{"id":160526,"date":"2016-09-21T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=160526"},"modified":"2021-03-11T15:05:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:05:10","slug":"british-airways-a380-business-class-london-to-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2016\/09\/21\/british-airways-a380-business-class-london-to-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways A380 Business Class London to Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wednesday newsletters always feature a\u00a0luxury hotel<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0flight<\/a>\u00a0review.<\/p>\n In August 2016, I enjoyed a great (but rainy and even snowy) stay in the Canadian Rocky Mountains<\/a>,\u00a0one of the world’s most pristine wilderness areas on a scale difficult to imagine. I will publish my trip reports over the coming weeks:<\/p>\n On August 30th\u00a02016,\u00a0I flew Business Class\u00a0in an Airbus A380\u00a0of\u00a0British Airways<\/a>\u00a0(BA) from London Heathrow (LHR)\u00a0to Vanvouver International Airport\u00a0(YVR). The world\u2019s largest passenger aircraft entered into service for BA in 2014, and the UK’s national carrier has currently 12 of these massive aircraft in its fleet, deploying them on routes from London\u00a0Heathrow to Hong\u00a0Kong, Johannesburg, Los\u00a0Angeles, San Francisco, Miami (seasonal), Vancouver (seasonal), Singapore and Washington. While I am still impressed by the A380 (and feel kind of honoured every time I can fly in one), I was disappointed in the Business Class service provided by BA: the airline has introduced several service cuts over the past weeks, which do affect the overall experience and will make me think twice flying them again. There was no choice of a starter anymore (only a compulsory and very cheap looking mozzarella salad), food was terrible (fastfood quality), the selection of snacks in the onboard bar was drastically reduced, and several seats were broken. On a positive note, the return flight from Calgary to London in a Dreamliner was a much better experience (you can read my trip report here<\/a>).<\/p>\n British Airways\u00a0features in my top 10 lists of\u00a0best airlines for longhaul Business Class<\/a>\u00a0(I compiled this list before I took this flight) and the world’s best airline lounges<\/a>.<\/p>\n In this review (more information & photos below my\u00a0Youtube clip & the slideshow):<\/p>\n\n
\nToday (September 21, 2016): Flight Review: British Airways A380 Business Class from London\u00a0to Vancouver.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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