The good old days......
Sep 20, 2019, 1:50 pm
#33
Join Date: May 2009
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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
Books of 'tear off' corporate shuttle tickets, sometimes with no name!
Inflatable 747 swimming pool toy
Sep 20, 2019, 2:11 pm
#35
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Sep 20, 2019, 2:40 pm
#36
Join Date: Oct 2005
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and the totally normal smell of vomit from those the ride regularly made ill.
Sep 20, 2019, 2:44 pm
#37
Join Date: Aug 2008
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The late 1970s. An airline that was the laughing stock of the world. Whose initials were said to stand for Bloody Awful, which was not far from the truth. Smoking sections. Economy tickets that cost more in real terms than business class tickets cost now. Ah yes, nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
Sep 20, 2019, 2:49 pm
#38
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: A3*G,BA Silver
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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.
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.
Sep 20, 2019, 3:09 pm
#39
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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.
Sep 20, 2019, 3:25 pm
#40
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
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.
Sep 20, 2019, 3:31 pm
#41
Join Date: Sep 2015
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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
Sep 20, 2019, 3:37 pm
#42
Join Date: Jan 2010
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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.
Sep 21, 2019, 12:57 am
#43
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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.
Sep 21, 2019, 4:40 am
#44
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The late 1970s. An airline that was the laughing stock of the world. Whose initials were said to stand for Bloody Awful, which was not far from the truth. Smoking sections. Economy tickets that cost more in real terms than business class tickets cost now. Ah yes, nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
Last edited by RockyRobin; Sep 21, 2019 at 4:45 am