BA in the media 2019
Jun 13, 2019, 1:11 am
#91
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/926894...ways-stranded/
BBC Presenter Sophie Morgan claims she was left in her seat for half an hour with crew ignoring her. When they did appear she was told to calm down.
BBC Presenter Sophie Morgan claims she was left in her seat for half an hour with crew ignoring her. When they did appear she was told to calm down.
I know theres always 'The exception', or maybe I have just been lucky?
Jun 13, 2019, 4:17 am
#92
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....I only fly a handful of times a year, but in the past 20 years i've probably had 60 or so flights with BA, in all cabin classes, and although i've had issues with the IFE or seat, i've never experienced a bad crew.
I know theres always 'The exception', or maybe I have just been lucky?
I know theres always 'The exception', or maybe I have just been lucky?
Jun 13, 2019, 6:09 am
#93
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Surely pinging the call bell repeatedly would get a better response than throwing headsets down the aisle... Where was she getting the headsets from anyway?
Incidentally, top work from the Sun headline writers - "stranded on 12 HOUR flight"... for 30 minutes.
Incidentally, top work from the Sun headline writers - "stranded on 12 HOUR flight"... for 30 minutes.
Jun 13, 2019, 6:53 am
#94
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Also, she mentions she was left without her chair, but surely standard wheel chairs do not fit through the isle of a plane?
Jun 13, 2019, 6:53 am
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The article says that she called repeatedly so I assume this is via the bell. I imagine it doesn't affect able bodied people anywhere near as much, hence what might be once in 60 flights for you is probably a lot more for disabled people. Just look at Frank Gardner, almost every flight he was having issues at LHR. You don't realise how hard it can be until you're in that position.
Jun 13, 2019, 7:19 am
#96
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I don’t honestly recall to what extent his issues were down to BA as a carrier, or down to LHR personnel (I seem to think more LHR .... but perhaps a combination of both .... ?) ; but the fact remains he was let down very, very, badly. And if such poor treatment can be suffered by as highly resourceful and stoic an individual as Frank Gardner, then it can very well happen, sadly, to anyone else with significant physical disabilities.
Personally I’m struggling to think of a reason as to why the passenger in this report would wish to manufacture the pattern of events.
Jul 2, 2019, 3:35 am
#98
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Yet another report in the media about BA's food standards - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-flight.html
Jul 2, 2019, 7:12 am
#99
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When I had a dog, I gave it much better food than that.
Jul 2, 2019, 9:00 am
#100
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Looks like something my cat would like.
Jul 2, 2019, 9:03 am
#101
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I'm not sure about your cat, but mine is highly discerning about what it eats. I'm pretty certain that if presented with that delectable example of the best that economy class catering has to offer, it would sniff it once and then walk off in disgust.
Jul 2, 2019, 12:00 pm
#102
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OK, let's not make a meal of it.
(Hat, coat, umbrella)
(Hat, coat, umbrella)
Jul 10, 2019, 8:31 am
#103
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I'm going to light the blue touch paper and stand back. 
(Pax self upgraded to CW and wrote an article about it)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/c...my-true-story/
(Pax self upgraded to CW and wrote an article about it)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/c...my-true-story/
Jul 10, 2019, 8:43 am
#104
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Any chance of copy and paste? Fortunately I don’t have a Telegraph subscription.
Jul 10, 2019, 8:47 am
#105
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