Trip Reports - PRG-LHR-PHX on 747 Upper Deck

Continued from here (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=697222).

I think that there's not a chance to fly on 747 upper deck every day (well, some of you might have the honour), so here's a little photo trip report.
Click on the picture text opens bigger picture.

PRG-LHR | 26-May-07 07:55 CEST-09:10 BST | BA 853 | A320-111 G-BUSC | D Seat 5A

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/A320_on_PRG.jpg
A320 on PRG airport. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/A320_on_PRG.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/PRG_Menzies_Lounge.jpg
Menzies lounge wasn't really overcrowded at 6:30am. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/PRG_Menzies_Lounge.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Safety.jpg
Nothing could happen to us. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Safety.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Engine_Inspection_1.jpg
Neither to engines. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Engine_Inspection_1.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/CE_Breakfast.jpg
Breakfast in Club Europe. No butter. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/CE_Breakfast.jpg)

LHR-PHX | 26-May-07 14:35 BST-17:10 MST | BA 289 | B747-436 G-BNLB (Lo-J) | D Seat 64K

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Jumbo_on_LHR.jpg
Last three windows up are mine. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Jumbo_on_LHR.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/CW_UD_Cabin.jpg
Upper deck. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/CW_UD_Cabin.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/CW_Seats_with_Divider.jpg
Club World seats. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/CW_Seats_with_Divider.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/64K.jpg
Seat 64K is mine. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/64K.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Electric_Chair_1.jpg
Electric chair. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Electric_Chair_1.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Pre_Flight_Champagne.jpg
Pre take-off champagne. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Pre_Flight_Champagne.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Iceland.jpg
Iceland. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Iceland.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Iceland_Map.jpg
Really :-) (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Iceland_Map.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Greenland_1.jpg
Greenland. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Greenland_1.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Greenland_2.jpg
Greenland coast. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Greenland_2.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Greenland_3.jpg
Mountains in Greenland. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Greenland_3.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Still_a_Long_Way.jpg
It's still a long way. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Still_a_Long_Way.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Chateauneuf_du_Pape.jpg
Chateauneuf du Pape before the dinner. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Chateauneuf_du_Pape.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Menu_LHRPHX_1.jpg
Champagne. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Menu_LHRPHX_1.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Menu_LHRPHX_2.jpg
Wine. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Menu_LHRPHX_2.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Menu_LHRPHX_4.jpg
Dinner. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Menu_LHRPHX_4.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Menu_LHRPHX_3.jpg
Small pre landing snack. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Menu_LHRPHX_3.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Menu_LHRPHX_5.jpg
Club Kitchen - serve yourselves. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Menu_LHRPHX_5.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/LHRPHX_Starter.jpg
Starter. Butter is frozen. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/LHRPHX_Starter.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/LHRPHX_Main.jpg
Salmon cake with something green :-) (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/LHRPHX_Main.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/LHRPHX_Dessert.jpg
Dessert (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/LHRPHX_Dessert.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Almost_There.jpg
We're almost there. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Almost_There.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/High_Fast_Cold.jpg
Fast, high and cold. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/High_Fast_Cold.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Pre_Landing_Snack.jpg
Something small before landing. No butter. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Pre_Landing_Snack.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Phoenix.jpg
Phoenix. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Phoenix.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Hotel.jpg
A few beers in the hotel bar and going back! (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Hotel.jpg)

PHX-LHR | 01-Jun-07 19:20 MST-02-Jun-07 13:05 BST | BA 288 | B747-436 G-BNLX (Lo-J) | C Seat 62K

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/PHX_BAEC_Lounge.jpg
BA have six flight a week from PHX and keeping their own lounge :-) (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/PHX_BAEC_Lounge.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Jumbo_on_PHX.jpg
It's really a big plane. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Jumbo_on_PHX.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Evening_PHX.jpg
Eveing PHX. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Evening_PHX.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Stairs.jpg
Stairs to UD. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Stairs.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/62K.jpg
My seat 62K. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/62K.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/View_from_62K.jpg
There a lot of space on 62K, but I found 64k being better. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/View_from_62K.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Full_Moon.jpg
Full Moon. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Full_Moon.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Night_Fly.jpg
Night fly. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Night_Fly.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Electric_Chair_2.jpg
Electric chair during the night. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Electric_Chair_2.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Menu_PHXLHR_1.jpg
Dinner. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Menu_PHXLHR_1.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/PHXLHR_Starter.jpg
Starter. Butter is frozen. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/PHXLHR_Starter.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/PHXLHR_Main.jpg
Horrible presentation, but I like Indian food. Taste was OK. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/PHXLHR_Main.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/PHXLHR_Dessert.jpg
A piece of cheese. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/PHXLHR_Dessert.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Menu_PHXLHR_3.jpg
Breakfast. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Menu_PHXLHR_3.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/PHXLHR_Breakfast.jpg
Breakkie in reality. Had bacon roll then. Butter is frozen. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/PHXLHR_Breakfast.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Sunrise.jpg
Sunrise. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Sunrise.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Sunrise_Map.jpg
Do they call it terminator on The Earth too? (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Sunrise_Map.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Close_to_LHR.jpg
Just few miles. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Close_to_LHR.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Cockpit.jpg
Crew was pleasant. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Cockpit.jpg)

LHR-PRG | 02-Jun-07 15:00 BST-17:55 CEST | BA 856 | A320-211 G-BUSG | C Seat 2A

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/Take_Off_Queue.jpg
Almost done the queue. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/Take_Off_Queue.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/AA_Metal_Tube.jpg
Some metal tube... (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/AA_Metal_Tube.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/LHR_Airport.jpg
LHR Airport. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/LHR_Airport.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/London.jpg
Bye, London! (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/London.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/LHRPRG_Snack.jpg
Lunch in Club Europe. No butter. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/LHRPRG_Snack.jpg)

http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Lo/The_Channel.jpg
Behind the Channel. (http://fter.ic.cz/Trip_Report_070526/Hi/The_Channel.jpg)

It seems that BA has some troubles with the butter.

It seems that BA has some troubles with the butter.

:)

Nice picture report PeS. So what was your opinion of BA?

Some great photos in there! I trust that you thoroughlt enjoyed the experience!

I thing that did catch my eye was the cockpit photo. I noticed KenF managed to get on the flightdeck (LH 744) the other day too. I have asked onboard several flights recently upon various carriers to visit the cockpit at the end of the flight and have been politely refused everytime. The reason give was '11th Sept' and 'security'. I asked on SQ, after being refused access myself, if the FA would be so kind as to take a picture in there for me. The captain refused this too citing security policy.

What am I doing wrong???

Whats is up with the butter!? ;)

Nice report. Made me smile. :)

Whats is up with the butter!? ;)

Nice report. Made me smile. :)

Butter was on all meals either frozen (=unable to spread) or missing at all :)

Yes this was a nice report. I've also found the same problem with the butter, but never thought to mention it in any of my reports! Your comments made me smile! :)

Tinned fruit cocktail on the brekkie lay up?!

Tinned fruit cocktail on the brekkie lay up?!

Not a fruit cocktail, but simple OJ. Good enough for CE according to BA :(

Yes this was a nice report. I've also found the same problem with the butter, but never thought to mention it in any of my reports! Your comments made me smile! :)

Neither me, but when it happens six times in four flights, it's memorable :)
But this was my first BA flight, as I describe here, (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=697222) so maybe I only expected my usual level of service ;)

Some great photos in there! I trust that you thoroughlt enjoyed the experience!

I thing that did catch my eye was the cockpit photo. I noticed KenF managed to get on the flightdeck (LH 744) the other day too. I have asked onboard several flights recently upon various carriers to visit the cockpit at the end of the flight and have been politely refused everytime. The reason give was '11th Sept' and 'security'. I asked on SQ, after being refused access myself, if the FA would be so kind as to take a picture in there for me. The captain refused this too citing security policy.

What am I doing wrong???

Maybe you shouldn't ask Halal as special meal request ;)
Or maybe I just have a peaceful face :)

I don't understand it - there are thousands of cockpit pictures available. The whole security concept is silly IMHO.
For example - you are not allowed to take more than one hand baggage. Does anyone see any security reason for this?
Or they won't allow to take toothpaste or manicure scissors with you - but you get metal cutlery on board.

Another example: as citizen of NATO country, but not good enough ;) I needed to apply for US visa to be able to enter the US soil.
In forms there are questions like:
Do you seek to enter the United States to engage in export control violations, subversive or terrorist activities, or any other unlawful purpose?
Have you ever participated in persecutions directed by the Nazi government of Germany; or have you ever participated in genocide?
Have you ever unlawfully distributed or sold a controlled substance(drug), or been a prostitute or procurer for prostitutes?
Can you imagine anyone answering YES?
This was quite difficult to me:
List All Countries You have Entered in the Last Ten Years (Give the Year of Each Visit)

But there was also quesiton
Do You Have Any Specialized Skills or Training, Including Firearms, Explosives, Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Experience?
Well, being voluntary fireman, my answer was - yes, all of them excluding firearms :)

Nice report and cool pics!

I thought the breakfast on your PHX-LHR could've been better. Just croissant and fruit? Where's the egg and sausage? :p

Those first three windows downstairs were mine on that flight from LHR-PHX!

Wonderful photo report! I need to learn how to post/upload pictures. Any quick course available around here?

P.S. I usually fly in the opposite direction, ending in PRG. My flights are on *A and Air Canada has butter. Perhaps you'd like to switch?

Thanks for posting the wonderful photo report..

Is it me, or does the Skymap on the LHR-PHX pictures (the one after dessert :D ) spell Phoenix as Fenix? Someone should tell BA they should proofread their maps ;)

Thanks for posting the wonderful photo report..

Is it me, or does the Skymap on the LHR-PHX pictures (the one after dessert :D ) spell Phoenix as Fenix? Someone should tell BA they should proofread their maps ;)

It's not a typo - Skymap was running in two language versions (EN & ES) - no possibility to switch, but languages were rotating. So it seems I incidentally made a picture of Spanish Skymap.

Wonderful photo report! I need to learn how to post/upload pictures. Any quick course available around here?

P.S. I usually fly in the opposite direction, ending in PRG. My flights are on *A and Air Canada has butter. Perhaps you'd like to switch?

General How to post messages is here (http://flyertalk.com/forum/faq.php?faq=faq_howtopost) and description of [IMG] tag for pictures here. (http://flyertalk.com/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode#imgcode) Drop me a PM if you have troubles with posting pictures.

Next time I'll maybe try PRG-MUC(FRA)-DEN(ORD)-PHX with *A, but it's one stop more :(

General How to post messages is here (http://flyertalk.com/forum/faq.php?faq=faq_howtopost) and description of [IMG] tag for pictures here. (http://flyertalk.com/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode#imgcode) Drop me a PM if you have troubles with posting pictures.

Next time I'll maybe try PRG-MUC(FRA)-DEN(ORD)-PHX with *A, but it's one stop more :(

Thanks kindly for your reply. It's a good start. Will try to figure it out.

On *A, you also fly PRG-FRA-YYZ-DEN. All but the first segment on AC.

My web account on fter.wz.cz where pictures were stored was deleted by admin, as "it can't be used only as file repository" :mad:
I'll try to find some better webhosting and redirect pictures in OP.

My web account on fter.wz.cz where pictures were stored was deleted by admin, as "it can't be used only as file repository" :mad:
I'll try to find some better webhosting and redirect pictures in OP.

It should be OK now...

It should be OK now...

It is, thanks!

Your perseverance would melt the butter turned into stone.

Nice report and cool pics!

I thought the breakfast on your PHX-LHR could've been better. Just croissant and fruit? Where's the egg and sausage? :p

We got bacon roll later, but I would expect something better too...
But what can one expect for mere £2800 (= €4100 or $5500)? ;)