BA Boarding Music
Jan 12, 2023, 4:50 pm
#16
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Some other musings about the music over the years:
Boarding Music?
Removal of Boarding Music
Boarding Music - time for an update?
OT: Radio 3 Record Review - Dvorak Serenade (boarding music)
Do BA Still Play Boarding Music?
Boarding music
Boarding Music?
Removal of Boarding Music
Boarding Music - time for an update?
OT: Radio 3 Record Review - Dvorak Serenade (boarding music)
Do BA Still Play Boarding Music?
Boarding music
Jan 12, 2023, 7:13 pm
#19
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This was my all time favourite BA boarding music
Many years ago I also recall this piece of boarding music on a BCAL DC10 out of London Gatwick prior to a transatlantic flight
And this one on Air Berlin bound for Abu Dhabi after an overnight delay at TXL with what are in hindsight surprisingly ironic lyrics.
And this one on Air Berlin bound for Abu Dhabi after an overnight delay at TXL with what are in hindsight surprisingly ironic lyrics.
Jan 16, 2023, 4:00 pm
#20
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This was my all time favourite BA boarding music
https://youtu.be/xlZadIuidqI
Many years ago I also recall this piece of boarding music on a BCAL DC10 out of London Gatwick prior to a transatlantic flight
https://youtu.be/D_2akepe6ZQ
And this one on Air Berlin bound for Abu Dhabi after an overnight delay at TXL with what are in hindsight surprisingly ironic lyrics.
https://youtu.be/PozM4bs-g7s
https://youtu.be/xlZadIuidqI
Many years ago I also recall this piece of boarding music on a BCAL DC10 out of London Gatwick prior to a transatlantic flight
https://youtu.be/D_2akepe6ZQ
And this one on Air Berlin bound for Abu Dhabi after an overnight delay at TXL with what are in hindsight surprisingly ironic lyrics.
https://youtu.be/PozM4bs-g7s
The first one is still my favourite too - something completely different .
I still like the Flower Girl themetoo though
Jan 17, 2023, 11:43 am
#21
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For some reason, I've only just got the replies to all these today and so had to go through them...
Its strange that nobody knows a piece thats played that has a flute solo - I noticed it mainly because it was so different to what I normally hear on boarding... Unless, of course, one of the chaps at the pointy end plugged their ipod in
Its strange that nobody knows a piece thats played that has a flute solo - I noticed it mainly because it was so different to what I normally hear on boarding... Unless, of course, one of the chaps at the pointy end plugged their ipod in
Jan 17, 2023, 4:32 pm
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perhaps you want the dambusters March on certain routes. 😜
Jan 26, 2023, 4:43 am
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BA 1445 from EDI on Sunday the boarding music was on when we boarded (obvs....) then throughout our stay at "a quiet part of the airfield (FO) - (delayed due to fog at LHR)" and until the IFL realised when he got to me at row 4 during service that it was still playing.
Not complaining - found it very relaxing!
(Sadly?) I have to admit that Flower Duet is where I go to in my head when colleagues at work really, really, REALLY annoy me! Is that a bad thing?
Den
Not complaining - found it very relaxing!
(Sadly?) I have to admit that Flower Duet is where I go to in my head when colleagues at work really, really, REALLY annoy me! Is that a bad thing?
Den
Jan 26, 2023, 7:21 am
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Jan 26, 2023, 8:41 am
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They always start off with the 2nd movement, and usually run into the 3rd if time permits.
On my last roughly 20 sectors the music has only been played once which, surprisingly, was this Tuesday from LCY to EDI at the peak time of 08.50 but which only 16 passengers enjoyed such was the light loading.
Mid 2022 the music was played on a LHR NCL flight. I complimented/thanked the IFL. Upon asking her why it's 'never' played on boarding these days she expressed surprise saying that she believed it was a compulsory requisite to play it on all boardings. It would be interesting to know what any cabin crew reading this would like to comment.
They always start off with the 2nd movement, and usually run into the 3rd if time permits.
On my last roughly 20 sectors the music has only been played once which, surprisingly, was this Tuesday from LCY to EDI at the peak time of 08.50 but which only 16 passengers enjoyed such was the light loading.
Mid 2022 the music was played on a LHR NCL flight. I complimented/thanked the IFL. Upon asking her why it's 'never' played on boarding these days she expressed surprise saying that she believed it was a compulsory requisite to play it on all boardings. It would be interesting to know what any cabin crew reading this would like to comment.
Not sure about SH. It used to be via a dedicated player on a previous type. On LH types it forms part of the IFE 'flight script'. The IFM enters all the flight details into the relevant prompts and when there is no more 'next' option to press the flight script starts and the boarding music begins. It can of course be muted etc.
Jan 26, 2023, 9:13 am
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Not sure about SH. It used to be via a dedicated player on a previous type. On LH types it forms part of the IFE 'flight script'. The IFM enters all the flight details into the relevant prompts and when there is no more 'next' option to press the flight script starts and the boarding music begins. It can of course be muted etc.
.Can't for the life of me remember how it worked on the 767, but it would probably set the call bells and reading lights off randomly. Just breathing the wrong way would make that happen! 😂😂
Jan 26, 2023, 9:47 am
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on short haul, it's just a button on the control panel/screen above the front jumpseats. I'm not sure I ever heard any Purser or CSD switch it on on Eurofleet. Hearing it 4 times a day would be enough to send anyone doolally (is that how it's spelled? 😂😂.
Can't for the life of me remember how it worked on the 767, but it would probably set the call bells and reading lights off randomly. Just breathing the wrong way would make that happen! 😂😂
.Can't for the life of me remember how it worked on the 767, but it would probably set the call bells and reading lights off randomly. Just breathing the wrong way would make that happen! 😂😂
AVIACOM that was the unit iirc? Like you say, hardly played oh SH and sometimes muted on LH.
Jan 26, 2023, 10:11 am
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On the 767 if any occupant of 2 ABC pressed their personal light switch, the rear right toilet would self eject it's contents and the bread warmer in the fwd galley would self ignite. And that was on a good day!
AVIACOM that was the unit iirc? Like you say, hardly played oh SH and sometimes muted on LH.
AVIACOM that was the unit iirc? Like you say, hardly played oh SH and sometimes muted on LH.