British Airways Club World : The good, the bad and the ugly...
Aug 19, 2017, 2:23 pm
#16
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Aug 24, 2017, 3:26 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: London
Posts: 778
Has anybody (among those making comments such as the one above) actually had the "pleasure" of flying one of the several airlines still offering angled business class seats?? This year I had some not-so-pleasant experiences with AF (yes, still using that seat on some routes), EK (ah, some of those "wonderful" 777s), ME and a couple of others. Alright, BA's food is inedible and the attitude of some crews leaves a lot to be desired, but the worst business class out there? Definitely not.
Aug 24, 2017, 9:08 pm
#19
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
Has anybody (among those making comments such as the one above) actually had the "pleasure" of flying one of the several airlines still offering angled business class seats?? This year I had some not-so-pleasant experiences with AF (yes, still using that seat on some routes), EK (ah, some of those "wonderful" 777s), ME and a couple of others. Alright, BA's food is inedible and the attitude of some crews leaves a lot to be desired, but the worst business class out there? Definitely not.
Sep 4, 2017, 2:05 pm
#20
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Marseille, France
Programs: AF Plat Ultimate, BA GGL, MS Elite
Posts: 475
Has anybody (among those making comments such as the one above) actually had the "pleasure" of flying one of the several airlines still offering angled business class seats?? This year I had some not-so-pleasant experiences with AF (yes, still using that seat on some routes), EK (ah, some of those "wonderful" 777s), ME and a couple of others. Alright, BA's food is inedible and the attitude of some crews leaves a lot to be desired, but the worst business class out there? Definitely not.
Sep 4, 2017, 2:19 pm
#21
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Marseille, France
Programs: AF Plat Ultimate, BA GGL, MS Elite
Posts: 475
BA SIN to LHR
Dear FT readers,
I’m sorry if it took so long to publish my inbound leg since I had my QR trip to Singapore for my GGL (out of 4 flights, 2 were just far from the world’s best Business class… trip to come).
Another reason is what happened in Houston. Since I have a property there…. Upon landing back to ARN, I left to DFW and drove to Texas City. My house was still standing but few holes on the roof…
Like Francis Underwood said in HOS, real estate is location..... location and location...
Anyway…
Back on the topic : BA Club World to LHR.
For the full review :
http://www.youtripreport.com/report/...ritish-airways
With my boarding pass already given in BKK, I made my way to the QF lounge.
What is surprising is the number of BA passengers in the QF lounge. I’m not sure about the other way around…
The bar is stunning, would you agree ?
The lounge is so huge with many seats that you can be sure to find one for you.
Since I did not eat on the CX leg (seat given to a reader), I was starving. Let’s look the restaurant:
The crème caramel was quite good:
Cold buffet:
A very good meat meal, melting is your mouth. Yummy:
After a good meal it was time for me to take a shower:
After the shower, I made my way to the BA lounge where I had a big argument with a French family (a couple with 4 teens flying to LHR then CDG in F and J). I was close to them. One of the girl was making jokes about the poor. Given my background I jumped on the conversation to express and more my disagreement (first time in my life I argue in the lounge). I despise that behavior especially when it’s expressed by someone born with a silver spoon in the mouth.
20 minutes before boarding I left to the gate:
Gorgeous, isn’t she ?
I was warmly welcomed by the purser! Welcome back Thomas.
My seat for the next 13 hours:
The good thing abt the 380 are the lockers on the right.
According to me the seat is not wide enough.
Great flight ahead?
The menu for tonight:
The prawns couscous salad was superb:
See I told you, not the kind of pic you often see abt BA..
The fish was fine:
Chocolate cake to top off my meal:
After that I made my bed for a long night. I requested 2 more pillows and another blanket. Why pillows are so thin…
I slept 9 hours. Damn It’s so good to rest.
Good morning the world!
I did not take my breakfast since I would get one in the CX FC lounge + lunch…
Bottom line :
After my flight, I was well rested, the crew was much better as well as the food.
It's of course not on par with the 5* Airlines.
Pick BA if you must but don't have high expectations.
Coming up soon the Club Europe service to Marseille with CX First Class Lounge. You can already check the report here:
http://www.youtripreport.com/report/...ritish-airways
Thanks for reading.
Thomas
I’m sorry if it took so long to publish my inbound leg since I had my QR trip to Singapore for my GGL (out of 4 flights, 2 were just far from the world’s best Business class… trip to come).
Another reason is what happened in Houston. Since I have a property there…. Upon landing back to ARN, I left to DFW and drove to Texas City. My house was still standing but few holes on the roof…
Like Francis Underwood said in HOS, real estate is location..... location and location...
Anyway…
Back on the topic : BA Club World to LHR.
For the full review :
http://www.youtripreport.com/report/...ritish-airways
With my boarding pass already given in BKK, I made my way to the QF lounge.
What is surprising is the number of BA passengers in the QF lounge. I’m not sure about the other way around…
The bar is stunning, would you agree ?
The lounge is so huge with many seats that you can be sure to find one for you.
Since I did not eat on the CX leg (seat given to a reader), I was starving. Let’s look the restaurant:
The crème caramel was quite good:
Cold buffet:
A very good meat meal, melting is your mouth. Yummy:
After a good meal it was time for me to take a shower:
After the shower, I made my way to the BA lounge where I had a big argument with a French family (a couple with 4 teens flying to LHR then CDG in F and J). I was close to them. One of the girl was making jokes about the poor. Given my background I jumped on the conversation to express and more my disagreement (first time in my life I argue in the lounge). I despise that behavior especially when it’s expressed by someone born with a silver spoon in the mouth.
20 minutes before boarding I left to the gate:
Gorgeous, isn’t she ?
I was warmly welcomed by the purser! Welcome back Thomas.
My seat for the next 13 hours:
The good thing abt the 380 are the lockers on the right.
According to me the seat is not wide enough.
Great flight ahead?
The menu for tonight:
The prawns couscous salad was superb:
See I told you, not the kind of pic you often see abt BA..
The fish was fine:
Chocolate cake to top off my meal:
After that I made my bed for a long night. I requested 2 more pillows and another blanket. Why pillows are so thin…
I slept 9 hours. Damn It’s so good to rest.
Good morning the world!
I did not take my breakfast since I would get one in the CX FC lounge + lunch…
Bottom line :
After my flight, I was well rested, the crew was much better as well as the food.
It's of course not on par with the 5* Airlines.
Pick BA if you must but don't have high expectations.
Coming up soon the Club Europe service to Marseille with CX First Class Lounge. You can already check the report here:
http://www.youtripreport.com/report/...ritish-airways
Thanks for reading.
Thomas
Sep 4, 2017, 3:00 pm
#22
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wesley Chapel, FL
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 30,029
Has anybody (among those making comments such as the one above) actually had the "pleasure" of flying one of the several airlines still offering angled business class seats?? This year I had some not-so-pleasant experiences with AF (yes, still using that seat on some routes), EK (ah, some of those "wonderful" 777s), ME and a couple of others. Alright, BA's food is inedible and the attitude of some crews leaves a lot to be desired, but the worst business class out there? Definitely not.
I saw the recent post in the BA forum regarding the upgrade to CW catering. That definitely looks like a step in the right direction. Let's just hope they get rid of those awful and antiquated seats (not to mention the circa '98 IFE) someday.
So yes, IMO, the worst transatlantic J out there.
