Dear all,
I know this is not the most exiting leg of this trip but unlike Yann (yd75) I like to do all the FRs of a serie.
Our routing:
- Paris ORY - Madrid (Iberia, Business, A321) CLICK HERE
- Madrid – New York JFK (Iberia, Business, A330-300) CLICK HERE
- New York JFK – Los Angeles (American Airlines, Business, A321) CLICK HERE
- Los Angeles – London LHR (American Airlines, Business, B777-300ER) CLICK HERE
- London LHR – Paris ORY (British Airways, Club Europe, A320) [YOU ARE HERE]
Its 4pm on a Monday morning, it’s crowded and WiFi is inoperative.
Press
Comprehensive buffet for a business class lounge
My selection, Champagne is still available “on request” if you can find a waiter.
As I said the view is pleasant
Low-end shower facilities and amenities
We are heading to the gate and … surprise it’s a bus gate, a first for me at Heathrow
Seems like Dove Olympics aircraft are still flying around
Our scheduled A319 has been swapped with a bigger variant, an A320.
This is one of the newest example, with slimline seats in all the cabin, I prefer the previous version, seats were wider in Club Europe and I feel like the pitch used to be better too.
Iberia is the sole operator beside BA to operate to and from Terminal 5.
Safety video played
We pushed back some minutes late but thanks to a very short taxy we are in the air in no time.
Terminal 4 with the iconic Malaysia Airlines A380-800, Royal Brunei B787-8 and Delta “Pink” B767-400.
Lavatory
The reason I like BA for medium flight: the presence of airshow and nothing else!
Hot towel handed out
This is afternoon time which for BA mean selection of sandwiches and scones
Clotted cream and cake
Seems like BA changed their Champagne supplier, bye bye Pommery, hello Brut Monopole.
We are making good progress, we barely have time to finish our tray
6 rows of Club Europe on today’s flight with some empty seats, economy was chock a block though.
I have 3 seats to myself but on the other side, all 3 seats are taken, 5A was occupied by a business men and 5C by a grandma, but shortly after takeoff, grandpa who was seated at 6D decided to move to 5B! the men in 5A was quite pissed by this situation.
Approaching Orly with the last ray of sun.
Our A320 resting at Orly Ouest
Video:
Thanks for this FR :)
Some pictures doesn't seem to load, at least for me.
I can understand why the PAX in 5A was pissed, considered that the middle seat in business is supposed to be neutralized. Did the FA allowed grandpa to stay there ?
I do not recall but I guess the FA leave it as it is.
Thanks
Thanks for this report and the whole series as well.
Standard cross-Channel flight. But it is supposed to be an Afternoon Tea, not an Afternoon Champagne ^^
You wouldn't take IB again, if the same fare were renewed ;) ?
LOL for afternoon Champagne.
And yes, if same fare popped up I will probably try to avoid IB.
WTF!!! I flew on the same flight five days later and there wasn't any scone on my meal tray.
Galleries Club look alike Galleries First except low ceilings and more passengers.
I really sympathize with the passenger seated at 5A
Thank you for this report
Thanks, maybe they missed this part of the service on your flight, and just failed to load them?
Thanks for sharing. BA has been serving Pommery forever, this is the first report I've seen a different brand. I wonder if this is an ex-BMI plane with these different seats? Euro-business cabins are fine if you're connecting from international to a short flight, but I would never pay 5X the price of economy on a short-haul for essentially just some champagne and a snack and a guaranteed empty middle seat. Everybody makes fun of US carriers, but at least we have real J seats in 2X2 config. Thanks again for sharing this series!
Yes you right, but when you are connecting from an intl flight, it is always pleasant to stay in J, which is not possible if you are connecting to a domestic UK destination, where only one class of service is proposed.
This particular aircraft is owned by BA since day 1. There is no overhead screens on ex BD planes if I recall correctly.