British Airways Premium Economy - Is It Better On Their A350? | Around The World In 8 Days - Day 1

I girded my loins and got back on the horse to see if there was any redemption for BA in their premium economy cabin.

I had heard good things about their Airbus A350 premium economy cabin, so I booked a ticket and headed off to Dubai to try it out.

From there, I carried on heading eastwards until I arrived home, and this was the first day of my trip around the world in eight days.

Beginning my day in Madrid at some ungodly hour, I flew up to Heathrow to pick up the British Airways flight.

This is the story of my day and my experiences - once again - with BA Premium Economy. Have things improved? Or is it more of the same? Find out in the trip report.

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Travel Date: 6th September 2022
Airline: British Airways
Cabin: Premium Economy
Route Taken: LHR-DXB
Aircraft Type: Airbus A350-1041 (A35K)
Tail Number: G-XWBG
Flight Number: BA107

[davidcoker]

I think had they replaced "we locked up the bars so we would have enough for the return journey" with "we are trying to avoid bankruptcy again so we had to nix the last couple hours of drinks to save some dough" would have been a more accurate excuse! 😂 Great report, nice plane!

[Thetraveller]

Lovely video mate. Looking forward to seeing you’re adventures 👍😊🙏

[dospalmascb]

Starting in Inverness is cheaper too. Just booked from inv to Tlv and the price difference made it a similar price to PE from LHR. Pe from inv was £150 each way cheaper than the flight from Lhr. Our PE flights In November we’re actually very pleasant and the 2x25kg bags made a huge difference. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip.

[richardstreet]

Think I would have pushed back and gone to the galley for a beer...

[stevegonzales]

Great video - appreciate you taking the time to film your journey. I am a United (1k) and I average about (16) international trips a year. I presently have a trip scheduled from Phoenix Arizona, to the UK, Italy, and then on to South Africa. I've never flown B.A. but the price to fly business class was almost half of what it would cost me to fly United's business class, so I couldn't pass it up!

I've been viewing YouTube to get a feel of what I might expect in regards to the specific on B.A. Again thx for your video
Cheers 🍻! / 👊respect👊

[thegeneral]

Around the world in 8 days! Will look forward to this series. Still looking forward to my trip to NYC at Christmas this year. American Airlines 777 Premium Economy there and British Airways 777 Premium Economy on the trip back. I am realistic with my expectations and as long as the seat is bigger, I have more legroom than economy and the flight is reasonably trouble free and on time. I will be happy. It can't be worse than being in cattle class.

The selection of alcohol though, wow, J/W Red as the whisky, awful. About as cheap and nasty as you can get.

[tandl]

I had hopes for BA, but I found BA’s PE product on the A350 to be subpar to other carriers ranging from American Airlines to Singapore Airlines. The food was decent, but that was where it stops. They packed the seats 8 across, making it a tighter fit, and the seats are closer than most other products. I’ll continue to avoid BA with a passion.

[r.wldn]

That a350 you boarded I had the same thing when I was flying out to Los Angeles the ife said Johannesburg so it’s kinda funny to see the plane I flew out on

[colinrenfrew]

Enjoyed the video, and you’ve confirmed my opinion….they need to do better.

[sussex]

You’re on a steel tube in the sky. It doesn’t have endless storage space. There are over 300 seats on that plane. If everyone had one beer and same on return, that’s 600 cans of beer to store. There’s always a reason, it’s not always done to piss you off.

[DavidCulshawmer-r]

nice one bro, nothing wrong with a ham shank is there, its a long time since i had one 😄

[swarooptanmay]

Hi, great video, thanks for sharing this. I wanted to know can world travel plus passengers get any discounts on lounge access? I am traveling from Japan to London and then will have 5 hours layouver in terminal 3.

[jamesprice]

The 787 is better - in my view. The air pressure is better. But the seats are very comfortable - just slept through the night from Buenos Aires. I really would not spend my own money on business.

[damage]

With regards the bar you’ll have to blame your fellow passengers and not BA. This route is getting the reputation of a long-haul ibiza which attracts party goers which means drinkers. Imagine you were on the return flight and thanks to the crew you got your choice of drink thanks to the outbound crew locking the bars. Its done to be fair to everyone. Theres only so much storage on a plane. Why do people think theres a never ending amount of drinks on a plane.

[jasondangerdyer]

Great video.i seen this as i fly to vegas on the a350 in 2 weeks. Can i ask a random question, does where the headphones plug in have a 2 prong jack or is it just the 1. I was going to get a bluetooth adaptor so just wondered really?

[happysavy]

I am flying BA Premium Economy in 2 weeks. Bummer you did not film your 1st meal service and what a shame on BA closing the bar service 2 hours before landing...WOW!!!!

[tonytaylor]

i can't believed that BA didn't serve you with beer on the pre landing snack ! Even in the premium economy? ....fly Emirate next time!

[sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu]

But the items at 5:38 will topple over during turbulence. Most airlines secure them.
Lol@ they locked the bar to save some for the return journey. Stingy Brits. Next time, use the Middle Eastern carriers. Lol
Thanks for another awesome review.
8:44 can't hear any thrust reversers.

[realcdcruze]

Great video. Out of curiosity did you ask for sparkling wine and what did they say? I’m wondering if it’s policy or just crew laziness.

[marllonemerson]

Hi, how are you? What is this seat number?