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Book it Danno! BA4462 London City Airport to Dublin

30/03/2015 by Kevincm

Book it Danno! BA4462 London City Airport to Dublin

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Index:

  • A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points
  • To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin
  • A morning around Dublin
  • Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport
  • Travelodge, London City Airport
  • A Morning at London City Airport
  • British Airways BA001 London City Airport – Shannon, Shannon to New York-JFK
  • Über Takes on Manhattan
  • Holiday Inn Express, JFK
  • JFK T8, US Airways Flight US510 New York JFK to Phoenix, Arizona
  • US Airways Club/Admiral’s Club, US694 Phoenix Sky Harbour to Honolulu
  • The Aston Beach Waikiki
  • Travel Plus… Doing – Exploring the Diamond Head Trail
  • Travel Plus… Doing – Pearl Harbour and The USS Arizona Memorial
  • The joy of British Airways Rebooking
  • Honolulu Airport, American Airline Lounge, US693 Honolulu International to Phoenix
  • US425 Phoenix to New York-JFK, Economy Class
  • JFK Omnishambles
  • BA002 JFK to London City Airport
  • Involuntary Downgrade Chaos
  • BA4462 London City Airport to Dublin
  • A Five Hour Dublin Layover
  • BA0837 Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport in Club Europe
  • Homeward bound
  • Aftermath: Points and Reflections…

 

Boarding the little Embraer E-170, I was greeted by the same flight attendant who was working the Dublin to London City flight 6 days before. She looked at me oddly as I was heading to Economy Class, but I thought nothing of it.

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Looking from 5B

Boarding concluded quickly as people wanted to get to Dublin quickly. The gate handler came onto the plane and had a chat with the flight attendant, and then with me. After checking my boarding pass, he invited me to move to Row 3 – back into Club Europe.

I may have been moved up – still involuntary downgrade at the gate. That was the core thing.

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Looking into the cockpit from Club Europe.

With boarding done, and the doors closed, our plane pulled off the ramp, and headed down the runway to taxi and position for take off.

With familiar power, the Embraer 170s engines powered up and took me to the sky

Our flight path took us of over Stratford, to the North of London, and out over the Epping Forest, Luton Airport and northwards

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The City of London and the West End.

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Heading out…

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Out of the city, and into the countryside…

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Over Luton Airport – An “easy” one to identify thanks the big orange hanger of EasyJet.

Once past Luton, our plane begun to level out – and breakfast was served.

With three people in the Club Europe cabin, it was served rather quickly. Breakfast was a traditional English breakfast

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The tray

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English Breakfast – Bacon, Sausage, Hash brown, Scrambled Egg, Mushroom and Tomatoes

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Bread (on a plate), Marmalade, milk and butter

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Fruit… and yes, more bubbles. Might as well enjoy another glass…

The breakfast was nice and hot – and more importantly, filling. More importantly, my mood was starting to soften after the chaos on the ground.

Soon, the plane passed over the British coast, and trekked its way over the Irish Sea.

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Morning was kind to us, with some clouds in the sky, minimal bounce during cruise and a glorious sun.

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The seat is pretty much in Club World as in Economy Class on the Embraer 170s – with the real room in Row 1 or Row 2. Row 3, whilst spacious for an economy seat – wasn’t that great for a business seat. Very much a “EuroBusiness seat”.

The saving grace – it’s a pretty standard Embraer seat, so it’s comfortable, not too lightweight so that you feel the base of the seat through the foam and there’s reasonable enough space if the seat next to you is empty – which it was.

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Meanwhile outside, the sun, clouds and water were giving an amazing display as the plane begun its decent.

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As we neared Dublin, familiar features came into view. By now, the cabin had been cleared down and it secured for landing.

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The traditional way of crossing the Irish Sea – on the ferries.

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The Irish coast coming into view

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The mouth of the River Liffey

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Dublin City Centre in the distance.

With Dublin in sight, it was time to land as the little Embraer 170 made its final descent.

With a reasonably long taxi back to the terminal, I checked a couple of things on the phone – as well as watch the world go by as the plane headed for the gate.

Soon enough, the jet-bridge docked with the plane, and it was the end of my £1,362 Business Class Ticket.

Overall: Another good service by British Airways who delivered a great product in a small cabin on a short hop. The breakfast served did the job and the seats were adequate for the short run.

I was still rather annoyed that I was placed in Economy Class until ground services moved me up – and that would be something I would have to take up with British Airways after the trip had been completed.

Next: A Five-Hour Layover in Dublin.


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