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To maximise the First experience I’m surprised no one has offered the helpful tip of booking with a different airline 😀
Wow! 😲 For those who haven’t experienced F in multiple airlines, BA has a completely excellent offering. I bet you wouldn’t refuse an upgrade 😊
BA F is usually a lot cheaper than other airlines in F and there’s the added bonus of being able to use Avios to book it.
I did make the point that it was cheaper than anyone else, precisely because it’s nowhere near as good. Use of Avios is a relevant point, even if we have all strayed completely off topic again.
The same characters hijacking threads with snobbery and trotting out the same self-centred talking points ad verbum… Head for Therapy? 🙂
Wrong initials – Head for Pherapy.
The same characters hijacking threads with snobbery and trotting out the same self-centred talking points ad verbum… Head for Therapy? 🙂
I think you need to check the definitions of ‘snobbery’ and ‘ad verbum’.
But thank you anyway for the ill-mannered/ill-considered advice.
Substitute a smoking jacket or paisley dressing gown for @JDB. I was thinking Leslie Howard, but Noel Coward will do!
@LL, definitely not with a drawstring. I remember someone being arrested in his nightwear once, which was a Superman onesie, complete with cape. He was still wearing it when he was taken to be interviewed, it caused much hilarity.
99% of people will never even experience BA F, let alone any of the other carriers, we are truly blessed on HFP!
I remain surprised that this is a work trip in F. Granted it is in budget, but surely J on any number of airlines – BA included – would have been cheaper. One wouldn’t want to get known by the finance team as an outlier who maximises the budget. Perhaps good advice is to enjoy this trip but focus on lowest reasonable cost J itinerary in future.
To maximise the First experience I’m surprised no one has offered the helpful tip of booking with a different airline 😀
Yes I know to JFK the options are limited, and if the budget only just stretches to BA it’s unlikely to stretch to anyone else (except AA).
What airline would you suggest? To the best of my knowledge, only BA and AA offer a “First” cabin on non stop flights between London and NYC
@BWS Might have been cheaper in First
@Savage Squirrel were you thinking of Noel Coward in that film in his silk dressing gown, very nicely spoken, continuing to run his crime empire from a most luxuriously appointed and serviced prison cell ?
I remain surprised that this is a work trip in F. Granted it is in budget, but surely J on any number of airlines – BA included – would have been cheaper. One wouldn’t want to get known by the finance team as an outlier who maximises the budget. Perhaps good advice is to enjoy this trip but focus on lowest reasonable cost J itinerary in future.
My first F flight was in a similar situation to the OP – my large employer’s online travel booking system showed BA F cheaper than BA J for the particular flight I needed.
I did make sure to screenshot and keep copies of the quoted fares for F v J, to cover myself for obvious reasons!In my experience F can indeed be cheaper than J, or maybe £200 more, and I have flown for work this way.
Anyway – I have found the service in F inconsistent – wonderful warm and welcoming or sarcastic, slow and unenthused. The latter really disappointing and has happened twice now! Interestingly the worst experience was when I was travelling alone (in 1A I might add, and a gold card for what it’s worth) the best when with my partner. I do wonder if this was just a woman who didn’t like other women…! Anyway – overall it’s a real treat and the Concorde room is lovely!
Enjoy!
The same characters hijacking threads with snobbery and trotting out the same self-centred talking points ad verbum… Head for Therapy? 🙂
I think you need to check the definitions of ‘snobbery’ and ‘ad verbum’.
But thank you anyway for the ill-mannered/ill-considered advice.
One might comment ‘QED’.
I agree with @JDB that the Club pax/crew ratio is bad – last time I flew F it was 1 in 4, and 1 in 10 in Club. Maybe OK for an overnight flight, but not so great in the daytime (presumably why they introduced the “help yourself”).
Hope the OP enjoys F. Personally I’m not sure I’d pay more for a better experience on other airlines – there’s only so much value you can get from a flight. BA First is often only a few £100s more than J, and well worth it IMHO.
Ask for a cabana in the CCR room – they are a bit sterile but very private and you can order whatever you like (they have dedicated staff)
I had no idea the cabanas had servers in them or I’d have paid more attention – thought they were just glorified baths. But with champagne? Changes the whole picture 😂
I had no idea the cabanas had servers in them or I’d have paid more attention – thought they were just glorified baths. But with champagne? Changes the whole picture 😂
If you request, two men will cool you while you’re in the bath with huge wicker fans while giggling like Kenneth Williams. Remember, they are laughing with you, not at you.
The first time I went in the CCR Mick Fleetwood was playing the piano. Later I passed him on the way to the loos and realised that he is quite unbelievably tall!
*We assumed he was en route to his home in Maui and not employed to entertain the lounge guests!
The first time I went in the CCR Mick Fleetwood was playing the piano. Later I passed him on the way to the loos and realised that he is quite unbelievably tall!
*We assumed he was en route to his home in Maui and not employed to entertain the lounge guests!
Were you on the same flight or did you go your own way? (Ba-dum tsch)
Start of The Chain of jokes. Best advice Mick gave to the pilot: “Don’t Stop”!
@BWS – in my Dreams 😂. Only to NYC, sadly, not quite Everywhere!
The Concorde Breakfast Lounge in arrivals.
@BWS – in my Dreams 😂. Only to NYC, sadly, not quite Everywhere!
This gives me an idea for the summer party – a conversation starter on badly behaved celebs we have encountered in airports/on planes.
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