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Viva Las BAcon – BA831 Dublin to London Heathrow

07/10/2014 by Kevincm

Viva Las BAcon! BA831 Dublin to London Heathrow

Viva Las BAcon Trip Report Lead Picture - images, GhettoIFE
Trip Report Index (it’s long):

  • Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel
  • Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport – Dublin Airport
  • HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport
  • The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport
  • BA831 Dublin Airport – London Heathrow Terminal 1
  • An Easy Heathrow Transit and the British Airways Galleries First Lounge
  • BA295 London Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chicago O’Hare International
  • Tick Tock, Tick Tock – an express connection in Chicago
  • AA55 Chicago O’Hare International T3 to Las Vegas McCarran International
  • HOTEL: MGM Grand
  • HOTEL: Mandalay Bay and BAcon
  • One Time Exception: The High Roller
  • HOTEL: Luxor
  • One Time Exception: A Nighttime walk down an every changing strip
  • Back to McCarran Airport, The American Express Centurion Lounge
  • AA1239 Las Vegas McCarran International – Dallas Fort Worth
  • A quick rush across Dallas Fort Worth
  • AA78 Dallas Fort Worth – London Heathrow Terminal 3
  • Transit again, The British Airways Terminal 1 Domestic Lounge
  • BA831 London Heathrow Terminal 1 – Dublin Airport
  • Irish Transit, The Aer Lingus Gold Circle Lounge
  • EI276 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
  • Another lovely slice of BAcon

 

BA 831 Dublin Airport – London Heathrow Terminal 1
British Airways, Sold as AA6765
Seat 9A (Exit Row), EuroTraveller, Airbus A319
280 miles flown, 1000 Avios Earned, 10 Tier Points Earned

The Pictures:

  • http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2014/09/14/ba831-dublin-to-london-heathrow-1.html
  • http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2014/09/15/ba831-dublin-to-london-heathrow-2.html

Stepping out to the apron (because, lets face it, all #AVGeeks love the smell of Jet1A in the morning), the British Airways Dove from Above was awaiting

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The dove from above waiting

I headed aboard the plane, and was welcomed aboard. With the that, I headed to my home on this A319 – Row 9 – the emergency exit row.

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Looking above, this is a more classic Airbus, with a classic Airbus interior

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Classic

Boarding continued at a pace, with everyone wanting to get to London quickly. However, there was a minor delay to pushback, which put paid to that idea.

Thankfully, the delay was only about 10 minutes, and soon our little A319 begun a long taxi back to the end of the main runway, and waiting for traffic to clear

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Taxing

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Waiting for the Delta heavy to clear the runway

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Turning onto the active

With a roar, the British Airways Airbus A319 powered up and barrelled down the runway, up into the air and off to London.

Climb-out was nice and smooth, as we cleared the cloud layer and into the morning sky.

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Cabin during cruise

Legroom wasn’t a problem in row 9 – this being an exit row.

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With plenty of room for the table to be deployed

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Cocktail table

This was good for one reason… a British Airways breakfast special. Today’s was a Cumberland Sausage and Egg Mayonnaise croissant.

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I’ve seen worse on morning runs, and this wasn’t especially special – but passable for a snack on a 1 hour flight. Then again, tell me what you get for nothing in economy on a North American apart from a drink… least of all at breakfast.

Even though the flight was busy, middle seat was free – which made for a comfortable environment.

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As well as a good coffee table.

Clear down was done quickly, and it was a chance to see the gold colours of the Dove from Above

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However, this flight came to a conclusion quickly, with minimal stacking. Soon enough the BA831 begun its stacking into Heathrow, with a target of runway 9L

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Beginning the turn

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Dropping below the cloud layer

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Lower and lower.

With a reassuring thump, our A319 landed safely.

There’s also another advantage of coming in on runway 9L – it’s a very quick taxi over to Terminal 1 when the plane peels off the runway.

And with a 2 hour connection and Heathrow, that would be a big help.

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Wait – is that a connections bus???

With a bong, everyone was up – getting bags and such. I did too – with one bag on my shoulder and one being pulled.

I thanked the crew, and headed off to a connection… fearing a possible visit to the green mile.

Overall: There’s not a lot to report on a one-hour flight on BA831, but the service was reasonable and appropriate for an early morning flight, with a crew that didn’t feel like they were going through the motions. Always good to see – and not disturbing those who need to rest.

Next: An easy Heathrow connection? Entirely Possible!


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