BA’s worst route / flight….
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 731
BA’s worst route / flight….
I’ll start:
BA8 Tokyo Haneda to LHR. A 14 hour daytime flight leaving at 09.35.
Lights off and windows blacked out for 10+ hours (although there’s nothing to see as it’s dark over the Pacific and Canada for most of the flight).
Lunch at 11am then no service whatsoever in J for the next 10 hours until the light meal 2 hours before landing. If you wanted a drink you had to go to the gallery.
I can’t think of a more miserable flight I have taken but I’m sure there is worse. Suggestions here for the worst BA flight / route.
BA8 Tokyo Haneda to LHR. A 14 hour daytime flight leaving at 09.35.
Lights off and windows blacked out for 10+ hours (although there’s nothing to see as it’s dark over the Pacific and Canada for most of the flight).
Lunch at 11am then no service whatsoever in J for the next 10 hours until the light meal 2 hours before landing. If you wanted a drink you had to go to the gallery.
I can’t think of a more miserable flight I have taken but I’m sure there is worse. Suggestions here for the worst BA flight / route.
#2

Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 98
8 Hr night flight MCO - LGW seat belt light left on the entire flight, 0 turbalance (Maybe the Pilot forgot!) i was surved Tea & Coffee in the same cup at the sametime. FA looked very old! (might have been the recycled awful hot stuff heater of 777 drying the FA out!) Beef had more fat on it then meat. (must have been a very unhappy cow)
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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#10


Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: London, UK
Posts: 5,399
I’ll start:
BA8 Tokyo Haneda to LHR. A 14 hour daytime flight leaving at 09.35.
Lights off and windows blacked out for 10+ hours (although there’s nothing to see as it’s dark over the Pacific and Canada for most of the flight).
Lunch at 11am then no service whatsoever in J for the next 10 hours until the light meal 2 hours before landing. If you wanted a drink you had to go to the gallery.
I can’t think of a more miserable flight I have taken but I’m sure there is worse. Suggestions here for the worst BA flight / route.
BA8 Tokyo Haneda to LHR. A 14 hour daytime flight leaving at 09.35.
Lights off and windows blacked out for 10+ hours (although there’s nothing to see as it’s dark over the Pacific and Canada for most of the flight).
Lunch at 11am then no service whatsoever in J for the next 10 hours until the light meal 2 hours before landing. If you wanted a drink you had to go to the gallery.
I can’t think of a more miserable flight I have taken but I’m sure there is worse. Suggestions here for the worst BA flight / route.
#13


Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 172
Mauritius - LGW
Mine was MRU-LGW in J 12 hour daytime flight left 0800 arrived 4PM ish.
Served a not even full breakfast immediately after take off. Person next to me declined breakfast and crew said "Are you sure there's nothing else for many hours". We were served a light meal just before landing and there was nothing in what they used to call the club kitchen. Crew came out with water in plastic cups but other than that nothing pro actively offered for 9 hours of daylight flight
I joined many others in politely complaining to the cabin manager that we would like some lunch. She responded by bringing out the leftover cerials from breakfast and that was our 1PM lunch
Given the outdated IFE and not wanting to sleep because we had just got up it was a miserable flight. I commented to customer services and the response was that's what we offer on this flight
Served a not even full breakfast immediately after take off. Person next to me declined breakfast and crew said "Are you sure there's nothing else for many hours". We were served a light meal just before landing and there was nothing in what they used to call the club kitchen. Crew came out with water in plastic cups but other than that nothing pro actively offered for 9 hours of daylight flight
I joined many others in politely complaining to the cabin manager that we would like some lunch. She responded by bringing out the leftover cerials from breakfast and that was our 1PM lunch
Given the outdated IFE and not wanting to sleep because we had just got up it was a miserable flight. I commented to customer services and the response was that's what we offer on this flight







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