…ular schedules. In recent years frequency has increased a lot, for example British Airways used to fly there about 3 or 4 times a week and now flies there at least once a day. One limiting factor though seems to be the Brazilian Air Traffic Control who seems to be fairly inflexible and subject to disputes and delays. There are restrictions about how many aircraft can be in Brazilian air space at any one time and this can generate delays. Getting i…
…e Muslim float and marchers. There is little commercial presence, although British Airways had the pop band Blue on their float and many cabin crew marching, and Tesco had the massive rainbow flag. The crowds packing the streets of central London were very diverse and getting in the mood of the day. A great and up-beat event. If you are in London next early July, check when the march is on and take a look! See all my photos of the 2011 event: clic…
…ts to Heathrow at 9.20pm. They fly out of Terminal 4, which used to be the British Airways main terminal before the swanky new Terminal 5 was opened. The Terminal has been updated and is pretty pleasant. They use the new Sky Team Lounge which is vast and uses the old BA lounges. They have done a nice job at making it look bright and good selection of food and so on. Photos at the end of the posting. I am a huge fan of BA and then Virgin, so was ke…
…at without waking up the person on the aisle and hanging on the seat in your face like on airlines like Singapore Business. Service was good and friendly. I also have a video of the take off that shows some of the cabin and that is posted below the photos. I also have on this blog pictures of British Airways old and new Club Seats and Virgin (search the blog to find these). Korean Air Club Class (4), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Korean Ai…
I have to declare that I am a British Airways fan. Those of you that have read past posting on my reviews of BA long haul and also on why I prefer BA to Virgin will already know that. My experience today has helped to confirm my preference. With a recent change in my role at work, I am now doing much more travel within Europe than Long Haul. Being based in London and living fairly near to Heathrow, you can get pretty much anywhere direct on BA. I…
…er of airlines fly to and from there into Livingstone every day, including British Airways and SAA. A various times of the year the Rovos Rail service also goes to the Falls. Flights are busy, as most people tend to come in and out within 2 days and so the flights get very busy. You need a Visa to enter Zambia. Best to get this before you go, though you can get when you arrive. Best also to get a multiple entry visa in case you decide to pop acros…
…u can certainly not work with a laptop and you have the seat in your face. British Airways are making noises about not having as business class on short haul flights of one or two hours, and I have to say having been on a 5 day hop from London – Prague – Paris CDG – Zurich – London, I have to say that the business cabin on all the airlines (BA, Air France and Swiss) were all very empty. It is a while since I have been on or blogged about Air Franc…
…here to watch on YouTube, or watch on the blog posting: Pam Ann: Official British Airways Cabin Crew promo video Loved by many of the cabin crew when she performed a lot in west London, this funny video with her as a new BA cabin crew on her first flight is a scream.. Click here to watch on YouTube, or on the blog posting: Pam Ann ad spoofing Virgin Atlantic airlines 25th anniversary TV ad, announcing her TV show Click here to watch on YouTube, o…
…problems on opening. It is a big bright terminal with a billion shops. The British Airways First Class Lounge is huge and impressive. Though it is slightly strange as the “First Class” lounge is really the lounge for people with BA Gold cards and people actually flying First Class use the “Concorde Lounge”. This was also true of Terminal 4 before T5. Anyway, my tip is if you have to travel short haul in Europe and especially between London and Par…
…d for flights and so all of the discounting, we got 2 First Class seats on British Airways for one set of miles. So that was a good start. I was reading last weekend in The Times about the extent airlines are discounting. As they are trying to avoid a price war as things are so tough as it is with the slump in business travel, they are now trying to be smarter. So deals with miles to then encourage people to upgrade or sell other travel products a…
No-one can forget the fiasco that was the opening of British Airways Terminal 5 at London Heathrow. The baggage system went into meltdown and hundreds of flights were cancelled. At the time BA came under pressure for their poor and sloppy ability to inform and keep passenger briefed. Today I experienced how poor they are at this. I was flying from Terminal 5 to Beijing. I had checked in online and all I had to do was drop my suitcase off. And the…
