenon in SFO where there would be a sudden spawn of crows showing up at the departure terminals. Some days theres thousands of them and then suddenly vanish. The airports probably using them as a clean up crew for the other birds 😆
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Thank you! Glad you loved this ❤️
For a while the ba a380 was partly based out of heathrow terminal 3 for flights to yvr in the summer and mia in the winter before covid
thanks for the info. I did notice while at Heathrow T3 is congested with other airlines its probably why they moved all BA planes to T5
@@sfoaviation yep some flights are moving back to terminal 3 like yvr is moving back to terminal 3 next month
i found a great deal $600 roundtrip from sfo to london sadly I missed out on the deal for overthinking 😢 hopefully one day i will fly on the a380
Oh no sorry to hear you missed out on a super deal. $600 is an absolute deal of the century for this flight and with the British Airways A380 its a trip of a lifetime. I hope you catch another one it should slow down again after the holidays so keep your fingers crossed. Follow British Airways on Instagram sometimes they flash their deals there too. I hope you get a flight soon so you can enjoy flying with the A380 and get to visit London, its a wonderful city! 😀❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’ve been a Flight Aware fan every this software was invented. In the 60’s my family would watch aircraft coming and going from the Boise, id airport. In the mid 90’s I would look up and see 747’s leaving contrails over Boise heading north east. I figured they were coming from San Francisco but I was baffled as to where they were going. I did not think there was anywhere you could land a 747 in Idaho, Wyoming or Montana. Then Flight Aware came out and I discovered where all the planes were going! The jet I followed all these years was BAW287. A flight from London Heathrow to San Francisco. Been watching all the jets from Europe flying to LAX or San Francisco. Today watching ,your video here, I was hoping you would point the camera out the window and maybe I could have seen Lake Lowell in Nampa. A Huge National Refuge you can see from low Earth orbit. But your flight was a nighttime flight so no luck seeing the lake. Today, while watching this all the flights from London coming to San Francisco are being rerouted to north Idaho -Washington then south over Oregon due to bad storms over eastern Idaho, Wyoming and the Dakota’s. Anyway, this flight really was something to watch considering Ivan been watching all the flights from London. Thx for review. Next time you do this flight I’ll be watching below!
Bud I can't thank you enough for sharing your experiences and perspective related to this particular flight. I would love to go back in time and go plane spotting in the 60s. Seeing the planes back then would have been super exciting as these were the early days of jet travel. I never imagined this flight would have so much impact on connecting people around our country. I'm really glad I was able to produce for people like yourself. I really like using FlightAware as well to track down certain flights around the US. I'm really amazed how you followed flight BA287 thats the return flight I am in to go from London to San Francisco. Video is coming soon. I'm going to try to find Lake Lowell in Nampa on a map, I hope to capture it on my next flight. But thank you again for this sweet message. Keep in touch my return flight to London video is almost complete. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love the A380s and SFO. BTW Does Air traffic control request the piolot to put the flaps down for takeoff?
I don't think atc require flaps but you need slight flaps for a bit lift, not too much to cause drag especially for these A380s at capacity weight takeoff
Very Nice. How were you able to take a video in cockpit?
I had a nice chat with the pilots after hopping off one thing led to another
Re text at 3:08 Whilst this is indeed a very spacious terminal, there is never enough seating both prior to security and airside. There is so much space that could more than readily accommodate more seating.
I think the seating is adequate if not more than enough. I usually don't like waiting at my assigned gate as that gets packed quickly. I prefer waiting at the empty gate across where theres more space. With more and more people in the world SFO will become congested I'm sure.
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Thank you for watching bud. I'm glad you really like it ❤️
great report. Were they strict with the baggage weight. Did you check in a bag
Thank you for watching! Luckily I did not check in a bag for this flight but from previous experience they are strict on luggage weight especially on full long haul flights.
Great video! The business class seating arrangement looks very weird...
Thank you Fernando. Yes the arrangement of the Business class is awkward. Due to a design flaw some passengers have to walk over each just to get to the restroom. It was interesting to watch 😅
Have to laugh, it’s the same pilot who took me back to Heathrow last April from San Fran, small world!!
Thank you for watching and sharing your experience. What a small world. The pilots from this flight were awesome and very kind they gave me a full tour of the cockpit controls.
great video - is the upper deck first and business class and the lower deck steerage. I have watched many A380 videos but none ever explain who goes up and who goes down and exactly how many people fit on this plane - the videos about the plane always tell of the range of possibiliyies for number of passangers but never an exact count for each operator.
Thank you for your feedback Miguel. Yes every A380 has a different config for every operator. The BA has first, business and economy on lower deck. Upper deck is only business and economy. I will keep your feedback in mind when I make my return trip video. Watch this space.
I first flew the A380 in 2007 on the launch customers Singapore Airlines plane from Singapore Changi down to Sydney Aus.
Oh wow that is awesome. I read someone bought a ticket costing $100,000 just to be on that first flight. It must have been an exciting time flying on this plane in 2007.
@@sfoaviation yes it was believe or not I was meant to be heading the other way ‘round from London to Sydney via either LA or San Francisco but someone on American Airlines screwed up so at last minute I rushed over to the Singapore ticket desk in Terminal 3 and bought a couple of tickets to Sydney via Singapore taking off in like 2/3 hours. 747-400 to Singapore then by surprise connecting with this new A380 down to Sydney and the plane was almost empty.
@@askiff1415 oh wow what an adventure that was 😂 you must be happy not flying American on that occasion! and you got to fly the 747 as well as the A380. I hope you got to walk around the A380 a bit since your flight was empty 😁
I would love to fly with British Airways. They are just so….British.😊
Thank you for watching Rob! British Airways is a fantastic company and yes they are very British. I enjoyed everything from the the A380s paint livery to the cabin crews uniform to the color of the seats. It just screams England everywhere you look. Rob there is plenty of British Airways flights nowdays worldwide and they are constantly expanding. I really hope you get to fly with them in the near future. 😀
Flying British Airways isn't anything like the experience it used to be. As much as it pains me to say it, you're better off flying Virgin Atlantic these days, if you want a British experience.
@@michaelc3977 I thibk both airlines are great. Its the crew that really makes the difference. Just hearing their British accents alone is enough to give that special experience.
@@michaelc3977 Yes, I hadn’t thought of Virgin. I see your point.
I flew on this exact A380 to Los Angeles in March! :D
Oh very nice glad you got to enjoy flying with G-XLEF she is a frequent flyer to the West Coast. Where did you fly from bud?
@@sfoaviationFrom London Heathrow
@@jjacob190 oh nice I hope it was a memorable flight 😀 and you get to fly in the A380 again in the near future 🙂
@@sfoaviation it surely was! Especially seeing the concorde while taxing at Heathrow. My closest flight is from Warsaw to Philadelphia via Heathrow and 20 days later back the same route to Warsaw. Will be my 2nd time on a 777 and first time on 787
@@jjacob190 That's awesome you got to see Concorde while you were at Heathrow. G-BOAB is hard to spot from the terminals. Would love to visit Warsaw one day it's a breathtaking city. And you got to experience 777, 787 and A380 all at once thats wonderful now you can compare the 3 flights and judge each of the aircrafts pros and cons. A lot of people tell me they like their 787s a lot 😃 which one did you like best? 🤓
thanks for the video! were there many people on board, I am flying next month, not sure if I can get a whole row!
Thank you for watching Nellie! This flight was late summer it was packed there were fews seats available but no free rows to lay down on. March is usually a slow season so hopefully you can get a row for yourself. Where are you going and from where? 🙂
Thanks for the info! From SFO to Spain, one stop at Heathrow@@sfoaviation
@@nellieliu5770 thats wonderful! I did a quick check on a A380 flight next week it looks like theres lots space left. I hope you get a row with yours. Have fun in Spain! 😊
I took this same flight a couple of weeks ago. Sat in Econ upstairs aisle seat. The IFE screen is the most annoying thing about this boring uneventful flight (which is not a bad thing at all). Would certainly recommend.
Thanks for sharing bud glad you got to enjoy riding the Airbus A380. Yes the IFE screen it is a bit slow in todays standards. Did you get a window seat? the IFE box on the British Airways ones are annoying 😆
@@sfoaviation No, aisle seat, so no IFE box in the way. Thought about the window seat but I’ve no use for the big storage bin.
@@sirhoopalot1 Aisle seat I find better on these A380s, better access to the restrooms. Did you notice the nonstop flushing during your flight? 😅
Dang the baby start crying before the plane even got up in the air. This flight has a lot of noise from people. Look like a bunch of wild buffalo boarding. The flight from LAX was much quiet.
Its one of those flights. I don't recall a flight from LAX?
mx 20 mins more than enough!
You want the full experience though
Potentially dumb question, but what’s the half and half for? I see that often with meals, coffee or not.
Good question bud. Yes they are for coffee if you choose it over orange juice or soda 😁
baby was crying during 1 hour
He eventually calmed down for the rest of the flight
Flew on this one JNB to LHR a week ago
Nice! I bet you had a good flight 😉
@@sfoaviation Was on seat 42G which is basically the worst on the plane but I've always wanted to go on an A380 so it was still awesome
@@pilotvlog mate isn't 42 on Economy Plus with more seat space and engine view? It was my first A380 too. Still mind blown on how comfy the entire flight was 😄
@@sfoaviation Nah thats last row of economy but I was amazed by how spacious and quiet it was and how the walls were still curving out
@@pilotvlog oh mate I see it now its next to the restroom on lower deck 😅 I noticed because theres so many people on the 380 the amount of bathroom use was off the charts. Almost every 30 seconds I hear a flush 😵💫😂
sadly for you , you had a winging brat near by, but a great vid well done :)
Thank you for watching Mick. I tried 🥲
Why didn’t you get the train at the C gates to the A gates at LHR? Walking the tunnels is good but explains the 30 mins to the tube
Thanks for watching bud. It was my first time in LHR, didn't know there were trains there. Good to know in the future. Thanks for the tip ❤️
@@sfoaviation train on -2 and tunnel on -4 levels.
@@GWJUK No wonder everyone else from my flight including the crew was gone 😂 I wondered where everyone went. I thought it was the beginning of a zombie apocalypse it was so quiet 😂
Can u fly air algérie? I want to see how its like
I would love to mate unfortunately we don't have that airline here in SFO yet. Maybe one day.
I saw this on Flight Radar 24
I love FR24. Which tail number was it?
I can’t remember
Absolutely amazing! This is the first time I've come across your channel, i'm glad you had a great time flying our undisputed favourite aircraft, I've flown on Emirates A380 A6-EDV in 2015 from Sydney to Dubai via Melbourne due to a delay i also had a blast of a time while others were kicking things around the airport as you say 😂😂 and I hope we get to fly on it again in the future! 💯
And btw, I'd love to come to San Francisco one day! 🙏🫶 Golden State Warriors & The Bay + the airport spotting views are making that wish stronger for me 😁💙💛💙💛
Thank you for watching! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video! I've yet to fly the Emirates version but I heard their services are top notch compared to British Airways so I am excited. That flight from Sydney to DXB must have been fun and longer than this haul to London, I've always wondered what its like for that long haul. You should definitely visit beautiful San Francisco there is so much to see in the bay area plus the plane spotting locations here are nice as well. The Warriors will hopefully back in town soon as well so book your trip soon. Cheers buddy 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@sfoaviation Yep, Emirates is really good, but I'd love to go on the Etihad and Qatar ones to experience the comparison. Maybe when I go on my planned holiday to Sydney 🙏
Sydney to Dubai via Melbourne was 14 hours due to a mechanical failure of A6-EEK in Sydney when it arrived from Auckland, at the time its first leg going back to Dubai as EK413 via Sydney. I was on my way with my parents moving from Sydney, Australia to Ohrid, Macedonia and the trip was just insane i can go on about stuff like this all day long 😂 i love travelling, its such a pleasant and entertaining feel combined into one.
Oh yeah, I am following our Warriors, they're playing well at the start of this season i'm actually so impressed with Chris Paul & Jonathan Kumminga, while Steoh Curry is elevation his game into the G.O.A.T version of Steph Curry Basketball Shooting EVER... Its a delight to watch these boys. Yeah, when I have the first decent enough chance, I'm comin' 💯 i also have a friend from near San Francisco already he's in San Jose, not far from SF. 😁
@@velekorunoski5997 Wow you are a real Warriors fan! Lets hope they keep up a good momentum this year. Speaking of Steph Curry I met him in person once at a restaurant with his wife Ayesha and kid. Can't say he was nice he largely ignored everyone asking pics and autographs. Yes you should definitely try the other operators of the A380 especially Singapore Airlines I heard their service is a rival amongst the best and they upgraded their A380s interior recently. That 14 hours flight must have been excruciating I wouldn't try it 😅
@@sfoaviation Yeah huge Warriors fan indeed. 💙💛💙💛
My friend Allan from San Jose ALSO met him and Ayesha once or twice, he said he and the whole family is really nice. Maybe Steph was in a hurry or smth that day, i don't believe he does that usually. I'm really liking this Chris Paul guy hahaha, what an impact he's givin us off the bench its insane we needed him! 😁🫶💯
I thought of booking Singapore Airlines A380 SQ222 from Sydney to Singapore when i'm heading back home but Qantas A380 QF1 is about $40 cheaper so, yeah my Qantas is the choice i'll stick with for now 😊
Oh i love long haul flights 😂 watching movies, listening to music in earphones while watching out the window, checking out the interior, etc etc hahaha, its lovely especially on the A380s
@@velekorunoski5997 you should watch a Warriors game when you are in the Bay well worth it maybe buy some merch for souvenir as well. Steph lives in the East Bay people has seen him there buying things from Best Buy. The Singapore A380 is I believe the direct competition of Qantas since they both specialized on long hauls to Australia.
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Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the flight ☺️
We made this flight in 2019 on same equipment. was very pleasant
That is fantastic glad you got to enjoy this flying marvel. I hope it was a memorable trip 🙂
@@sfoaviation was total luck on my part. Was originally going on Air Canada out of DFW - YYZ- TLV. 1st leg got cancelled. Rebooked United to SFO. British Airways SFO - LHR on the A380 and then LHR - TLC on a A350. As far as checking off my plane list, on my outbound, did great and made for a LONG few days.
@@stevepse that worked out beautifully and you got to ride the A350 as well 😃
@@sfoaviation I did. On BA had business class seats and it was very enjoyable Air Canada did 777-200ER TLV -YYZ and then a E175 back to dfw
@@stevepse oh wow the business class seats is so spacious did you have a window seat? I think you can see the engines from that side of the cabin
The EK 380 always leaves right before the BA 380, I have dozens of pics of them passing eachother lol #avgeek
EK is mostly on time, BA is sometimes late haha
Việt Nam ❤
Yes Vietnam was awesome I went to Da Nang and Hoi An ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Which runway did you land
I believe this flight landed on the North Runway 09L. I can see Terminal 5 where all the BA A380s are parked on touchdown
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Awesome 👍🏻
NEW YORK ------- COCHIN ( DREAMLINER )
That would be a nice long haul flight 👍🏻
Have flown British Airways
From Heathrow to Chennai . It was ok ✅
Glad you had a good flight mate! What plane did you fly in? 😀
@@sfoaviation so many Airlines
Some of the Airlines names are disappeared
My first flight name was Aero from Colombo to Moscow from there I travelled all Eastern Europe local airlines
SFO looks good but, like most American airports, the noise level is inexcusable!!!
we like a bit of noise 😁
@@sfoaviation A bit is fine but the PA system everywhere in this country is just loud. Whenever I go to a 3rd World country, I'm reminded of home inside the airport, and unfortunately more and more outside of it.😕
@@Sayitlikitiz101 we will get to a point where airports are going to be quieter. Aircraft engine manufacturers are creating quieter and quieter engines. The A380s engines are a lot quieter despite having 4 engines than those of the newer Boeing 777s at takeoff. The A350s are also quieter than older planes. So eventually its going to quiet down at airports in the future.
Airlines with although smaller fleets but busy routes may keep them for longer than 10 years, we will just have to wait and see
Re supersonic aircraft yes there has been a lot of talk about them and some development but very little actual physical advancements. Airlines will jump onboard as it’s good publicity for them but United are not known for speculative nee aircraft so I doubt if anything of that nature will come to fruition. Within private aviation it may come sooner than later as it’s much easier to develop a small 6-14 seat aircraft with supersonic capabilities but considering a BBJ will cost approx $80 mil without too many frills so a supersonic one would cost approx $180 mil easily. But as ever it’s just a wait and see scenario, in aviation development apart from fuel saving and carbon fibre we seem to be going backwards
Yes the way things are going supersonic does not seem feasible especially with United being the giant they are they dont need publicity all they need is their best rates and they have the best rates in US. I love United and do hope they pull it off just to show America can do supersonic and keep it. It would be great to see a small fleet of these planes though it will be pricey
I flew to Los Angeles in 2019 on G-XLEF A380
Thank you for watching. How was your flight to LAX prepandemic? I bet its less busy?
@@sfoaviation it was great. September 2019 went and was full if I recall
@@rajnirvan3336 I miss traveling before the pandemic people were a lot more calmer. Nowdays more people are on edge ready to smack somebody. So many more drama on air travel 😂
@@sfoaviation me too. I done LA and Vegas last year flew on Virgin B787-9 both ways and this year New York and Orlando with Virgin on A350-1000. I have now completed my full Airbus and Boeing catalogue
@@rajnirvan3336 Thats is cool I am jealous. I hear Virgin is a step up from British Airways. It seems Virgins planes are always cleaner when I do plane spotting maybe its the color something. They seem more polished. How does the Boeing 787-9 compare with your A380 fligt in terms of comfort?
The baby crying at 32:26
Yeah unfortunate its one of those things we can't control bud
You think Loomis might be on this flight ✈️ .
Loomis was most likely in there 😆👊🏻
How much is this trip?
Around $2800 round trip
Give us news not history, we all know the ins and outs of the A380. I nearly fell asleep
Thank you for the feedback David. I don't have much to report on the A380 besides that everything about that flight is the same. I made this video more as a diary of what a first flight is like on the A380.
Before the pandemic, BA was stronger in SFO, they had 1 747 ,1 380 and 2 777’s daily
You're so lucky to had witnesses this. I wish I had unfortunately I did not get to see their 747s before they retired. I also did notice Air France's and Lufthansa's A380s used to land in SFO
They all seem to be getting replaced with the a350 sadly
@@ilikeplanees4925 the A350 is the future its more efficient and better in all areas than the Airbus A380, not as cool though 😆
You should have flashed your phone light out your window to show other plane spotters that you see them prior to take off. Next time!
That would be epic I'll try it next time 😂
Flew on the A380 but never again there is hardly any legroom in economy and the seats are so uncomfortable.
sorry it didn't work out for you bud. Yeah especially on the window seats the ife box really limited the leg room can barely fit a bag under the seat in front of me
I went to Boston two weeks ago on one and it was very cramped. Just like the 787 I came home on last Saturday. Is it a British Airways thing? I felt no worse on a Ryanair plane
@@hi-tech55 I believe the British Airways A380 version is focused on seat capacity more than other airlines A380s whoch explaines the limited space on seat areas. Ryanair must be fun to fly with 😆
@@sfoaviation Ha. Just a bit. Thanks for your reply.
Nice to meet you. From Frankfurt to Singapore. I heard you went. The A380 is big. It's like the size of a four-story building. How did it feel to be on board? Thank you for your continued support. My videos are bad, but I would appreciate it if you could watch them when you have free time.
Thank you for watching bud. It was a fun flight. I saw lots of cool planes before my flight it was a plus. The A380 is big it is taller than most structures at the airport 😂 its always fun to compare it with the buildings. I checked oht your videos they are awesome I love it. Keep up the great work buddy 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sorry for the late comment. Your kind words are encouraging. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
@@riki.kappe5342 Yes more flight report to come in the near future. Stay tuned. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Sorry for the late comment. Thank you for your kind words. Making videos like this is also encouraging. Thank you.
@@riki.kappe5342 Would love to visit and watch planes at Itami airport one day. From your videos it looks you can get very close to the planes on landing. 😃
Too many people on that flight for me Germs up the But 😂
Yeah thats one of the things about flying the Airbus A380 you have to share the whole plane with more people its like being on the Titanic with two decks
@@sfoaviation my family and I plan 2 flights a year and go Private
@@grantmarut7488 thats awesome what jets are you flying on mate?
@@sfoaviation Villiers Jets
@@grantmarut7488 oh nice what aircraft are you flying with?
no engine start up? disapointed
Sorry mate I don't have a perfect life
I don't like the business class on that plane, it has no privacy, I will never fly on that model of plane until they change the seat configurations, I like the normal seats, like the business class of the Boeing 787-10 private cabin
Sorry to hear it did not work out for you mate. Other operators of the A380 like Eithad and Singapore Airlines might have a better seat config that may suit your preference. I did notice on the BA business class passengers have to walk over each other just to go potty. It was interesting 😂
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Thanks for watching 👍🏻
It’s all done for all of you now?!
Still plenty to come ☺️
the plane map always seems to be from the 90s or earlier.
Not as fancy as the modern A350s screens but still at the time of its release it was a good screen 😅
How in the hell did you deal.with that damn kid crying the whole way???
luckily the kid calmed down after 2 hours 😆
Economy class are you kidding me
I'm open for First Class donations 😉
That first English breakfast looks truly English. It looks tragic
I've had worst meals on other flights 😂
Give the kid a sedative
or keep them at home 😂