Originally Posted by
bakera
After working that we’d made the wrong decision I’m happy to report next to zero jet lag following our flight home on BA52.
This was possibly helped by copious amounts of LPGS, red wine, port and Johnny Walker Blue which allowed us to get some sleep in the latter half of the flight.
A complete shambles on arrival at LHR though. Some issue unloading the luggage meant that all bags labelled Priority were delivered last, some two hours after landing.
The arrivals lounge was the quietest I’ve ever seen it (Saturday morning). We spent a hour in the Concorde breakfast room (more LPGS), with no one else in the entire time.
Good to hear (regarding the lack of jet lag) and thanks for the update. I’m on this flight in a few days.
Some of the replies to the OP had starting giving me the fear. However I then remembered I flew ORD > LHR a few months back on BA294. It had a 16:50 departure, so while not quite the early afternoon of BA0052, it’s still a similarly awkward time to try and sleep at and has a 06:30 arrival at LHR.
A few leisurely drinks in the lounge, 2-3 glasses of wine with the meal and I found I got a decent few hours sleep and felt relatively well for the rest of the day post arrival.