A380 + 787 Training Flights Meetup / DO thread
This thread is a place to let others know you have booked a flight between the 9th of Aug. and end of Aug. for the 787 and 2nd of Aug. until sometime mid Oct. for the A380 in the hopes of getting a chance to try them out on a short haul flight to ARN or FRA respectively.
There is no official published dates for these two new additions to fly the routes so it is completely at your own risk but there are some bits of news and information on the wikipost of the below thread to help guide your gamble. ;) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...nkfurt-20.html So, this thread is about people taking that chance and hoping to share the experience with a glass of bubbly or a knowing wink. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8204/8...6d113113_b.jpg image copyright BA, borrowed from BA lounge guide |
Looking for the past dates and names of those that were on the first training SH flights? They have been moved here to keep this thread clean and useful to those travelling in the next few days:
Archive post of training flights FTer meetups -- http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/9...92558542_b.jpg A380 by BA_pics, on Flickr Sept. 11th LHR - FRA clubman -- Sept. 12th LHR - FRA (BA 910) courtster (CE) (silver) -- Sept. 14th FRA - LHR (BA 903) courtster (ET) (silver) (+1 GCH at FRA so can guest two!) -- Sept. 17th LHR - FRA (BA 902) OrchardTravel (CE) (gold, happy to guest)10J -- Sept. 17th FRA - LHR (BA 911) OrchardTravel (CE) (gold, happy to guest)15A -- Sept. 22nd FRA - LHR (BA 903) BerksFlyer (CE) -- Sept. 22nd LHR - FRA (BA 910) 26left (ET) (gold, happy to guest) -- Sept. 22nd FRA - LHR (BA 911) 26left (CE) (gold, happy to guest) -- Sept. 25th LHR - FRA (BA 902) Scotthun (gold, happy to guest) -- Sept. 25th FRA - LHR (BA 903) petemitchell (happy to guest) -- Oct. 6th LHR - FRA (BA 902) coolblue21 (CE) (silver) -- Oct. 6th FRA - LHR (BA 903) coolblue21 (CE) (silver) -- Oct. 13th FRA - LHR (BA 903) fqtv_kraven (happy to guest at LHR T5 Flounge afterwards) -- |
List of questions people have about the A380 flight experience with BA:
-how are they doing the air bridges and boarding -pre take off experience (drinks? Jackets, etc...) -drinks & meal service sans trolley experience -which seats seem best -which seats seem to have more leg room -loo space and do they finally have motion detector taps? -avod -leg and seat room in WT+ / WT Please post any questions at the end of this thread and I will update this list regularly. Cheers. ^ |
A380 + 787 Training Flights Meetup / DO thread
Lhr - Arn 780 12th aug WT
Arn - lhr 781 14th aug CW Being optimistic about the cabin ! |
BotB, please stop padding your post count ;) !
Nice Idea ;) /AE |
Aug 26th LHR-ARN (BA780, CE)
Aug 27th ARN-LHR (BA781, CE) Cheers! |
mayby I am doing something wrong but it says on the BA website its a A320 flying this route.
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Originally Posted by ayrshiredude
(Post 21041180)
mayby I am doing something wrong but it says on the BA website its a A320 flying this route.
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Nevermind, should have read more carefully!
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I would be a taker for Frankfurt July 20 but how to book the seats?
How did you get the information that the A380 will start the FRA runs on that day? :confused::confused::confused: |
Originally Posted by layz
(Post 21041223)
Frank van der Post has said that the flights won't be confirmed, at least initially. The flights may say they're operated by an A320 but you might end up with a 787 on the route.
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Originally Posted by ayrshiredude
(Post 21041342)
so you could book it and end up not flying on one of the new aircraft?
People are just taking a chance, BA have never said any of these will be operated by the new aircraft. Some people are using Avios or cancellable fares and will cancel if it's not likely to be operated by this aircraft. But I think the main purpose of this thread is for those who are going can meet up and have something to do whether or not the new aircraft are operating. |
A380 + 787 Training Flights Meetup / DO thread
Won't be booking anything - redemption or not - until something is confirmed.
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Originally Posted by CDG1
(Post 21041275)
I would be a taker for Frankfurt July 20 but how to book the seats?
How did you get the information that the A380 will start the FRA runs on that day? :confused::confused::confused: This thread is more of a meet up thread, so if there's other FTers on your flight you can meet them. The rest I said in my previous post just above this. |
Originally Posted by ayrshiredude
(Post 21041180)
mayby I am doing something wrong but it says on the BA website its a A320 flying this route.
Originally Posted by CDG1
(Post 21041275)
I would be a taker for Frankfurt July 20 but how to book the seats?
How did you get the information that the A380 will start the FRA runs on that day? :confused::confused::confused:
Originally Posted by ayrshiredude
(Post 21041342)
so you could book it and end up not flying on one of the new aircraft?
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