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eugegall

I've 'slept' in my boxers twice this year. Both in 53k where I just slipped off my jeans!!

Grande Annee

Soft Top

Not done it on BA but did once on a VS flight to JNB. Even then I was still hot and it would have been plainly noticeable that I was not wearing a top as I only had the duvet covering my legs. I didn't inflict anything worse on anyone and slipped on the sleep suit trousers under the duvet before getting up though.

dylanks

This thread reminded me to buy myself a USB fan ( I went with ).

In general I sleep in shorts and a light t-shirt on BA flights, and bring along a light flat sheet and sleep on top of the heavier bedding provided by BA. But I'm still often too warm though I'll usually have a chat with the cabin crew which is usually effective. What always bugs me is that it will often be perfectly comfortable and then when dinner ends it's suddenly 5C warmer in the cabin which is not conducive for sleeping or working.

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vanillabean

Prospero

For the last 4-5 years, I have found cabin temperatures to be consistent enough to allow me to predict and prepare for what I need wear for the flight.

Most of my travel is between LHR and Asia or US on the A380, 773, and 747 types so my experience informs me for these trips If I wear a cotton shirt or polo top, I'll either need a light cotton sweater or the blanket in flight for comfort.

I am particular sensitive to high temperatures and will begin to feel uncomfortably warm from 22° upwards, where the main aspect of discomfort in a hot/dry cabin environment begins with a burning nasal sensation. I actually experienced this on Sunday while the aircraft was parked on the stand during a short period - the auxiliary power unit must have been switched off for approx 15 minutes while the aircraft was being de-iced. Fortunately, the cabin temperature restored to around 20° before we pushed back.

AnaTravel

I love when aeroplanes have nozzles to direct a cool airflow when required. In BA F, I can rarely sleep because it is horribly hot. Perhaps this is because at home the window is always open when sleeping and a snug snowy duvet keeps me warm. Normally, I get cold quite quickly but overnight trips on BA leave me sweltering sometimes. Why can't they get this right? People often complain about the food. Seat comfort and practicality is far more important to me. Cathay Pacific have some great F seats for those that toss and turn when sleeping. Qantas mattresses are nice and thick. I sleep better in business class on some other airlines than in BA F.

Sixth Freedom

One of the most interesting things happening in the industry at the moment is the development of data sharing platforms for aircraft operations like Skywise. In the future platforms like this will allow people at airlines like BA who do not currently have access to data about aircraft operations to have ready access to that information. At the moment product people probably cannot prove that crew are keeping the temperatures higher than the manual says they should. In the future however they will know that a particular flight was too hot/cold and be able to take appropriate action, inspiring the crew to set the thermostat at the right level.

Flexible preferences

I have also purchased USB fans for myself and my partner. Too many hot flights, lesson learned.

flatlander

Flying to and from the USA in daylight both ways, the temperature difference between the sunlit side and the shadow side of a 787 was quite dramatic. The 787 windows are well known for not blocking heat well, but the difference still surprised me. I was uncomfortably hot in a window seat on the way out, and exactly comfortable on the way back - sitting in almost exactly the same seat each time.

It's hard to imagine that one temperature setting for that zone of the cabin could keep all passengers happy when the thermal regulation of the aircraft structure is so poor.

I tend to find that aircraft with physical, opaque, moving window shades have not had this problem in similar circumstances for me in the past.

In future, I shall try hard to sit on the shadow side of any 787 flight where possible.

DataJunkie

Interesting that this seems to be a known thing. Just on my 1 hour flight from LHR->GLA on an A320 and GLA->LHR on an A321 it was so, so, hot. Perhaps 76 F. I could not wait to get off the plane. Each time I fly BA (I only fly BA domestic within UK), I wonder how anyone can be comfortable on a long haul flight between the temperature and seat space in economy. And when did they start charging for a small glass of soda? I fly Virgin international and the cabin is usually freezing, I love it.

CKBA

Today's BA117 LHR-JFK was freezing - at least down the back out of the sun. My phone 'battery' (I suppose since it's a big block of metal) measured a pretty constant 18C all the way. I'm glad I put my cardi on!

MaxFlyer

My last two flights in CW were freezing. My hand were super cold. I had to both times ask the crew if they felt cold too as I was freezing and both times they checked the temperature and said it was set to 19C and put it up a few degrees.