Welcome to this flight report, detailing a trip I took from Vienna to London Heathrow. Although this flight report the Vienna to Heathrow leg only, I would later connect on to a British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating to Philadelphia!
Vienna Airport is excellently connected to the city centre, with a train station located within the airport building!
There were some queues at the check-in counter for British Airways, however shotly I was checked-in and received my boarding cards for the three flights ahead of me on this day: Vienna to London and London to Philadelphia with British Airways, and Philadelphia to Boston with American Airlines.
After security I realised that I was still somewhat early for my flight, so I headed to a restaurant with a nice view of the apron at Vienna.
Eventually it was time to head to the depature gate for my flight. The boarding process was effeciant and I was the second passenger to board the Airbus A320!
Here's a video of the takeoff:
Shortly after takeoff the cabin service began. A ham hock were handed out, with drinks of passengers' choice.
After another hour of smooth flight we had he English coast, east of London.
A company A320 below us as we entered one of the holding patterns for Heathrow.
Great views over London!
Here's a video of the landing:
Vienna is one of the destinations which British Airways operates from Heathrow's Terminal 3. This would prove quite a hassle for this journey, since I needed to change terminals and head towards Heathrow's Terminal 5, which meant that I had to hurry since my connection was 80 mins long!
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Verdict
British Airways
7.3/10
Cabin9.0
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi5.0
Meal/catering7.0
Vienna - VIE
9.0/10
Efficiency9.0
Access10.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness8.0
London - LHR
6.0/10
Efficiency3.0
Access3.0
Services10.0
Cleanliness8.0
Conclusion
This was my first experience of the updated short-haul cabin on British Airways' A320-family fleet. Although the legroom is slightly less generous on this configuration, the black leather finish and stitching looks very smart and the blue lighting results in a transformed cabin experience, compared to the old interior. The flight was on-time and the service was the typical limited offering which British Airways offers on short-haul. Switching terminals at Heathrow was a nuisance but luckily I made my connecting flight on time!
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