Review of British Airways flight Glasgow London in Business

Airline British Airways
Flight BA1477
Class Business
Seat 5F
Aircraft Airbus A320
Flight time 01:00
Take-off 24 Aug 23, 09:35
Arrival at 24 Aug 23, 10:35
BA   #62 out of 94 Airlines A minimum of 10 flight-reports within the past two years is required to appear in the rankings. 967 reviews
KLM777300ER
By BRONZE 588
Published on 30th August 2023

First flight of my round THE WORLD trip


After celebrating a milestone birthday a few days earlier (no numbers), I decided to trade in some saved airmiles and do a round the world trip.

Starting off first with British Airways from Glasgow to Heathrow. Prior to departure, I was offered to upgrade to Club Europe for £75, why not?

Spend some time in the BA Lounge and headed to the gate for what looked like a pretty full flight as usually is on the BA Shuttle.

Today, G-EUUD would be doing the honours of BA1477, callsign Shuttle 7 Tango.  A 21 year old A320.

Boarding commenced on time and we were also sent an email advising of possible ATC delays. 


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Seat 5F today.


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Departure was only delayed by around 30 minutes.  Captain advised of a flight time of 59 minutes and smooth skies down to Heathrow.

View from seat 5F. 


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German Airways E190 operating on behalf of my favourite KLM.


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Seems Glasgow had an unexpected issue with the taxiway which required emergency repairs, we entered via RWY 05 and back tracked to takeoff from RWY 23.


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Powering into the skies above Glasgow, well Paisley.


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Climbing through the Scottish clouds to a cruise altitude of FL350 which we reached just above the Lake District.


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Service on board was really disappointing on this flight, crew were extremely slow.  Granted a short flight but the two crew just appeared to lack speed and efficiency, I was tempted to ask if they wanted some help.  Meal orders were taken individually and despite being in Row 5, breakfast and the only beverage wasn’t served until descent had started.  I have seen it much better co-ordinated in the past.

On a positive, it tasted much better than the picture suggests. I did feel the need to rush it down for landing though.


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At least the views over London didn’t disappoint.


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I meant to add, G-EUUD has wifi.


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On approach to Heathrow.


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Views taxiing to the stand where we had to park up and wait on a gate becoming available.


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Flying on one of these next….


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Verdict

British Airways

7.3/10
Cabin7.5
Cabin crew5.5
Entertainment/wifi8.0
Meal/catering8.0

Glasgow - GLA

9.3/10
Efficiency9.5
Access9.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness9.5

London - LHR

8.8/10
Efficiency9.0
Access9.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness8.0

Conclusion

Thanks for reading.

Typical BA flight from Glasgow, hopefully the slow cabin service was a one off occasion as rather disappointing.

Information on the route Glasgow (GLA) London (LHR)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 6 avis concernant 1 compagnies sur la ligne Glasgow (GLA) → London (LHR).


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La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est British Airways avec 7.3/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 1 heures et 18 minutes.

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3 Comments

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  • Comment 635134 by
    K2World 2204 Comments
    Thank you for this report.
    The meal is quite good for a domestic short haul.
    I hope you're enjoying your time around the world, looking forward to see where the next flight takes you.
  • Comment 635181 by
    Jett Tyler GOLD 363 Comments
    Thanks for sharing!
  • Comment 635546 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6744 Comments
    I'm laughing as I'm seeing this review of a pretty standard BA Club Europe experience having flown a few days after the NATS outage. 4 days later, BA were still filling middle seats in Club and I had the distinct displeasure of having my family's seats assignments all split apart and being shoved into a middle seat. It's just funny how that empty middle seat makes all the difference in making it a good or a lousy experience. Catering looks good on your flight considering it's so short.

    Thanks for sharing!

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