Prologue:
Today I'm taking you to Bangkok, my final destination was PVG but I bought the ticket separately and won't be covered.BA is affordable in Business Class to Bangkok. Being in Marseille, it's easy and I don't have to fly to another country to fly…
Here are the reasons why I picked BA:
• 1700€ ticket, while it's not cheap I can fly from Marseille.
• Much more miles than flying QR, the other side of the coin, I have less TP. However I managed to book it via KL and Singapore, 80 TP more.
• When you fly as much as I did in 2017 with QR, you are getting used to a certain level of comfort and service. Am I shooting myself in the foot by booking BA ?
• While some airlines put some cost-cutting mesures, it would give me an opportunity to see if I can fit with BA or it's time to remove my business from them (only in Business or First, I will keep flying the minimum 4 legs to renew my Emerald card but I won't pay more to fly BA which is often the case).
Godsavethepoint started a "catch me if you can" challenge, it was inspiring. Thanks by the way.
In my modest contribution, I offered some members to exchange my seats and giving them a First Class lounge access where is was available or my seat in business. (some took advantage).
The first leg, Patricia, A french teacher (the husband is an aviation geek) sent me a mail to check if we were flying on the same flight, which we were.
As a result, I won't be reporting the flight, Patricia took care of it, for those interested the report is in French and can be found here:
http://www.youtripreport.com/report/flight/138-review-about-the-flight-marseille-london-with-british-airways
From someone who doesn't fly a lot, I was struck by her report and how accurate it was in regards to BA. The catering is nowhere good at it used to be (more on that later…)
Upon arrival, she made her way to the immigration while I took the bus to T5….
You can check your boarding gate before taking the bus to your terminal.
I arrived with the bus ready to depart.
I used the Fast Track which is hard to really find it fast. Crowded and despite that
See... I told you.
After 30 minutes I was finally done and made my way to the GF Lounge.
I won't be commenting a lot since I reviewed the lounge countless times.
The "horrible WC" often dirty.
Maybe it's time to change the computers ? I settled down to print few things. Then came a guy???. And well it's the kind of guy taking things for granted and did not care about others. He picked up a phone and the conversation was so loud that I could hear everything even with my headset??? I always try to remain discrete when getting calls and I put my phone in silent because I don't want to disturb passengers. After the conversation he played with his phone and got so many text (apple sound can be annoying) to the point I told the F-Guy to put his phone into silent so I won't have to stand all the noises.
I made my way to the buffet knowing what to expect...
As a veggies addict
Very good and fresh shrimps salad.
I wanted to order the Burger but I wanted to remain ???light?..
The menu in the lounge.
BA
At 7pm the gate showed up and I was off to the B gates where I could enjoy the view.
A380 taking-off
The Queen is getting ready
Our bird for the next 13 hours.
At 7;30 pm I was the First to board. Warmly welcomed by the Purser I was on the way to my seat. With no one is sight I could take some pics. My seat is rear facing.
First Class
First Class.
The seat is narrow. BA managed to scram 8 seats per row in Business
It's why the 6K is the best in the house.
Menu for tonight.
And for tomorrow.
Your reporter with CX First PJ.
Hello Ricardo and LecolombienFR !
The Home Star Alliance.
QR helping BA during the strike.
Not a Full thrust take off (it's rarely the case unless you are taking off in altitude).
Outstanding view.
The remote straight from the last decade.... The BA headset gives me headache whenever I watch a movie.
Fast and Furious could be the tittle of my meal... But before I report on the meal. I need to report on the crew. I have seen 3 categories on my flight: ?ۢ The purser
I ordered a sparkling water
Then came the "tray" with already the cheese and dessert. It was by far the worst meal I've eaten with BA for years. Bad luck ? The salmon: no taste. The bread underneath was soggy. I had few bites and left the meal. Only thing edible was the bead???.
Salt and paper should be in the right container
Then came my beef: I know it's always well done with BA but even with that in mind
I made my bed and I was ready for a smooth flight and I could enjoy its length. 7h straight. The bed
For breakfast I didn't enjoy the meal as well. Fine I'm heading to MH FC lounge???
Soggy bread with way to much topping. Salmon was way to salty.
Banking right to land.
Perfect kiss landing.
Soon...
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Summary:
Before I get hammered by BA lovers which I respect, the flight back from SIN was much more pleasant (food and crew) !On the one hand, I did not have high expectations given that it’s BA, on the other hand, the direct service to KL helped me to sleep 8 hours straight. Something that can’t be done with QR. It’s the main advantage. The one and only….
For a 13 hours flight, you have the right to expect a real meal service and not meals served by a tray where you put everything.
It would be ok for a short flight like JFk-LHR or a flight leaving at 1am. But it was not the case.
If you eager to get a real service, go with Qatar Airways.
Coming up next, MH Business Class service to BKK + First Class Lounge by MH.
What do you think guys about BA ?
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