Flight Review - British Airways FIRST CLASS London to Boston

Here is my flight review of my recent First Class flight on British Airways from London to Boston - now with added squirrel!

I needed to be in the US to take a particularly special flight, and found a redemption seat to Boston on British Airways in First Class. I've flown in First a couple of times now, always using avios, and I was keen to see whether service had returned to normal after the you-know-what, and whether the experience represents a true first class experience... And I am happy to be able to share that experience with you...

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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Transiting Heathrow
3:04 - The Concord Room (Don't Blink!!!)
3:49 - Boarding
4:52 - The Seat
7:45 - The Service
10:13 - Relaxing...
11:44 - Arriving into Boston
14:12 - What it Cost

[SAFFY]

Love your videos, Matt. Wishing you are well and looking forward to future videos.

[peteking]

New subscriber.
Love your videos, Matt. Very informative and interesting.

[trappistpreserves]

Brilliant, informative vid with excellent British humour. I particularly liked the expression on your face when showing how attractive the "sleep suit" was!

[charlescampion]

I just love you reports Matt. Informative, chatty and very good dry humour. Bravo!

[FX-UK]

Great video Matt, really had a laugh with the cemetery called Heathrow. Totally agree with you about how special First really is. To me (and I admit being a very loyal BA customer), BA is “wonderfully adequate every time”.

[LMays-cuhp]

Thank you for sharing you trip on British Airways.

[johnt]

This guy is awesome. He does a great job and taking you through the journey

[sammymug]

Love the British humor in these reviews. I’m officially subscribed!

[internationAL]

Good video and I really enjoy your witty narrative. Never underestimate the importance of a good Cracker to Cheese Ratio!

[andyml]

So pleased you enjoyed your f/c meal with BA 👍👍👍

[graemelamond]

Great video!

I had a very similar experience flying BA 1st from LHR-JFK in June this year. The concord lounge was extremely busy and we struggled to find seating, which was a disappointment. The flight was great and allowed me to tick off something from the bucket list too. Our route started in Helsinki (thanks for the tip!), so we saved a fortune versus kicking off in London. I’m glad we did it, but unlikely to do it again based on more luxurious cabins on other carriers.

Keep up the great content!

[stephenconnolly]

As a new subscriber I love the content, I've never flown first class with any airline so do enjoy looking at other people's views and opinions. It seems from many videos I've seen that the ba seat surrounding are getting very much overtaken by much of the competition. Great report 👏

[Gasgas-MX]

You got such a good voice, you should be doing audio books, love your stuff

[edhayes]

Enjoyed watching this, having flown from LHR to EWR in F last Saturday, enjoyed the same food onboard, though with some more time in the lounge pre-flight and some fantastic crew (= lots of LPGS) also ended up sleeping more than planned. The fantastic on board service really made it for me. Definitely the best flight I’ve had.

[ChrisM]

Thanks for this excellent insight, Matt.
We're treating ourselves to a one-off 1st class bucket list this September (Heathrow to Atlanta on BA, visiting relatives). There was a sale on a month ago, though the airport tax etc doubled the 'advertised' fare. We've never been above economy before. We fly from Glasgow to Heathrow then onto Atlanta. There's a 2hr 10min stop over at Heathrow (land at T5, Atlanta plane at T3). Fortunately, our cases will have been booked in and loaded in Glasgow, so only hand luggage to carry at Heathrow.
Not knowing the layout of Heathrow, can you recomment the best use of the 2hr 10min stop over time here (the Atlanta plane boarding over at T3 "starts 60min before departure"). Enough time for meal in Concorde room? better to get over to T3 first and use the Galeries rooms? I don't know what kind, how fast, and how frequent the T5 to T3 airport transport option/s are.

[militarymarch]

You're right, 1A is the best seat on the 747. Flew in 1A in 2017. Smoothest flight I've ever been on.

[jasontyack]

Hi Matt, another great review with plenty of humour and information.
Regards from the land down under 😎

[alimalik]

enjoyable video.will look out for your Q Suite video and how redemption compares as well

[macktravels]

What a CLASSIC opening!!! Hilarious…………….

[martinmacdonald]

I'm glad you brought up, and can confirm (around 13:40) that the new Club Suite product compares favorably to this older gen First. I've not had the pleasure of flying first, but have poked my head in the front cabin for a look: it appears to be identical in layout and seat functionality between Club and First now, with a different material choice on the seats. I'm a bit disappointed its not more 'special' but the club suite is fantastic to start with *much better than the previous gen still in service on many routes* so I'm struggling to make the case to fly First, when CS is available.