Actually yes and very suited to serving on an airplane.

What year were the first "enhancements" instituted?
2014?
Any year before that might be considered the good old days...

I used to like going into the BA Travel Shops and pick up brochures and look at the models! (I got my hands on lots of stuff when the Glasgow shop shut down) ;)

Books of 'tear off' corporate shuttle tickets, sometimes with no name!

Inflatable 747 swimming pool toy

Dd the slides detach to act as life rafts?

This word has been part of the forum’s lexicon for as long as I can remember, going back before I joined FT

and the totally normal smell of vomit from those the ride regularly made ill.

Well, a lot of airlines fit that description (well, other than the initials). Everyone had smoking sections back then and I certainly am glad they are long gone.

2007 when i was 17 and i had my very first CE flight. If i remember correct the plane had a short of proper CE seats or at least they looked quite spacious. I was sitting in the last row and they had both food choices. The 'love' did not last long as i got downgraded to Economy on my return flight. Flight overbooked. It took them 9 months to give me the compensation after repeated calls and emails.
Oh and i remember they gave me a 20£ voucher that i could only use it via the phone and when i used it i had to actually POST it back. So i had to buy a stamp envelop etc. Dreadful experience. After that i became a Gold with Star and i tried to avoid BA.

I'm glad that a lot of the stuff from "the good old days" has gone. The golden hue of distorted selective memory is an ever-present danger. BA may not be at its best right now, but it's still a hell of a lot better than it used to be, within living memory. It's a fallacy to think that the airline has completely gone to the dogs, as seems to be the prevailing groupthink here. I think we'd all agree that we'd like it to be better than it is now, but it could be much, much worse.

In fairness to BA, and it now being 2019, AA still require you to post vouchers to them. Unfortunately this is the case, and it becomes a bit of a regular activity, considering they hand them out like candy.

Never flew with AA so far and i am trying to avoid them due to the horrible experiences i have read but i am going to in February. Managed to get the CMN-US exceptional offer :P

I'm sure you will like AA J. It is my favourite product to cross the Atlantic westwards. Again today another reliable AA J crossing - great seat, quick and functional service allowing me to focus on activities such as working and watching movies. Oh, and arriving close to an hour early and second through GE immigration, perfect.

Airmiles flights in J for me and my mate on the newly introduced first fully flat business class seat from LHR to SYD via SIN for (if memory serves me correctly) around £60-70 in charges.

Whilst I am sure there were more luxurious elements to travel in years gone by (not saying it was not expensive) but there was a tongue in cheek element to the phrase "good old days"

Caviar in F.

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