cosmo74

If you're over 6 foot then maybe it's an easy step, I'm 5 foot 6, which is 3 inches taller than the average UK female, and I don't find it easy to get out across my neighbour on BA. Describing it as a climb is not an exaggeration and I'm sure for anyone shorter it's really rather difficult.

Enigma368

My one F flight on BA was from SFO to LHR. Took off about 5pm local time. Was asked what time I wanted to eat at. I said in 2 hours (roughly 7pm local time of departure) and the crew member could not have made his disappointment more clear. He checked his watch dramatically and said "OK, so at 3am". I guess he was on UK time. He then ended up coming to me about 6.30pm local time asking if I wanted to start the meal now and then I had a very rushed meal experience with him practically hovering over me as it became obvious my meal service was delaying his getting to crew rest. He disappeared right after dessert and was not seen again until breakfast.

Ideas like "dine on demand" sound great on paper but if the crew make it obvious that they are unhappy when you use them, then what is the point.

WingsAroundtheWorld

What I don't understand is that so many of the issues with BA First are so easy to fix.
And largely seem due to the crew not delivering the service at the right standard.
Surely this is a "quick fix"?

How hard is it to hand out a hot towel or a pair of slippers? It's not rocket science...

obduro

Is there not a distinction to be made here - BA do give F bags separate priority tags and they have always come out first on the belt in my experience..? The poster may be referring to something different but they definitely try to get them out first (noting that outstations occasionally ignore them)

LTN Phobia

I think you may like the SQ A380 new suite. No bling in sight, spacious, and very nice service.

Please allow me to comment from experiencing what must be over 100 BA F sectors:

I believe the slippers have been on request for a couple of years.

A known problem on the inbound to LHR, I find. Please have sympathies for those who take a Small but end up with a Large Having said that, it's often the Small and Large that seem to run out, rather than Medium.

Just ask to have it at a specific time. That's what I do. I have never had a negative response.

Chocolate do seem to be ignored if I don't have a tea/coffee after the meal. Hot towel is almost invariably offered though. I am not sure what the logic is but it does seem to happen rather often.

I can't say I recall having had that problem in F, but I tend to mention it if something seems close to running out. They should replenish things better, really. But it happens on all airlines. Even JL and SQ etc.

They normally do, certainly did on most of the flights I've taken in F.

Not really. One of my major gripes with BA. It works at SIN/TYO/HKG in my experience though.

Lefly

Slippers are on request only from a couple of years ago. I like them so I ask... and politely asking it's not rocket science either

P.S.
I know that I'm usually a low maintenance passenger, but I like BA F.

Gatwick Alan

For the price you can sometimes get BA F for there really isn't much to complain about. Sure its not as good as EK F but its still a comfortable seat, and generally with good crew.

Ive only ever managed to get a real bargain fare on EK once.

HIDDY

Only flown EK 5 times in Y and J and found them to be good.

I'd probably fly them again if it suited me. What's the big deal?

newflya

Sure, it's not a problem per se that BA F isn't as good as EK F. But it's more of a problem if the product isn't even consistently better than some C products (e.g., Qsuites).

The quality of the F product seems to be very important even for people who rarely fly it. (I guess I have to include myself there haha.) At least that's my impression from another FF forum where I've been more active than here.

Cap'n Benj

EDIwanderer

Flexible preferences

I can see how it may be more difficult if you are shorter, that's a fair point. However, it is unclear what you mean by 'climb'. Are you saying you don't take a step over your neighbour's legs to exit your seat then? Are you asking your neighbour to move for you? Or are you scrambling over their resting legs?

benjai

For a premium service, most things should be offered or at least mentioned that they are available, instead of having to be asked for, as most people wouldn't know what's available to ask for in the first place. Like champagne in galleries J. Otherwise they might as well just take everything away and say you can ask for things. It just gives the impression of being mean/lazy.

Jermyn

Exactly what happened on my last BA F flight on the A380 coming in from JNB.

Tobias-UK