Please extend a warm welcome to one of my friends - and sometimes contributor to Economy Class and Beyond - Adam, who has been musing about the state of lounges at Heathrow. Does the Plaza Premium Lounge offer a viable alternative to using British Airways Galleries lounge? Take it away Adam... The declining quality of British Airways lounges at Heathrow Airport has … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – British Airways Boeing 747-400s parked at Heathrow
It's Sunday again, and it's time for the last Airplane Art of the year. This week, we have members of British Airways Boeing 747-400 fleet parked at Terminal 5 in the early morning as they arrive in from the long haul flights the airline assigns them to. British Airways operate the largest fleet of passenger Boeing 747-400s in the world, with currently 36 active … [Read more...]
British Airways to launch “The First Wing” at Heathrow
British Airways has rightly come in for major bashing the past few days with rumours of Buy-on-Board circulating (and my thoughts on this are coming soon). But occasionally, BA can make the effort to improve the passenger experience. For its next trick, it is to launch a new facility at Heathrow Terminal 5 - called "The First Wing". The First Wing Check-in Zone - Image, … [Read more...]
Heathrow Terminal 1 empties more – BA Dublin and Belfast services switch terminal
If you're travelling between Dublin or Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow on British Airways, there's a change coming with where you'll be arriving/departing from at Heathrow from the 26th October 2015. Flights from Heathrow to Dublin or Belfast City will switch from the quiet Terminal 1 to Terminal 5. For those connecting, this will make life a lot easier, as … [Read more...]