British Airways A380 |LHR-SFO| World Traveller Plus
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Filmed in July 2022
British Airways was the only European Airline that stayed true and loyal to the A380 during the pandemic and that’s why I was super happy to get a chance to fly on it. It is an extremely smooth, quiet, and comfortable aircraft and is always to spend time on. (especially for long flights) Overall the flight service was up to par with what’s offered by the competition. The only major complaint I have is that British Airways lost a very high-value and important bag of mine and the support I got from the airline was horrible. The people at the airport couldn’t give me a straight answer to any of my questions and the staff on the phone were outright rude to me. I still don’t have my bag nor do I have any financial compensation even though I have filed a claim for a lost bag. Overall, I just find this to be poor customer service and I hope that British Airways can clean up their act in that respect.
Airline: British Airways
Flight Number: BA287
Aircraft: Airbus A380-800
Aircraft Registration: G-XLEG (8 years old)
Departure Airport: London Heathrow International Airport (LHR)
Departure Time: 2:05 PM (scheduled) 3:10 PM (Actual)
Arrival Airport: San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Arrival Time: 5:25 PM
Flight Time: 10:15
Distance: 5370 miles (4665 nm)
Seat: 63A
Class: World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy)
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SUCH a quiet cabin you can hear another passenger cough; you can hear a tray rattling during landing.
At 3:03: The words you never want to hear at the start of a ten hour flight: "And what is it you do?"
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life insurance sales
5:36 5:40 5:41 Love the Trent 900 engine sounds!
Subscribed. Keep up the good work 👍🏻 👏
Keep on, traveling and post experiences. 2 thumbs up!
I Like the the product premium eco.Great work
Crazy that’s those huge things can fly
Totally!
Great vid man
Thanks mate, truly appreciate it!
Thanks for a nice trip report. I enjoyed it. Poor showing from BA with regard to the second meal, especially for premium economy. I am sorry about your bike. Losing checked luggage is typical British Airways. I have got some holiday coming up and your experience has helped push BA premium economy down the list of products I would like to try. Thanks!
I’m happy to help! It was a bummer about my lost baggage but only so much I could do.🤷♂️ Have a good holiday!
@@theplanefacts Thanks!
Great content! Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much bro!! Love the logo!
@@theplanefacts thanks, I just made it last week
I'm doing the same journey in September 24, was hoping to fly over the Golden Gate Bridge on the approach. Looks like it won't happen!
Hope it all works out for you! It was really a great flight👍
I’ve flown BA’s 777 Economy Plus and the A350 Economy Plus and the A350 has more seat room and is quieter
Haven’t been on the A380 yet due to not flying more than 8 hours one way lately.
Traveled WT+ from Santiago to London this 2024 and the breakfast was a warm meal! Can’t believe your second meal was just that sandwich and kitkat :/
Wow, that’s crazy to hear, but at least they’ve changed it for the better.
3hr delay coming back today because of aircon...they said the same thing with the delay outbound last week.
i've flown on Korean Air A380, i'm hoping to go to Europe on a BA A380
02:08 is that GE 90 sound?
06:51 great to see double A380 from QR outside DOH
18:05 another A380
it's good to see A380 soaring in the sky
Yes, you are right about the GE90 @2:08. And I totally agree about it being nice to see all those A380s.
Thanks for this! I'll be in 63A in one month flying SFO - LHR. Do you think there is a way to hang a foot sling from the seat in front since there is no tray table? Do I even need to?
The WT+ seats are quite roomy but I could imagine flying with your foot in a sling could be a bit cumbersome. I don’t believe there is anywhere you can HANG your sling however, I know there are stools you can buy on Amazon and you can put that kind of in between the seat in-front of you and the side panel of the storage compartment. (This is where I had my Skateboard stored) there is more than enough room there.
@@theplanefacts Thank you!
the meal was the same as club Europe meal I had from London to Athens
I'm from Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching my video! Love having all the international support!!
Was it exactly a 10 hr flight? Curious as doing this trip in November and says longer
flight time was exactly 10 hours and 15 minutes
Good video. BTW, did BA ever get your mountain bike back to you?
Unfortunately not. I ended up only getting $1,600 USD from them 4 months after my flight even though I had submitted several documents and receipts, stating that the bike’s value was over $5,000 USD. Definitely not good customer support on BA’s end.
Sorry to hear that. Does that put you off flying with BA in the future?
@@RobMuir I‘m definitely hesitant to check in high value bags again but I wouldn’t be opposed to flying BA again. I’ve had my eye on the SAN-LHR route on the A350 and I might do a video on that sometime in the future!
@@theplanefacts With the worldwide problems with lost luggage, I too would be hesitant to check-in anything of value. My Father when he flew BA years ago while returning from Scotland had BA rip the outside lining of his suitcase, and upon seeing it when it came off the luggage carousel, really gave it to the BA representative on duty at the airport in Toronto. BA paid to repair it but did a lousy job. After that, no one in my family has flown them since.
@@RobMuir Wow, I’m sorry to hear that. That is super disappointing to hear that BA has such a poor record with baggage.
If road one i would ride it with no win
I'm in SJ and am getting ready to head across the pond out of SFO. I've been doing extensive research on flight options and have been running up against all the insanity of crew shortages, delays, cancellations, etc. Did you experience any of that when you flew?
No not really. My flight left with only a minor delay and I didn’t really feel that the crew shortage effected my flight but one major thing is that BA lost my bag and the bags of many other people around this time. I believe this issue is resolved but I would still be careful when checking in a bag.
What was the seat recline like?
Really good! I found 7" to be more than adequate seat recline.
You could have flown directly to San Francisco from Germany on Lufthansa
Yes, that is always a good option but I chose to fly BA because I wanted to ride on the A380 and because I had some travel credit with AA.
hi is British airways strict with bags that are few kg over 23kg. How was the customer serivice.
AWFUL!!!! The customer service is unfortunately one of the worst in all the airlines I’ve flown on. I’m pretty sure they are strict on their 23kg policy. I am personally furious with British Airways because they lost an extremely valuable mountain bike of mine and they did an awful job on handling the situation. In the end they only ended up compensating 25% of the bag THEY lost 4 months after my flight.
@@theplanefacts Have you been on American Airlines. I think they are the worst. I flew with them from Miami to Beijing in 2018 and I was sleeping and they did not even manage to wake me up during meal service. They were vex because I was sleeping and they ripped my duffel bag. The recline on AA 787 is another story. No one should be forced to sleep on their tray table since there is very little recline.
@@theplanefacts I thought british airways was good
@@duaneowens7777 I agree that American isn’t good either (New video on them COMING SOON) but I find that British Airways has worse customer service in my experience.
@@duaneowens7777 and I’m sorry you had to deal with that on your flight to Beijing. I am very disappointed with the way the airlines have been treating their customers
Nice plane, pity that BA have them, as they don't do anything to improve the flight. Food at least was edible well the first course was the second as you say was the usual BA rubbish. Overall poor for a long hall flight. Can only hope that you got the ticket cheap.
The ticket wasn't cheap but was pretty competitive with other airlines.
What was ure seat number plz.
I was sitting in Seat 63A
I don't think it's a matter of faith in the A380, the fact is it's making them money.
Pizzas are back as of Aug 1
Pizza will be back what joy. Glorified cheese on toast. Thanks for that update. I would sooner stick to the sandwich. Better still if BA supplied proper hot food in the first place. I stopped flying with BA years ago when I flew LHR to BKK nonstop. And they ran out of food and gave me a dried-up pasta dish that was so hard it was inedible. As usual it was take it or go without. RIP BA.
Update watching this again cause I booked the 380 from IAD to LHR. There is a transit walkway on level -4 and it’s much quieter and sometimes faster
Iam off to Dallas from London Heathrow In a weeks using BA premier economy. It Looked ok in your movie , but not impressed with the so called meal at the end of the flight . Had better on BA long range flights . But looking forward to trip on the A380.
Agreed! BA could have definitely stepped their meal service but flying on the world’s largest aircraft is a pleasure in itself so that makes up for it 😁
Can't wait . But miss the 747 . Enjoy your trips .
There still serving plastic cups in Premium Economy! Very poor service.
Unfortunately so
They have the worst biz class seats and configuration on that plane. The movie selection is really bad. They are actually worse than AA …
Can’t argue with that. Given that BA lost my bike and never paid me my owed value, I can’t say I have any sympathy for them haha