The UNSURPRISING State of British Airways (24 HRS IN BUSINESS CLASS)

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👬OSKAR AND DAN: @OskarandDan

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💳 Paid: $1501 NBO-PIT roundtrip via LHR, MIA and DCA

FAQ:
Airline: British Airways, BA
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200ER and Airbus A380-800
Aircraft registration: G-YMMO and G-XLEH
Route: Nairobi - London - Miami
Flight numbers: BA64 and BA207
Seat: 1A and 50K
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - British Airways: A Disgrace or National Pride?
00:01:21 - A Downgrade to a 22-Year-Old 777-200
00:02:50 - British Airways Boeing 777-200ER Seat Map
00:04:01 - Club Suites on 777 Seat Tour
00:05:51 - Bed and Sleeping in BA Club Suites
00:09:55 - Arrival in at Heathrow
00:11:10 - Terminal 5 Transit
00:12:22 - Exploring the Galleries Lounge for Breakfast
00:13:23 - Underrated Feature: Turbulence and Seat Belt Signs
00:14:23 - BA Lounge Breakfast
00:16:52 - Layovers in London - what I love!
00:19:40 - British Airways Airbus A380 Seat Map
00:20:48 - British Airways A380 Business Class
00:22:40 - Reason I Love This Seat
00:25:21 - Unboxing Amenity Kit
00:27:29 - British Airways Club World Meal Service
00:30:15 - BA Broken Wifi
00:30:52 - Old Club World for Sleeping
00:33:36 - Business Class Pre-Landing Meal
00:34:19 - British Airways Conclusion
00:35:29 - Arriving in the US

About British Airways (from Wikipedia):
British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers carried, behind easyJet. In January 2011 BA merged with Iberia, creating the International Airlines Group (IAG), a holding company registered in Madrid, Spain. IAG is the world's third-largest airline group in terms of annual revenue and the second-largest in Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the FTSE 100 Index. British Airways is the first passenger airline to have generated more than US$1 billion on a single air route in a year (from 1 April 2017, to 31 March 2018, on the New York-JFK – London-Heathrow route).

About Boeing 777 (from Wikipedia):
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner. The jetliner was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747, and to replace aging DC-10 and L-1011 trijets. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 program was launched in October 1990, with an order from United Airlines. The prototype was rolled out in April 1994, and first flew in June. The 777 entered service with the launch operator United Airlines in June 1995. Longer-range variants were launched in 2000, and first delivered in 2004.

About Airbus A380:
The Airbus A380 is a very large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the €9.5–billion ($10.7–billion) A380 program on 19 December 2000. The first prototype was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005, with its first flight on 27 April 2005. It then obtained its type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 12 December 2006.

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[BHKCh]

I slept like a baby on my last Allegiant I woke up every two hours screaming.

[leejacobs]

Honestly, as an airline pilot myself, we've discussed the whole long haul/seatbelt issue a lot in the flight deck. At the end of the day the responsibility is always going to be on the flight crew Dan, so we have to consider the signs depending on severity of turbulence.

What possibly should be implemented (which many pilots feel is the case) is a dual mode seatbelt sign, one in red and one in amber. The red is for take off and landing and severe turbulence where you have to stay in your seat and fastened. And then the amber is up to your own comfort level to go to the bathroom or not, but to have it fastened whenever in an upright position, and that then stays on throughout the flight.

Great content as always though.

[paulsargeson]

I’ve just flown back from JFK to Heathrow last week with Virgin Atlantic on a red eye and they announced that they wouldn’t be giving verbal announcements for seatbelts and asked if people were awake to keep their eyes on the signs in case the captain turned it on, obviously they asked if you wanted to sleep to keep your seatbelt on so they didn’t need to wake you but thought the no announcements was a good touch from them

[chilledoutgamer]

I chose BA not for the service, but for the safety. The pilot training, pilot culture, and maintenance culture is what attracted me.

[mrkenwu]

"This part of Nairobi Airport makes Heathrow looks like Singapore Changi" 😂🤣😂🤣

[carsgonewrong]

You know it's good when you can connect your Nintendo Wii to a British 380!!!

[neilkier]

I fell for the allure of BA and booked a business class flight on the A380 from DFW to LHR. I'll never fly BA again. Given the price of my ticket ($8k USD), I expected to have an exceptional experience. Sadly, my experience was truly disappointing. The service was barley average. The food was good, my seat rattled the whole flight, the Wifi was down, and somehow they managed to lose my luggage, and claimed they couldn't find it for 3 days. I suspect the employees of BA are angry with their employer, so they're sabotaging the customer experience. Sadly it's working because I'll never book with BA again.

[sebetc]

Controversial opinion. I don't hate the Club World seat for one reason: I have always slept really well on it. Including, on the A380 to Miami!

[BenRadford]

If you’re saying BA is bad, I would say the seats and food are bad but the crew on most flights go above and beyond for passengers, a flight attendant even gave me a tour of the a380 mid flight on ba to go to Singapore

[markusmaier]

I flied with BA recently from London to Pittsburgh, in Premium economy. Everything was great from the service to the food, execept for the Wifi which was not available.

[stef]

Those colored ports are video/audio ports, used before HDMI became a thing. I have fond memories of plugging my iPod into the TV with those haha

[fidgetspinner]

I think it is fantastically compassionate to blur people's faces out. Bravo 👍 👏

[andbor]

Hi Dan! I'm a bit of a nervous flyer, and seeing how calm you were during the moderate turbulence made me feel a bit better about turbulence. Thank you!

[OperationNonsense]

i am so glad the old BA business class seats are finally going away. they are literally designed by an insane person, and they are the utterly worst.

[Northanteus]

26:55 - My friend, you are on BRITISH Airways. You should know by now that Brits are well acquainted with gray, gloomy skies for most of the year. The inside of that cabin is a reflection of what Brits see most of the year. 😋

[remuted]

Last time I did that route on BA, they were still flying 747s.

[ethanpham]

Fun Fact: I saw the teaser for the A380 review, and I was excited to see it before my flight. Sadly, my flight happened on June 25, but I think it is a really good business class (I rarely fly business)! Thank you for all your reviews as I use these to book my next flight!

[TheGLORY]

I enjoyed my business class trip from London>Seattle. Had no issues. Granted I'm pretty non fussed about anything. I had decent food, The bed was comfortable and they didn't bother me while I was sleeping. Only annoyance was Heathrow itself which seems to track.

[travelswithkerlos]

We’ve always had great experiences with BA. Love your content mate!

[LondonLite]

WAGAMAMA!!!! I love how you appreciate the way that you can shop for local-ish things when you're in transit airports. This is one of my favorite things- I always plan ahead for what food/snacks/knick-nacks I can buy in each airport I transit through - I find it such fun!