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Old Nov 30, 2023, 12:30 am
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Who needs a BA lounge?

Not me! POD parking, straight through security, nice breakfast,


walk through passageway that seems to have been reserved solely for me,


and straight on to the aeroplane. Now awaiting deicing.

Oh, and I have the exit row with the middle seat vacant.

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Old Nov 30, 2023, 12:44 am
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I thought for a moment that the little Wilkinson’s jar was marmalade and I was trying to imagine sausages with marmalade! I’m properly awake now so can see it more clearly!
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 3:22 am
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Decent looking bangers!
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 3:45 am
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This …. for £0


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Old Nov 30, 2023, 4:01 am
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Originally Posted by Kay_Baden
This …. for £0

You've just paid for it in a different way!

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Old Nov 30, 2023, 4:10 am
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Originally Posted by Greenpen
Not me! POD parking, straight through security, nice breakfast,


walk through passageway that seems to have been reserved solely for me,


and straight on to the aeroplane. Now awaiting deicing.

Oh, and I have the exit row with the middle seat vacant.
Looks significantly better than anything available in a BA lounge
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 4:28 am
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Originally Posted by steve170461
You've just paid for it in a different way!
Indeed … 😊
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 4:37 am
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Originally Posted by steve170461
You've just paid for it in a different way!
Originally Posted by Kay_Baden
Indeed … 😊
Reminds me of getting on board an AA flight at the pointy end with my (then quite young) children excitedly settling in to their A330 J seats and one of them turning round proudly holding up a bottle saying "look, Daddy, they give you free water!".

The gentleman in the row behind laughed and I laughed and my wife laughed and oh how we laughed and laughed....
Kids....
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by crazy8534
Reminds me of getting on board an AA flight at the pointy end with my (then quite young) children excitedly settling in to their A330 J seats and one of them turning round proudly holding up a bottle saying "look, Daddy, they give you free water!".

The gentleman in the row behind laughed and I laughed and my wife laughed and oh how we laughed and laughed....
Kids....
Wonderful.

I am still waiting for a reply to my complaint about... BA's complaint form, which refers to the meal in Club/First as a 'free' meal, rather than 'included'.
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 5:07 am
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Originally Posted by AviationMoose
Wonderful.

I am still waiting for a reply to my complaint about... BA's complaint form, which refers to the meal in Club/First as a 'free' meal, rather than 'included'.
That’s a joke, right? A joke that you complained about that I mean?
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 5:13 am
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That’s a joke, right? A joke that you complained about that I mean?
I included it as part of a larger complaint about no food served on one flight and almost no bar left on another, on the same day.

It wasn't the only thing in the complaint, no. That would be too much. But I think it's a fair point to raise when you go to complain about not receiving something you've paid for as part of a ticket, that it's categorised as 'free'.
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 10:05 am
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Originally Posted by crazy8534
Reminds me of getting on board an AA flight at the pointy end with my (then quite young) children excitedly settling in to their A330 J seats and one of them turning round proudly holding up a bottle saying "look, Daddy, they give you free water!".

Kids....
Well, unless you're on BA and want it served in a cup from a tray while still at the gate.

Bloggers....
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 10:13 am
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Originally Posted by Greenpen
Not me! POD parking, straight through security, nice breakfast,
Is that Wetherspoons? Tables seem to need to be re-varnished.

It looks a lot better than what I imagine a Wetherspoons breakfast to be like, but I'm not that familiar with options in T5 as I tend to eat in the hotel if I have an early flight (or make do with the lounge).
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 10:25 am
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Originally Posted by layz
Is that Wetherspoons? Tables seem to need to be re-varnished.

It looks a lot better than what I imagine a Wetherspoons breakfast to be like, but I'm not that familiar with options in T5 as I tend to eat in the hotel if I have an early flight (or make do with the lounge).
Indeed, smashed avocado is surely a little...er...'woke'.. for #neverspoons.
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Old Nov 30, 2023, 11:03 am
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Indeed, smashed avocado is surely a little...er...'woke'.. for #neverspoons.
It's the thought of pre-poached eggs reheated in a microwave.
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