The full review in Club World can be found:
http://www.youtripreport.com/Report/Flight/108Flight
Flight # BA154
Seat : 6K
Duration : 4h35
Aircraft : Boeing B787
Date : 06/09/2017
I’m always having troubles to sleep well when I fly early in the morning. That night was no exception.. I took the shuttle at 5am to T2. It took around 15 to 20 minutes since the shuttle dropped
passengers in T3 first.
After security:
The good thing in Cairo when you fly early is not really crowded. I arrived at the counter for check-in. I was handed the 3 boarding pass. I noticed that my BA flight stub does not have my FFP on it but it was on my QR flights. Go figure. The agent tried to put my Gold card but failed to update it. Surprisingly the Purser had my record on its PIL. Nevertheless I had to claim my missing avios and TP!
The laptop ban is just a big pain for me and a non-sense, If you do that, ok, but do it worldwide.. At the end I’m not comfortable to put my laptop in the cargo. I’m really freaking out about losing my laptop. More on that after my arrival…
I proceed to the lounge. Nothing to write about. I only like the view.
At 7:10 I made my way to the gate since you have extra security which was a pain. Like some I have 2 phones, one for work (a Blackberry Priv) and my personal one (Xiaomi Mi Max). For those of you who are tech geek, my personal phone is huge with a massive 6,4 inch. It was an issue. I’ve been told by the security that my Phone is too big and I needed to put it in the cargo. ... #1.
I said no, it’s not true. I come to Cairo too often with my phone and nothing happened so far. The guy was still claiming with a raising voice level that If I don’t comply, I won’t board. ...#2.
In some cases you just have to ask the right person to unlock a situation. Right after the security there was a young guy from China (I noticed the passport), I told him in Chinese (I used to live in China and my wife is still teaching me Chinese) to get BA Manager at the gate and pointed him. He came, I explained the situation saying that I can make a call and I in the meantime I removed the back of my phone to check inside. ...#3 and last. After the incident, we had to wait another 15 minutes before boarding.
The B787 at the gate:
My seat is located in the second Business Class cabin. Good for me, I have no seatmate.
It’s time for BA to put the cabin into today’s world and try to compete. They might have been the industry leader 15 years ago, not they are just lagging far behind. The new Business Class is due to arrive in 2019, still a long way to go. But do they have to give the best to fill up the cabin? No.
Few pics:
The flight was not full in business with 6 seats available when the doors closed. Boarding was completed by 7:46am. I thought that we would leave on time.. Nope, We took off at 8:35am and service began at 9:15.
I was not hungry and wanted to remain “light” for my upcoming QR flights. The salmon was tasty and so were the fruits. I’m always puzzled by the lack of salt and pepper shaker. Instead they give you a small bag of each.
Afterwards it was time to catch up on my sleep. I slept for 1H30.
I used the time left to watch The Accountant. The screen:
Enjoying the view:
We were close to LHR:
One world about the Purser. He was outstanding. I sent a mail to BA to congratulate him. When a good work is done greatly, it must be acknowledged. It’s always nice to receive a positive feedback about your service.
We deplaned at 12:15pm. I have time before my next fight and I can enjoy the lounge. Nope.
Remember, I told you about my checked in luggage. It’s something I never do. Back in Cairo I told the agent to check-in my luggage only to LHR. With a day flight I can work from the plane thanks to the wifi. I also prepared my TRs.
First thing, immigration, I used to E-gate but my passport did not let me through… so I made the short line and I ran to the belt number 8. At 12:35 the first bags arrived at 12:50, we were still waiting some (all with priority came at the end…), It was eventually delivered at 13:10.
LHR is pain to transit after immigration.
I took the bus 490 to Terminal 4 at 1:19pm.
Next part: QR Lounge in LHR + QR to Doha