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Summer Premium Adventures – BA767 Oslo Airport to London Heathrow Terminal 5

25/10/2019 by Kevincm

BA767 Oslo Airport to London Heathrow Terminal 5
Summer Premium Adventures

Singapore and Bangkok Trip Report

In this Summer Premium Adventure (Warning: Long!)

  • In the Summertime when the weather is hot…
  • Off to Heathrow, British Airways Galleries North Lounge
  • BA762 London Heathrow to Oslo – A321neo (EuroTraveller)
  • Oslo Airport, OSL Lounge
  • AY914 Oslo to Helsinki, Business Class
  • Helsinki Airport lounging
  • QR302 Helsinki to Doha (Business Class)
  • Doha Lounge Stop Part 1
  • QR946 Doha to Singapore (QSuites)
  • Hotel Indigo, Katong, Singapore
  • Exploring Hawker Markets
  • Intercontinental, Bugis, Singapore
  • Orchids Everywhere – The National Orchid Garden
  • Off to Changi featuring the Singapore Pokemon Centre
  • Scoot TR604 Singapore to Bangkok
  • Dream Hotel, Bangkok
  • Exploring the Wats
  • Food Mistakes in Bangkok (Or Regrets. I have a more than a few)
  • Back to Suvarnabhumi, Qatar Airways Lounge, Bangkok Airport
  • QR833 Bangkok to Doha (QSuites)
  • Another long Doha Layover
  • QR175 Doha to Oslo
  • Back at Oslo Airport
  • BA767 Oslo to London Heathrow (EuroTraveller)
  • Homeward
  • Always Curious

BA767 Oslo Gardermoen Airport to London Heathrow
British Airways, Airbus A321, Seat 24F
10 Tier Points Eared, 362 Avios+362 Bonus Avios Earned

an airplane on the runway
The waiting A320.

I was welcomed aboard the Airbus A321 and headed to my seat. This time, I had one of those elusive exit row seats on a British Airbus A321 which gives you infinite legroom.

a row of black chairs in a plane
Cocktail table lovers rejoice!

And I do mean infinite.

a camera on a seat in a plane

a person's legs in a plane
Oh yes. I can deal with this.

an overhead lights and ceiling in an airplane
Oh yes, the overhead panes have air vents.

Also of note, as this is an A321ceo, this aircraft is fitted with Pinnacle seating throughout – including the business class seats which have their middle cocktail trays installed.

The aircraft was by no means full, with plenty of spare seats for those who needed them. And once again, I lucked out on having no-one in the centre seat.

Whilst this is less of an issue due to the narrow seat in the exit row, it gives me a place to dump the camera when I’m not paying attention.

I got chatting to the flight attendant and found out this was their one sector of the day – they had positioned in earlier. Guess that BA Outage really messed up a lot in scheduling.

With the cabin loaded, the safety demonstration was conducted- this was again, a manual demonstration as opposed to the video.

 

a hand holding a sign a blue and green poster with instructions on it
Your safety is important. Did you check the safety card?

I’ve still got mixed feelings about the video – which tends to go on too long, whilst trying to be humorous. Like most safety demonstrations – you can memorise it off the top of your head. But its good to pay attention to the demonstration, as well as check the safety card for differences between aircraft.

With that done, our A321 begun its taxi out of Oslo Airport, passing a lot of local traffic on the way.

an airplane wing on a runway
Off we go.

airplanes on a runway
At least one of these airlines isn’t in the best of states

a white airplane on a runway
Finnair A319 sneaking past.

With no delay, our BA767 turned for the runway, and its IAE V2533 engines spooled up for the trip back to London.

an airplane wing and landscape an airplane wing in the sky an airplane wing in the sky an airplane wing in the sky a plane with seats and a telephone
Cabin during take off.

With the aircraft in the air, let’s do a quick check. With no monitors, there’s no overhead map or IFE. The frame had not had any connectivity added to it (and no power outlets for that matter).

As such, we’re down to reading matter and the window view.

a hand holding a magazine
Madam Concorde in Negus. She always looked best dressed in that.

a magazine with pictures of airplanes and airplanes
Gotta catch them all…

a close up of food a magazine with a picture of beer
Food and drink

So we have a Concorde High Life Magazine and the on-board catering guide. And the legroom in front of me.

an airplane door with a red arrow
The forward view.

And of course the window.

an airplane wing above clouds an airplane wing in the sky an airplane wing in the sky

The crew member checked in on me to ensure I was ok, and I had everything I needed – a nice touch. Whilst I was feeling a little better thanks to the sleep I had, I was in no way happy.

The flight itself was pretty quiet, with a smooth flight across the north sea as the plane crossed back over the United Kingdom.

an airplane wing above the clouds
Crossing into Britannia.

an airplane wing and land below
Green and pleasant land

an aerial view of a city
Towns below us, above us only sky.

With us crossing at a rather northern point, our A321 tracked down the coast and north of London.

It seems that we would not be making a river approach – rather, we would be coming in over Windsor.

an airplane wing above the clouds

the wing of an airplane in the sky the wing of an airplane in the sky
And turn

Our A321 had no stacking to deal with, as it tracked into Heathrow Airport.

an aerial view of a road and land an airplane wing and land

a river with boats and trees

With ease, the BA767 touched down at its home base of London Heathrow.

airplanes on a runway
Qantas Airbus A380

The A321 peeled off the runway near the Terminal 3 complex and tracked back to Terminal 5. Thankfully, the aircraft avoided the “D” Hard stands and passed C and B docks.

an airplane wing on a runway
Tracking back to T5

an airplane on the runway
British Airways Boeing 777 landing

an airplane taking off from a runway
This is dedicated to one reader in particular. You know who you are.

an airplane wing on a runway
Turning to the T5 A/B complex.

There was a short pause as we came to our gate, but eventually the, aircraft turned right – towards the A Gates.

a group of airplanes on a runway
Queuing traffic.

With the aircraft parking at the gate, the seat belt signs were released. I gathered my baggage and thanked the cabin crew.

a row of seats in an airplane

It was time to head into London, then home.

Overall: Not a bad segment at all with British Airways. Whilst the service continues to be bare-bones (which could be fixed with a free coffee/tea/water service pass through the cabin), the crew were happy to be there – and engage with the passengers.

Combined with the infinity leg room, it made for a reasonable experience for the 2 hour leg between Oslo and London.

Next: Homeward bound


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