We had the chance to take the British Airways Airbus A380-800 service from Singapore Changi and London Heathrow - in Economy Class.
Of course, expectations were quite low. So there was no disappointment. As it was an overnight flight, we have slept most of the way. The total flight time was just shy of 13 hours.
In my eyes the crew was pretty young, so I believe this flight was crewed by Mixed Fleet.
The flight was pretty smooth for most of the journey. We have only experienced an air pocket over the Bay of Bengal. The vertical windshear was quite powerful.
Unfortunately, we only had a second-rate smartphone available for the flight, hence, the picture quality is quite bad. I hope you'll understand.
Here are some metadata on the flight:
Flight: British Airways BA 12
Departure from: Singapore Changi Airport, Terminal 1, SIN, WSSS, Singapore
Take-off from: Runway 20C, length 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
Arrival: London Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, LHR, EGLL, United Kingdom
Landing on: Runway 27L; length 3,660 m / 12,008 ft
Distance: 6,765 miles / 10,887 km
Duration: 12 hours and 54 minutes
Travel Class: World Traveller, Economy Class
Seat: 39K on Main Deck
Pitch: 31 inches
Width: 17.5 inches
Passenger load: approx. 99%
Plane: Airbus A380-800
Registration: G-XLEK
Delivered to BA: February 2016
Engines:
4 x Rolls-Royce Trent 970
Take-Off Thrust: 78,300 lbf
Route: Bay of Bengal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan,
Black Sea, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Netherlands
British Airways Airbus A380-800 at Changi Airport:
Club World Main Deck (Business Class):
World Traveller Plus Upper Deck (Economy Plus):
World Traveller Upper Deck (Economy Plus):
Mood lighting in the Economy cabin on the Main Deck - I was sitting in seat 39K:
The usual gap between the seat and the cabin ceiling:
IFE at full swing - unfortunately, BA does not offer an outside cam view:
BA dinner - only fish was available, because the second option has run out.
Aft staircase to connect the Main with the Upper Deck:
Over India - the ride was quite smooth, we were recovering from the vertical windshear over the Bay of Bengal:
We took a more northerly route, since Ukrainian airspace (esp. around the areas of the DNR and LNR) is avoided since MH17:
Daylight is coming over Belarus:
The massive Airbus A380-800 wing:
Traversing Northern Germany:
Mood lighting in the Upper Deck Economy cabin:
BA breakfast, served around two hours before arrival:
Dutch coast:
Approaching London from the east - we arrived around 25 min early:
Our plane Heathrow at Terminal 5B:
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Enjoy!