TRIP REPORT: BA770 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (EuroTraveller/Economy Class)

BA 770 London Heathrow Terminal 5 to Stockholm Arlanda Terminal 2 – EuroTraveller (Economy Class)
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• Off to Heathrow T5 and the British Airways Galleries North Lounge
• BA770 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda, EuroTraveller
• A Lazy Day in Stockholm
• Delays and More Delays – Back to Arlanda, Arlanda Terminal 5 and The Aspire Lounges
• CA912 Stockholm Arlanda to Beijing Capital Airport (Business Class)
• A Rushed Beijing transit and CA125 Beijing Capital Airport to Seoul Incheon (Business Class)
• Into South Korea, The A’Rex, The Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
• Exploring the grounds of Gyeongbokgung Palace
• From the Top of N Seoul Tower
• Back to Seoul Incheon, Air Premia YP735 Seoul to Tokyo (Wide Premium)
• Into Japan and the hustle of Tokyo, APA Hotel Ekimae Asakusa
• Asakusa Nights
• The JR East Railway Museum (Saitama)
• Being the Very Best, Like No One Ever Was – Pokemon Centres in Tokyo
• Farewell to the Unicorn Gundam (The Mobile Suit Unicorn Gundam at DiverCity)
• From the top of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
• Off the Camera Roll – Tokyo Edition
• Return to Narita International Airport and  Air Premia YP732 Tokyo to Seoul (Wide Premium)
• Back into South Korea and Seoul, and the Hotel ZIYOLK, Seoul Station
• Myeongdong Nights – Off the Camera Roll
• One final journey to Incheon Airport, Asiana Airlines Lounge Terminal 1
• CA710 Seoul Incheon to Beijing Capital Airport (Business Class)
• A More Relaxed Beijing Transit and The Air China Phoenix Lounge
• CA911 Beijing Capital Airport to Stockholm Arlanda (Business Class)
• A Quick Stockholm Arrival and the Forenom Aparthotel, near Stockholm Airport
• Back to Arlanda one more time and KL1214 Stockholm Arlanda to Amsterdam Schiphol (Economy Class)
• A three-hour transit in Amsterdam, KL1045 Amsterdam Schiphol to Birmingham Airport (Economy Class)
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• Reality stinks. Sometimes making your own is better

BA770 London Heathrow Terminal 5 to Stockholm Arlanda Terminal 2
British Airways, Airbus A320neo
Seat 9F, Euro Traveller.
911  miles flown, 16 Avios Earned (Redemption Flight).

Down one of the many long jetbridge arms

The boarding queue.

I was welcomed aboard the Airbus A320neo, passed the Club Europe cabin and headed down to Euro Traveller. For a two-and-a-bit-hour flight, Euro Traveller would be fine in all senses of the term.

The selected seat – 9F –  meant I was near the front of the cabin anyway, and all I’d miss out on was breakfast, booze and the middle seat being free.

As for the seat, it’s the Collins Aerospace Pinnacle seat. I’ve covered this so many times on this blog; I don’t think we need to go around again – save that some of these seats do need new foam, at least. Or, in a better world, switched out to the Meridian seats, which are being deployed on new aircraft.

The aircraft is one of the newer ones, as it has AirSpaceXL spacebins in the aircraft. How can I tell apart from being an overhead bin nerd? A sticker will give it away.

At least BA has kept air gaspers on their short-haul birds.

Boarding took a little time, but eventually it was completed – and the middle seat remained free. So, I’ve got Club Europe sans food for 10,000 Avios and cash. I’ll deal with that.

With boarding completed and the doors closed, the aircraft was prepared for departure.

Delta A330-900neo landing 

The safety demonstration was completed by the crew, and checks were finished. With that, the aircraft taxied out.

It would be a short taxi out, with the aircraft heading to the South Runway.

Pushed back

Clear of the gate 

Oneworld Special

BA Better World A320neo 

With no delays, the aircraft took to the air, climbing out over London and towards the North Sea and towards the Nordics.

Climbout. 

The cabin crew were spritely once the seatbelt sign turned off. Thankfully, British Airways hasn’t abandoned all sorts of service, so there was a water and snack service aboard… with 250ml of water in a bottle, and a Golden Syrup flapjack.

It’s better than a kick in the teeth – and being honest, the flapjack was more than passable.

Would I have liked a larger bottle of water or a larger snack? Maybe. But that would involve buying stuff from the BA shop.

£15 for a 1:400 model seems about right, sadly. 

And since I had breakfast, it was a moot subject.

There was onboard connectivity – however, it was the classic Viasat European Aviation Network connectivity suite, as opposed ot Starlink. As such, messaging was offered free of charge to British Airways Club members. I signed in, just to keep the WhatsApp messages flowing.

With the water bottle stored and the flapjack consumed, I leaned against the bulkhead and let the sound of Pratt and Whitney GTF’s help send me to sleep. And I got a solid one and a half hours of snooze, only waking up at the top of the descent. That’s not bad for me. It was the energy boost I needed, given that I would be walking around Stockholm for the day.

During descent, the cabin was tidied up, and of course, the curtains separating EuroTraveller from Club Europe were parted.

And of course, the local archipelago with the sun gave an amazing display as the aircraft came into land.

With the A320neo safely on the ground, there was a bit of a taxi to the gate, given there was some work being done on aprons and taxiways.

Norwegian 737 and Lufthansa City A320neo

Norwegian 737-800 taking off

Lufthansa City A320neo preparing its take-off run. 

Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 

Eventually, the aircraft lined up for a gate at Arlanda Terminal 2 and made it home safely. With the safety belt sign turned off, it was time to leave this home for the past hour and a bit.

There was the usual scramble to exit the aircraft – I joined the mess and grabbed my bags. I headed off, thanking the crew, and got ready to do the Stockholm Shuffle.

Overall:

For an A to B hop, this was on the money for what I was looking for. Whilst the flight might have been first thing in the morning, the cabin crew delivered the in-flight service as expected, and it’s always welcoming to have something on a more premium carrier – even if it’s a bottle of water and a flapjack.

That, and the cost of the Reward Flight Saver ticket, made it excellent value for money – along with the unexpectedly empty middle seat.

Next:

A Lazy Day in Stockholm. But how can I get there without feeling my wallet has been emptied before I even left Europe and the Nordics?

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