British Airways A318 Club World from London to New York
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- Опубліковано 1 бер 2019
- For many years, British Airways Flight 1 meant one thing: Concorde from London to New York. Today, British Airways Flight 1 has a different connotation. It's a British Airways A318 flying from London City (LCY) to Shannon (SNN) and on to New York (JFK). It's certainly British Airways' most unique route and, let's face it, a British Airways A318 flying across the Atlantic probably ranks up there as one of the most unique routes on the planet.
Here's a link to the full, unedited takeoff and landing footage from this flight:
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Now, in this video about British Airways Flight 1, I'll highlight the ground experience at LCY and SNN, the British Airways A318 Club World seat, the British Airways A318 Club World food, the British Airways A318 Club World in-flight entertainment, and the British Airways A318 Club World service.
British Airways Business Class has been discussed by other trip reporters at length. Here's my take on what is, arguably, the strangest British Airways Business Class around. Club World is a product with many variants. And this version of Club World is unique to the Airbus A318. It's worth noting British Airways A318 Club World is a special seat design worth taking a look at in this video about British Airways Flight 1.
In the end, I'll give the experience on British Airways A318 a score. But, I'm curious to know...after watching the video, how would you rate the British A318 service from London to New York?
I'll even give you my decision about whether I think this flight earned the designation it shared with Concorde: British Airways Flight 1.
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A380s these days doing flights as short as one hour but the A318 over here is doing 7 hours across the Atlantic
Dan when does an a380 do one hour flights?
@@bencooper6109 Dubai to Muscat 2x Daily on Emirates
A380 british airways wil fly 5-6 hours transatlantic route from heathrow int'l airport to jfk int'l airport.
August H!! From when? As the A380 only runs very long BA routes, like LAX and Singapore, and Johannesburg.
@@CS_22 yea, they don't fly to JFK, but they do fly to Boston and Chicago
I used to work on this route as cabin crew and all the issues that have been highlighted all boil down to one thing; weight. Traditional business class seats and IFE are all very heavy and more weight means more fuel and that’s the issue here. The aircraft is tiny and can only hold so much fuel. So why not fly a larger aircraft from LCY? You can’t. The runway is very short and only smaller aircraft can use it. The reason the flight stops in Shannon is because it wouldn’t be able to take off from LCY with full fuel tanks (the aircraft would be too heavy for such a short runway).
I used to fly LGW JFK too and skipping immigration at JFK was always a joy. We just picked up our bags and walked out the door. Bliss.
This route also became known as the Barclays Bus as it seemed to be the preferred method for a lot of their execs in Canary Wharf. That said it was nearly always the case that the flight out to JFK was half empty, whereas the flight back was full, for the simple reason that it was just a very different experience. Passengers on the flight back were allowed to use the first class lounge in JFK which was a big plus for many, in that they simply loaded up on food and drink before boarding and then got on board and went straight to sleep as most of them were walking off the plane and into their offices. It’s was very common on that flight home for the service to last about 5 mins i.e. handing out the odd night cap. Next thing, they woke up at a tiny airport in central London where they could go from plane to office in about 20 mins. There was a breakfast service for those that wanted it although most went with the breakfast to go that we offered which was a brown paper bag with pastries and fruit. We also did coffee to go.
One thing that I do remember was the turbulence. I don’t know if I was particularly unlucky on this route but we did seem to get kicked around a fair bit coming across the Atlantic. And Atlantic turbulence on such a small aircraft certainly felt, erm, different. Not that the passengers ever seemed to mind. I remember not having been able to get out of my seat for over an hour due to very heavy turbulence and decided to crawl down the aisle to check on people, and they all looked at me like I was mad. Most weren’t the least bit bothered and just said “Erm, shouldn’t you be strapped in?” They were right of course. My point is they were very seasoned fliers.
The crew absolutely love this route. It became a fleet within a fleet at LGW and we did feel very privileged to fly it. The flight back into city will always remain popular but the outbound route has always struggled and with the advent of crossrail this seems set to worsen. BA may have to think about moving the outbound flight to LGW or LHR although that’s not without it’s complications either.
Thanks so much for your insight Scott.
Jeb Brooks Aw thanks fella. You’re ever so welcome.
You might like this too. I do remember there was one passenger who did get scared during one of those bouts of bad turbulence I mentioned. I was trying to reassure her and during the conversation she asked how many people were on board the aircraft and I told her there were 29 passengers and 5 crew. To which she responded “No I don’t mean in business class, I mean on the whole plane”.
“Erm, that is the whole plane ma’am”.
“But what about downstairs?”
What followed was 10 seconds of us both looking at each other like the other was crazy. But it became apparent that she was genuinely under the impression that she had somehow boarded the upper deck of either a 747 or an A380. And she point blank refused to believe me when I told her she was on a much much smaller aircraft. Once the seat belt signs were finally switched off I had to take her on a little tour of the aircraft (duration 35 seconds). Whilst she had been scared before, it bubbled up into absolute terror when confronted with the proof that she was indeed in a tiny plane over the Atlantic.
This wasn’t helped when other passengers got wind of what her issue was and found it hilarious.
“What’s up with her?”
“She thought she was upstairs in a jumbo and now she’s bricking it”
What?? Ha ha ha. dizzy cow. Was she smashing the champers in the lounge?”
All said in posh English accents too, which made it even funnier and even harder to remain sympathetic to her plight.
She had the good grace to look a bit sheepish as she got off bless her. But I didn’t see her again on that service. Not surprisingly really.
Nonsense. Providing reasonable storage for a seat doesn't really add weight, and putting more movies on an iPad adds exactly 0kg.
dijox There is no love lost between me and BA so I would never seek to defend them. I was just explaining why things are as they are on this flight. BA would have regular seats and IFE if they could but they can’t because of weight issues. It’s not nonsense. Just fact. And the IPads are fully loaded. They can’t store anymore films and TV programs than they already do. Again that’s not in BA’s defence. It’s just the truth. As for storage people tended to use the area under the foot rest but it wasn’t ideal. But everyone had their coats hung up in a wardrobe by us before take off and handed back to them before landing so that was one less thing to store and every passenger basically had an entire overhead locker to themselves too.
Scott Lafferty hi Scott, loved your insights, made me laugh. I’m actually a nervous flyer (turbulence) did you ever feel like you were in danger?
Is this the Doug DeMuro of Aviation?
Mogul Dash yes lmao it is
Omg yasss!
Mogul Dash no Sam chui is
Almost. But needs to work more on his constant repetitive lame jokes and has to use ‘quirks and features’ more often XD (jks)
Definitely I love them both
All the extra work at Shannon feels like a pain but is worth it considering you get to skip immigration at New York which is a serious pain
Manan Agarwal it depends of luck. My best time at immigration is 15 minutes by booth.
It's also because the plane doesn't have the fuel to get to New York direct due to prevailing headwinds. There are tailwinds on the return allowing a direct flight.
The fuel issue is a misconception. The aircraft could quite easily make it from LCY to JFK without refuelling.
The issue is due to the take off angle at LCY which the aircraft can’t do with a full tank - hence the refuelling stop at SNN.
Back when BA ran 2 of these services per day the 2nd service arrived into SNN after CBP preclearance had closed and therefore arrived at JFK like any regular international arrival.
Admiral_Awesome the plane has enough fuel to make it nonstop, the reason is that the A318 wouldn’t be able to suit the takeoff at such an airport like London City
Never had any serious delay or problems at JFK passport control and customs. Average 2-3 times/year. Newark Liberty on the other hand...
I saw this BA a318 at JFK in January and kind of got confused of how it got there. Now I know! Great video!
Have I ever flown in a narrow-body across the Atlantic? Yes, in a Super Constellation in the 50s and DC-8s, 707s and a Bristol Brittania in the 60s.
voxer99 Gosh you must be 70 years old jeez your so old. Not to be offensive
was your first trip on board the Titanic 😂
No Convair jets? Darn
B757 from Hamburg to Newark with Continental. Or was it already United.
@@HIHaiki 💀
You've completely missed the big plus of this flight. Because you clear customs & immigration at Shannon you land at JFK as a domestic passenger. Clearing at Shannon means you have, at most, 31 pax in front of you.
Given JFK, like MIA, is one of the busiest ports of entry to the US this is a fantastic advantage which saves a huge amount of time and stress.
@@Jack3md But failed to compare it to the experience of customs at JFK
LAX is a pain in the Ass as well
Dan Winkler all us airports are dreadful
Cleaning customs in SNN is the best part. I remember my days working at JFK Terminal 7. The A318 will arrive at Gate 1, 11, or 12 and once you disembarked the aircraft, you were curb side in under 10 minutes. Bypassing the rush hour customs crowd from the arriving BA,IB,NH,FI inbounds
Just get global entry and thats no problem. I went from Madrid to JFK on Sunday and got through customs in 3 min
Just an interesting fact, the A318 can fly from LCY direct to JFK, but it's the take off performance required on LCY's short runway that is the reason for the stop-over at Shannon. The A318 would be too heavy to gain the performance required to take-off on the short runway at London City. Given that this is a business class only flight, it's designed for ease of use for business customers, therefore London City is the ideal location for them to depart from whilst also benefiting from US pre-clearance while refueling at Shannon.
It's also worth noting, the stop-over is only on the LCY->JFK flight, not the return :)
This is probably used mainly for business passengers going from London’s financial district straight to NYC, as you said!
Used to work for a US bank with London offices, and this route was a popular choice - London office was much nearer to LCY than LHR so quicker overall. I never got the chance unfortunately.
Definitely better way to fly then on an a380 or 747 with their tired old business class
@@hanj31 better way to fly THAN.
@@hanj31fr they are so so so ugly and overrated
Thank you! I really like such a unique flight reports!
@PoletMe Aviation Videos yeah they are really interesting!
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No celebrities on that flight!?! Jeb, you're too modest! Hahaha
At first I thought, how could an A-318 fly that far against the wind. But then I realized its small size and reduced payload would give it sufficient range. Thanks for this unique trip Jeb.
Wow..I had no idea BA had such a route. Thanks for making this vid Jeb!
I love how he is so honest about getting commission on the bose products.
Such a joyful flight reporter! It warms the video a lot. I left a like or two :)
I'm glad you did this route! I was very interested to see it and your review did it justice!
Definitely one of the quirkier routes around. Well done on a great video. Who would have thought that BA would be flying tired aircraft :))
It might be 'tired' but its a better experience than the 'standard' business class BA seats.! When I found out about this flight, I made sure it became our honeymoon flight to New York. A great way to take the wife to NY for the first time.
Awesome! I’ve always wanted to take this flight! But it seems a little overrated! Thanks for the review!
Hi Jeb, thank you for this great video. I really enjoyed learning more about this very unique service, and the detailed and enjoyable manner in which you presented it. Thank you as aways for the time and effort you put into your videos, much appreciated!
Thank you, Jeb. You and your videos are terrific! Jealous of your ability to fly so many places!
Hello! Your amazing, i love this small plane!
Well, since it’s canceled I guess it really was Concorde 2.0
I´ve been waiting for a trip report on that particular route - Great vid mate, and keep them comming :D
This is incredible well done!! Nice,y done man
Bro I have been waiting for this
A318 from London to New York! That's crazy!
why?
Ok maybe they could upgrade to an A319 or A220?
@@yourlocalskoda4860 hmm, maybe A321NEO
@@adam632 Yeah maybe
Dumbin O'Malley it’s London city airport it can’t handle big planes
Great video Jeb. What a fun way to cross the pond. Food looked amazing. I have it on my bucket list to fly british airways someday. Thanks for sharing.
Cool piece, Jeb!
I’m a 13 year old avgeek, and I just flew a British Airways flight form LAX to Heathrow. I flew business on a 747-400 and it was the greatest experience of my life! Greats vids bro! Much love from Cali🤙🏼
Hey Jeb! I’m a really big fan of you! Your the main reason I like aviation and an avgeek!
Super cool video......loved it, thanks.....!!!!!!
Now This Is A Great Trip Report, Such An Underrated Channel Tbh!
Had absolutely no idea that this babiest of all Airbus 3's could ever make it across The Pond, let alone that this is regular BA Trans-Atlantic Metal?!? Seeing a Wide Body style (albeit older) business class seat on a diddy A318 just blew my mind, WOW!!! GREAT VIDEO :)))
Edit... London City a great airport, now I know this exists will definitely consider it on any future LDN/NY Trip... thanks Jeb!
Back in the Piston Days all West Bound flights stopped at either Shannon or Prestwick in Scotland to top of for the flight to the US due to Mercator winds which make the trip West burn more fuel. Many a Concorde arrived in JFK on fumes or had to stop in Nova Scotia. That was her biggest commercial failure, lack of range.
and one of Boeing's 727s is also flying across the pond now
Thanks for the replies/insight guys :)
Great Review Jeb! Surprising they use the A318 to New York! Keep up the great work.
Great video thanks
Excellent video well done
Cool video great quality
Those Sennheiser PXC 550s are WAY better than those Bose earphones you used in this video, especially regarding their noice cancellation capability which you always hammer on about.
Understandable you want your Bose commission, but don't start stating biased nonsense.
Totally agree, loses all credibility, they gave him 400$ bucks worth of top headphones.
Facts
Agree tried both and PXC550 is always a better choice
I'll take BOSE, thanks
Nah the anc of the Bose qc 35 is way better than these sound might be taste
Such a amazing Route! BA001 will always be history for Concorde, awesome video.
I haven’t come across such a genuine and good video I rarely comment on videos but this was a brilliantly putt together video and I could tell you meant what you were saying keep it up
Oh my god I’ve actually taken the same exact route with a British Airways a318 in the all business configuration except the only difference was it was from New York to London. I personally had an amazing time especially because this was my first time in business class
This is a really cool flight... I've been on it a few times. The plane could actually make the flight to JFK without refueling... if it took off from a different airport. Runway and climbout restrictions at London City Airport prevent the airplane from departing with a full cabin and a full load of fuel, though. The stop in Shannon with Preclearance really makes the flight unique. It's nice to be able to just walk out of the airport in New York.
I love your videos^^
Have used this flight since 2012. Not fussed about a lounge, I use it for convenience. Little waiting time, short immigration stop in Shannon then off to jfk. Once it took me 14 minutes from doors open to sitting in a cab after landing at jfk and id collected my bags. The ife is weak, I noticed that last year but I had my phone and tablet loaded up Food is ex excellent, crew are fantastic. Never had a bad flight in over 8 of them. Nice review.
I’ve been really looking forward to this one Jeb! Nicely done!
For city types this is a great option and designed for them; straight from the office to JFK and arriving as a domestic flight so no queues at either end - THAT’S what makes it work for the business travellers who use it.
Excellent work Jeb🖖🏿
Hola guapo!!😻😻Gracias por este excelente reporte!!💞💞😸😻
Aviation enthusiast...
Speeds up takeoff
Ikr!
It actually makes sense, people looking at this kind of videos are more interested on the review than on takeoff/landing
NoizE if you think that, your not an aviation geek.
My first transatlantic flight was British Airtours Boeing 707, Manchester to LAX via Bangor Maine in 1983. That was a narrow body with no inflight entertainment. The aircraft was scrapped 3 months later
Did you use the restroom?
Really good video 👍🏼😀
Very helpful video.
32 seats in total on a flight from London to New York? Either the A318 is insanely efficient, or the average ticket price gotta be up there. Nice review of the route, cool to see a medium distance plane being used across the pond :-)
This flight was mostly meant for use by businessmen who worked in central London. Who wanted to not travel far away from the city centre of London and the business district or London. To go to New York on a frequent basis. Hence them using an A318 with only business class seating.
7:43 legend has it they're still going up
Space shuttle status.
Great video.☺️
Really enjoyed this one! Got to be one of your best ones yet mate!
I landed at london city once from geneva with swiss air, when my alitalia flight was cancelled. I knew nothing about the airport, and the weather was very low visibility. I was genuinely scared on approach to the runway because it looked like we were going to land on water. Strange little airport.
Shannon Airport (SNN) is one of those jewels in the crown of aviation. It was the FIRST....yes, the 1st airport in the world to offer duty free. Also, from the 1940s to the 60s....early 70s, many international carriers had to stop here to refuel between Europe and the Americas. Going through this airport is a pleasure....no queues, no hassle....when you collect you luggage on arrival, then immigration and customs.....come into the arrivals hall.........you walk through the doors......and all you can hear is the birds singing, and that fresh Country air.........and Galway City only 45 mins up the M18 motorway. They had a photo exhibition a while back, showing pictures of the airport of decades gone by.......EVERY major Hollywood star from from the Golden era had to stop here to refuel, so they'd all be drinking in the airport bar and restaurant.....i saw Tom Hanks at the bar last year, he was refueling his private jet, on his way back from a family holiday in Greece
Now u got a new subscriber and a like! Awesome video!
Thanks!
This is indeed a very unique flight. Enjoy it very much and thanks! Your niceness and pleasant personality shine through your videos. So far, you are the only one who would recommend your audience to watch other youtubers' videos. The world will be a much better place if there are more people like you.
the only difference is you don't fly at the edge of space at mach 2.
Have you ever flown a narrow body aircraft across the Atlantic?
757: Hold my 🍺!!!
Not really. Different animal.
Love this channel!! This guy and Nonstop Dan are the best in the sky
Great video, narration & music
How much does this flight cost vs. a flight from Heathrow on the 747 in business class? I would find that comparison very helpful. :)
A lot! When I did it in 2015 the base price for a return was around £4000. That's not what I paid but you to get a decent fare you need to do a bit of shopping around.
4:35 its sad to see those premier aircraft just waiting there for more use
ayy, it’s Joe
trust me they get used atleast once a week
I love you work and vids , that why I wish you much was better.
Great flight
Accountant Plane less than half full
Enthusiast Plane more than half empty
Q Who killed the Concorde
A The Accountants
Nice accountaphobic comment.
Video should be called jeb Brooks complains about small ✈ ;p
Wow, I love this thanks!
Jeb, another great one 👍👌
Fantastic video dear Friend love it. God bless you. Happy Day
9:32 el al 787 in retro livery
Just stumbled across this video in my feed (you've gotta love an algorithm!) you have a great way of describing the experience you had on the flight.. very concise :) consider me a new subscriber.
Cmon you reds!!
Nice production Jeb. Although Given the choice between this and Concorde, i think I know which one I’d pick!
1. That view of London is gorgeous
2. You have a girlfriend?
@Artful Dodger *wouldn't have
@@lukerinderknecht2982 A British thing...
@@jakubkrcma nah, people misuse would have / should have /could have / might have that all over the English speaking world
"Wouldn't of" is a British thing you donkey. The fact that people misuse would've/should've/could've/might've is irrelevant. @@lukerinderknecht2982
@@waaahl "donkey", LoL you're very convincing. It's a term used all over the world, doesn't mean it's proper English; it's non-standard.
Please do a LHR-TXL flight! (British Airways)
73K views already. Keep up the amazing work
Nice video😍
Hahaha nice Irish song. I'm ur irish fan from dublin!
Jeb I love the face you make every time you try crappy headphones!!!
My first instance of seeing a youtuber deliberately lie just to promote their own sponsor. Fake news. Shame.
Close to 1k good job keep it up 👌🏼
Interesting Jeb, thanks for sharing! We always wondered about the on-board service on this little transatlantic A318 since it flies into our local airport Shannon on the outbound LCY-JFK leg.
What is that orb in the sky in London? Never seen it!
Nathan V. Sun?
@@aviationchannel498 Yeah, that's the joke.
Nathan V. Ok
Alone Boiii no u go play jailbreak
Aviation Channel I don't tell you how to live your life. Let him do what he wants. Also, there are some actual good games. You can't generalize because of one thing. That's just life. Good day.
Narrow body flying across the Atlantic is becoming very common in recent years, although they will never match the comfort of this A318, e.g. Air Canada's A319 (now 737 MAX 8) on YHZ/YYT-LHR don't even offer a real Business cabin.
Though the seats are not the best among other airlines, it's the best business class product within British Airways. I'd much rather fly this plane instead of their cramp wide body jets.
Sadly the future of this route is in doubt, whilst they can still make money off this route, they have cut the other daily flight BA003/4 and crossrail will take away the remaining advantages of using LCY.
SNN pre-clearance is nice but not necessarily, especially for frequent traveller (which this route is targeting) who are likely to have Global Entry already, the time saving won't be that significant.
Anyhow, nice report. keep up the good work :)
As a Londoner and an Avid aviation geek I was aware of this flights existence but never watched a review. Top quality video all round.
Wow. I was thinking this was some new supersonic plane. Great video though. Great information.
Ive flown on this route. It is absolutely amazing!!
I want to take this flight from JFK to LCY and back but I go onto BA's website and it keeps directing me to London Heathrow!
Enter LCY as the destination. It'll give LHR flights, but scroll down and you should find the LCY flight. I just looked it up myself out of curiosity.
You have to select business class because this is a business class flight. If economy class is selected, the website will automatically redirect you to LHR or LGW.
Great informative practical review. Right length also.
I love your flight reviews. Your enthusiasm and positive attitude are great and I get so excited when I see you have a new video. Keep up the great work!
You’re being so unfair to this tiny plane! It is 8 hrs from London city to John F Kennedy airport. It’s just 1 hour stop at Shannon .
good infomative video as always Jeb..
just 2 little comments, if I may :
- a bit of graphics help, like map showing the flight route. London to Shannon to JFK. I'm particularly curious on which part of the Atlantic did this little plane cross.
- you don't discuss financial do you? ordinary guys like us would love to know, how much its gonna cost us to follow you on one of your adventures.
TQ
Finally a proper review of this unique flight!
Have watched a few of your videos over the past couple of weeks. But this one??? This one earned you a new subscriber WITH Notification enabled. Great video. Informative, creative and entertaining. I myself, I would fly in the cargo bay if that's where they wanted me to sit. I simply love to fly. And it's very obvious that you do as well. And that is communicated very clearly throughout the video I look forward to your future videos. Happy Flying!
This is by far my favorite flight, it really is such a pleasant experience, even with the quirks. I preferred the (now cancelled) later one so never got to clear immigration in Shannon unfortunately.
Your lounge score always brings down the overall score of the flight...
Amazing video.. I hope one day I get to fly this route