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I previously reviewed the reduced short-haul Business Class service in July, followed by the long-haul Business Class service in September.Īs such, I had a pretty good idea about what I was letting myself in for when it came to the catering on-board.

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I then resumed the taking of pictures like a normal(ish) human being who understands how to behave in public… I assured the cabin manager that we had no intention of filming crew or carrying out video expeditions to other cabins. I guess there must be a few vloggers out there getting in people’s faces and the captain understandably didn’t want this happening on his plane. He explained that the Captain was happy for me to film and take all the pictures I wanted in this cabin since we were the only passengers in First but kindly asked that I not film any other cabins or take pictures of crew or passengers without their permission. The Captain had told him no and the Cabin Manager had mistakenly thought that this request had come from me.

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A passenger in economy had requested to film the cabin prior to boarding and wanted to take a full video of every class all the way back to economy. He returned a couple of minutes later and apologised for the misunderstanding. The Cabin Manager disappeared for a while and I put my camera down whilst continuing to chat with the Davids. If the Captain had given me a direct instruction I certainly wouldn’t dream of disobeying it. I explained to him that I had only just boarded the plane and had not spoken to the Captain at any point. Rather bizarrely, as I started taking pictures I was approached by the Cabin Manager who said that the Captain had already told me that I wasn’t allowed to film. The various tones of black contrast very elegantly with the brushed metal accents and blue lighting. Since this plane was only three weeks old it was the first time that either had seen the cabin and both were as excited to see it as we were!īA has always featured some very sleek finishes in its First Class cabins and I’m happy to report that the new 777 Suites are no exception. Unbelievably it all worked online as well I can’t remember the last time I was actually able to easily service a booking on BA.com without having to call on the phone to complete the process.Īs we boarded the plane we were very warmly greeted by a lovely pair of gentlemen, both named David, who looked after us for the duration of the flight.

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Not only was I getting an upgrade to First, I’d also be one of the very first people to try the new First Class Suites since this was the debut route! I figured my chances were extremely low but by some miracle there were two First Class seats available for 22.5k Avios per person. Two weeks before departure I was performing my (now daily) task of checking all of my reservations for changes and I thought I’d check for upgrades. If you’re interested you can read my reviews of First and Business on the (sadly departed) British Airways 747 below: Whilst it was a crushing blow to lose the 747s without the chance to fly them one last time, being able to scoop up direct flights to the Maldives in Business Class, out of London, for £990 was definitely a strong consolation prize. The sale included most BA long haul routes with direct flights in Business Class being priced at an incredible £999! (and actually most coming in a few pounds cheaper.) Thankfully BA came to the rescue with a spectacular sale to commemorate the end of an era, the retirement of all the remaining Boeing 747s.

Unfortunately the connecting flights from NRT-PPT on Air Tahiti Nui were also cancelled, so with only a few weeks to go I had a blank space in my diary and no trip to fill it. I had initially planned to visit South Africa in November and when this plan fell through I made arrangements to fly to Bora Bora via Tokyo, making use of an amazing FRA-NRT fare on Japan Airlines. Much like our September flights to Dubai on the A350 Club Suites, this was a bit of a last minute booking.

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