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Dec 23, 2018, 10:39 am

#16

AlisonB84

Join Date: May 2014

Location: London

Programs: BA Gold

Posts: 278

Thanks for posting this - I have my First First on 10th January and I'm so excited too (I'm flying in the other direction - LHR to JNB). It's lovely to read an unjaded review!

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Dec 23, 2018, 10:43 am

#17

david55

Join Date: Sep 2002

Location: Bainbridge Island, WA

Posts: 8,964

"I was unsure whether to raise this or not but seeing as Jessica was so open with me and we had a great conversation about her past I felt it would be ok to discuss it. Jessica is a transgender who joined BA 3 years ago. Before that she was an RAC mechanic for 30 years! Jessica was a little rough around the edges as you would expect from someone who was a mechanic for 30 years but honestly, she was great. She was very attentive and offered good chat and I really couldn’t ask for more!"

Brilliant... one of my favorite paragraphs of any TR I have ever read. Thanks. So glad to see evidence that neanderthal/troglodyte attitudes are beginning to fade, replaced by understanding, empathy and compassion. I hope I get Jessica on our next First in April.

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Dec 24, 2018, 6:14 am

#18

spikegall

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Bel Air, MD

Programs: BA Executive Club

Posts: 10

First First

Happy to hear your First First was so satisfying. Also glad to see any post from a distant relative.

Dec 24, 2018, 6:52 am

#19

wyddfa

Join Date: Jul 2015

Location: Wales

Programs: BAEC Silver

Posts: 147

I have my first BA F in a couple of weeks. LHR PHX in an elderly 747. Having just experienced Qsuites with QR and having flown F with TG and LH - and reading these boards - I’m fully expecting to be underwhelmed. The very definition of a first world problem.
Shame it’s T3, as I’ve never been in the CCR. The CX lounge seems to be the best option.

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Dec 24, 2018, 7:03 am

#20

rossmacd

Join Date: Jan 2010

Posts: 7,464

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyddfa

I find the CX F lounge preferable to the BA CCR in T5, so you shouldn't be disappointed. The BA CCR, whilst it has a half-decent menu but average execution, is not a truly premium place (despite what some people on here like to think).

I too have a BA F in a couple of days and I know what to expect, and largely it is crew dependent - can be anywhere from very good to a disaster. It will not be anything close to your TG and LH F sectors. I do find the BA F seat good (for both lounging and sleeping), but good soft product on top of that I view as a bonus.