BRITISH AIRWAYS FIRST CLASS Flight, Boeing 777-200 - Houston to London!
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Date of Travel: 23 JULY 2017
Airline: BRITISH AIRWAYS
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200
Livery: BA Standard with crest
Route: IAH-LHR
Tail number: G-YMMJ
Miles: 4830
Airborne time: 9h11m
Notes: 12F longhaul cabin
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British Airways have one of the most accessible, but least aspirational First Class products on the market. My return fare (Stockholm-London-Houston and return) cost a shade under £1000, in business class - I upgraded into First using Avios.
This will be the last in a series of videos featuring BA First Class. That said, my flight was very pleasant, despite the obvious corner-cutting now endemic at British Airways. I’ve just spent the last of my Avios on a Cathay Pacific First Class ultra long haul between Hong Kong and JFK, and that will mark the end of my relationship with BA and Avios.
Going forward there will be a lot more focus on non-aligned and unusual airlines.
In this video though, enjoy the simple pleasure of travelling smoothly and calmly across the Atlantic, with three course meals and a flat bed.
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Full respect to the Pilot for not be afraid to say no “I’m gunna wait before taking off” because of the weather 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
When you pan down the first class menu, I like to pause the video and decide what I would order! Lol Thanks for letting me live vicariously through your travels. 👍😊
+Lisa Anderson Thanks Lisa! Glad you enjoyed the video. 😀
Lmao I do the same thing! And sometimes I'll eat my own meals and home while watching the video and pretend I'm on the flight eating from the gourmet menu!!
*at home
I do the same thing as well, lol, but my selections are rarely the same, hehe.
On another point, perhaps it's just me but I find BAs First product to be akin to most other airlines Business Class product. I watched this and many other YTers BA First videos and feel somewhat underwhelmed by the food selections, presentations and cabin service. And I'm sure it doesn't come cheap either.
I do that as well lol
Would have both the desserts
“Descending over the West Midlands”...
Oh the romance 🤣
i get major excited watching this knowoing ill be here very soon! I miss my home... England forever...
I live close to Tampa International and i can tell whenever a 777 takes off because it always sounds like a loud Jet-ski. :)
I used to work with airlines. It s the Rolls-Royce engines that are mandatory on "British" airplanes. They whine like they have bad bearings or something. On the L-1011's they used to belch a big cloud of blue smoke upon startup. Some people would panic thinking the engine was "on-fire".
13:40 My favourite bit. When you filmed your bottle of water. What luxury!
3:43
The ottoman does extend. Future reference, if you lift that little handle and pull it slides. Lol I clean the darn plane -_-
I used to clean it done at Gatwick airport with GGS. Nice plane, we ended up having 3 at once come in which was an absolute nightmare. Not a bad job but left as I had enough with one of the quality controllers Louis who used to speak to me like a piece of dirt
@@freebie65 , he was probably jealous of you xxx
Not during taxi and take off.
Remember when his Chanel was called Paul’s trip report’s
I flew first class from Chicago to Grand Rapids MI. It was luxurious. 25 minutes of premier in flight service. WOW !
All kidding aside the best part of this was your captain and his decision process. Nice job !
The comedy is Are You Being Served? One of my favorites!
"Are You Being Served?"! One of the greatest comedies ever made!
If you're ever going to fly BA first class then do it from London, not to London. The experience is completely different. From the Concorde Lounge to even clearing security is amazing.
@Michael G Some Heathrow departures (Las Vegas, Vancouver) now use terminal 3 and its First lounge is definitely inferior to the Concorde. I consider the departure lounge at Heathrow when making my flight choices.
@@number-ft3fy Late to the game here, but can you use Cathay's lounge in T3? I've never been in the posh half, but their business class lounge is excellent.
Loving that your videos include silent portions and that your music is actually traveling music!
Nice one mate, great way to end a holiday - flying home first class!
DennisBunnik Travels Cheers Dennis!
He's not your mate
Paul's Trip Reports they're comedy was dad's army
No it was Are You Being Served? John Inman - "I'm Freeee!"
Tom Armitage dad's army 🤣🤣 not even close.
Just catching up on some vintage videos - loved to see "Are You Being Served" on the screen!
I’m rewatching this and can’t help but thinking will we ever get back to normal. Not the new normal but how things were like in this trip report.
BA are my airline of choice, never had a single problem with them and they have helped us out twice when things didn't go to plan due to incompetence with airports abroad and overbooking. Now I wish I could afford this first class thing!!
Reminds me of my last Ryanair flight.
arikhana alffie r/wooosh
Are you Being Served!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this show!
"Mr. Humphries, are you free?"
"I'm free!"
Bailey's and short bread!! This is the future! Yum 😍
Are You Being Served?, followed by a 1977 full film version, and a 2016 e-boot; love the classics!
Were you watching "Are you being served" while being served?
+Josh Rupnow Very good - you got the little meta-joke in my video. ;-)
One of my favorite "Britcoms"!
Soda Pop Curtis i really laughed at your comment!
Ye i loved that show in the 70s.met john inman in my hometown of nyc at dunhill located since the 1940s at the British empire building at Rockefeller plaza 50th and fifth ave. MI5 had offices there during wwii while the oss had offices on 57 th st.
@@Paul_Lucas Yes, it was a great show!
Love "Are You Being Served" SUPER CLASSIC! Fantastic video.
Red sauce for sure! Nothing like a good British Full English with ketchup
ive never gone first class but weve always travelled premium with virgin to america and been to their equivalent room where you can chill and get a nice breakfast, premium is still really nice, really big seats, a pack of goodies, menu and great service, im happy with it
Any tips on carbon offsetting? I need to fly a lot for work. already stopped eating meat to try counteract my flights carbon footprint. But I’m wondering what can be done further?
Idk, I’m not an expert but try maybe to book flights with modern planes. The modern planes have better fuel efficiency and I think don’t give out as much emissions. Feel free to correct me though.
1) Are You Being Served - Mr. Lucas is running late in this scene. My favorite British show!
2) Excellent video! Makes me miss traveling so much, and it brought me joy being able to watch your experience. Thank you sir!
For the price, i expected gold inplanted on the seats and screens half the size of me. Compared to other airlines, this is buisness class.
Hey, some US brands don't even offer this. I consider this halfway between business and first class. When they do, they're still behind. Look at the frequent flyer criticisms of American and Delta. They have partly enclosed booths like BA but they're behind.
Way behind.
Yeah the outside world don't seem to get that America's domestic air flights are utilitarian..the rest of the world is enamoured and this is a luxury... it's been this way for a long time now it's more like you can either Drive for 3 days or fly for 4 hours.... it's a convenience not a luxury this won't change anytime soon because there's no reason for it to
That's the shame of living in Britain, even our first class is rubbish, look at Emirates or Singapore Airlines, everything about our country is done cheaply whilst taking maximum money from the customer
yah i recognized those seats from when i flew and can confirm business class
klia kay call it what you will but I wouldn’t turn it down....
Last time I was on BA, it was called BOAC in 1963. We were flying from Cairo to London on a Comet. Excellent video and II just love the "Are You Being Served" sitcom.
+cherifbar The Comet! I’ve had a ride on one of those...sort of. The RAF operated converted Comets called Nimrods as maritime reconnaissance platforms. Wonderful aircraft. But very loud. Managed to get on one when I was in the Air Cadets.
Till now Emirates Airline (First & Business) class is the best 👌🏼
Living near DAYTON OHIO, the Wright Brothers would be amazed at what they created.
Ketchup! And while BA might be stingy on the lounge food, their Captains obvs don't feel commercially pressured into taking risks. The editing of the taxiing was blooming brilliant! Note to self: Need to up game to keep up!
+Andrew Ditton Thanks Andrew! (And yes ketchup is the RIGHT answer...)
Noooooooooooooo brown sauce every time with a full English breakfast... Ketchup with chips every time though... Another great vid Paul, and yes the ottoman did look a fair distance away..!... I'm 6'2" perhaps if I ever get the chance in fly in F, I might reach it...lol... Cheers again
We are British... of course we are stingy..
Baileys and shortbread. Incredible. Thank you for your video. Most enjoyable.
14:03 That sausage looks practically raw.
maybe you should think about the colour of your well cooked fresh pork with no preservatives. :)
11:05 'Are You Being Served?'! Love that show!
Imagine if you change into PJ’s and you have to evacuate the aircraft for some reason 😂
M Abdullah so what, he'd be covered and probably wearing more than some women wear for regular clothes.
So? What's the problem with that?
M Abdullah then you have bigger problems than just being in PJs!
Always keep your shoes on for takeoff and landing
i sleep in the nod anyway.
i used to fly BA 747-400 from Detroit in the 90s prior to the lay flat beds, however in the nose of the 747 the seats were very comfy and had cotton pjs and slippers and floris amenity kit... the food was amazing 7 course dinner. excellent in every way.
been on Concorde also amazing food (concorde food) for such a short flight 3hr 20min... concorde wine celler was steller!
very well done ...thx...
Virgin Atlantic, Los Angeles to London. How about Finland air? Air New Zealand & my favorite Delta.
First trip out of the country was on BA from Los Angeles to London. Your video of the landing at Heathrow brought back a lot of memories of a great trip to a great country. I was so excited during the landing to see the houses and roads from the plane as we approached. Had been wanting to visit the UK for years. Going to have to go again soon!
I don't know but am I the only person who would feel embarassed in my PJs getting in to bed like that when everyone can watch you?
I flew between divorced parents with my brothers in the 70s, we would play 'Spy at the airport' and had a blast when we got away from supervision, United was our fave because of the pins we would get and th bright cabins. After Iowa 1989 the fun was gone. I'm quite older now, but can't even finish watching and think I'll just keep to watching your train videos. ☺
Brown sauce with the brekkie. Only amateurs use tomato ketchup.
I need to ask, what is Brown sauce. I am a American but as a lover of British history, I know what :Full English" breakfast is, but...Brown Sauce?
@@elaineburnett5230 the Brown sauce they refer to, is usually HP sauce in England, In Australia we would call it BBQ sauce. The USA, closest thing would be steak sauce, They are all pretty similar. And in answer to Paul's question on red or brown sauce with breakfast, oh hell no! Neither! He probably has 'red' sauce on his Bolognese pasta....uff!!
@@68Boca Thank you for explaining this. It helps me understand.
Brown sauce is not bbq sauce.
Is brown sauce the same as HP? Personally, I prefer tomato ketchup, especially when there are sausages on the plate !!
I used to fly Houston to London and back every 3 weeks for 5 years, awesome
I know I'm late to the party but the show was "Are You Being Served?" One of the all time best! Seen every episode...
Why did I watch this? I'm poor
Just because we are poor we are watching this...😂
You actually can game the system and fly first class occasionally. One of the tricks is to double dip on your points. If you use certain credit cards for purchases, you can acquire airline points both on their own and through purchases you make.
@@uzaiyaro It's not like I have not flew first class ... I do have a hell lot of points of Emirates.... I was just joking over here😌😇😇
harshwardhan dongare hah, fair enough. I’ll be honest, I’m fairly new to flying, have not flown first class yet, but I have flown business class once or twice, and had access to the business lounges.
My travel partner is absolutely incredible with how he travels. Yes he makes $100k a year, or thereabouts, in the railway, but he’s slowly teaching me how to game the system to my advantage, and my god it’s an art and a science with him. He also converts BA points to Qantas points for use here in Australia, and along the east coast where we both live, he can fly from/to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, business, for what works out to $20 on top of an economy ticket. Have a decent lunch in the lounge and you’ve stacked the deck in your favour straight away.
My friend and I have a somewhat special relationship. Because he doesn’t drive, and has no interest in driving, he basically flies me to wherever the hell he wants to go, and I become the taxi, taking him to wherever he wants to go and whatever he wants to see. We do, of course, go do and see things that *I* want to see, and he trusts me to find good driving roads so I can have a bit of fun while being the taxi, but it’s a relationship I’m glad to have. And I’m sure you’ll agree, is well worth it on my end!
If you have any secrets you’d like to share, please feel free. :P
@isambo400, so you get motivated to work harder. I'm guessing it's already too late for the "study had in school". Ah, well, next time around you'll know, right?
throttle back would terrify me!!!
Absolutely sensational video! It's like I'm the one heading through the airport, sitting in first class, and getting the whole flight experience (but I haven't left my living room)! You're quite a talented trip reporter :)
"I'm free !" Looks like a lovely flight.
Another stellar report, best in the business!!
Thanks Oliver!
Loved "Are You Being Served"!
"I'm easy to please" - "There's very little food." LOL
*walks past a feast*
NOW THAT WILL BE A LONG TRIP
Great video going with Ryanair from Gatwick to Cork in 2 weeks time!!
Are You Being Served? Mr. Humphries hahaha. As an American I can say that was one of my favorite shows from England...
Brown (HP) Sauce!
You always choose such great background music which matches the visuals perfectly.
BA First is more like a very good business class in my experience. I used award miles but won't do that again because of the absurd "fuel surcharges." Still prefer Qatar's business class over BA first.
Go on Paul, get stuck in mate, always enjoy your vids!!
Are You Being Served......obviously
GQguy24 Indeed! 👍🏻
great video nothing better than settling in to a long haul flight
first class,and a dirty carpent at the check in?
heavens forbid precious little lamb huh
I saw that. Details, details.
Is that not what it is for tho?
Watched this again, this time using good computer speakers with sub-woofer. The sound of the engines on take off was incredible, just like really being there.
Are you being served ? Goodness, how old was that ?
That classic British comedy is "Are You Being Served." Very, very funny!! Great report, Paul!
To all the people in the comments complaining about first class, dont be ungreatful, its a flight, not a palace
Imagine if this was a VR experience? thanks for the video.
Hi Paul, were you in IAH before or after the hurricane? Was looking for any obvious signs of damage. Just curious....
MAN I love flying! I've had the pleasure of experiencing three times! INCREDIBLE service! Thanks for the good memories! Howdy from Dallas, Texas!
Red on a bacon butty,brown on a sausage butty, and none on a breakfast that's what beans are for.great video as always
Food looks yummy, especially breakfast. I liked this luxury travel expert-like video, but I like when you talk because you have such a lovely AMSR voice.
Too much time spend looking at the menu and food. Not enough time on the actual seat, its comfort, the cubicle and what went with it, and how enjoyable it was.
Loved the Way How you were Concise about the Voyage. Great Choice of Music and a Very No-Nonsense Review with Pros & Cons.
For First Class that meal looked very bad.
Nothing wrong with united food, loads better than American Airlines
@@louisebrown2054 I've flown United several times and say from experience, their food is better than American. Heck they even served German potato salad with grilled chicken on a flight from Dallas to Orange County and it wasn't bad!
The soup and ice cream look decent. The main course looked disappointing
Are you being served. My absolute favorite BBC show.💟☮️
BA first class is like business class on EVA, Emirates, ANA, Thai, Singapore, Etihad, Qatar, etc..
But they charge the same f***ing price as them. How dare they!
Sergie 123 how? I wanna travel 1 for under 1000 bucks lol
For what Paul paid (not much) it's a good deal...but Paul can get great deals via rewards etc. Paying cold, as it were, this First class would be very poor value compared to other airlines. Also have to take into account that business/first flights to/from USA can be particularly expensive.
It's wild how modern airliners are reliable complex machines and they almost always sound like they are literally falling apart during takeoff!
Emirates business class is more luxurious than BA first class.
nah
TheMightyHarihar Emirates is also government funded but BA is an actual company. It's people like u who give a bad rap for a product and compare it to another product which has been created by companies with entirely different economical structures. Research before commenting!
William Tearne doesn't change how it should be executed British airways maybe a company but it still needs to up its game plus its still the national carrier and so is Emirates and Qatar many airlines do a much better job its not who owns the company on how it changes its expectations it about the experience they say BA competes with Emirates and Qatar rubbish even Japan Airlines do a better job and they get less customers
Emirates economy class is more luxurious than BA business
TheMightyHarihar Emirates is way overpriced, disappointing, with rude staff. The few flights I've had on Emirates recently have been very very disappointing.
And I don't want to be told when and how to order my drinks. I also want my food hot. And appetizing. All of which fell very short. They can't even be bothered to train the onboard attendants in the art of sommelier - something which should be an absolute must in 1st class.
I also don't want to stare at gold ostentatious paint for the entire flight.
11:05 is Are You Being Served... LOVE IT!
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I can feel my ears popping!
Pro tip: Leave your clothes on so that if you have to evacuate for any reason, you won't be outside in your jammies. ;-)
Hardly matters in 10,000 foot deep pond called the "Atlantic".
If you had to evacuate for any reason you wouldn't be giving a rats backside what you were wearing, just as long as you got out safely.
@@sandramullen7804 Exactly ahaha
@@captainron8231 🤣😄😊😉
Really enjoyed this.....and I picked the same choices from the menu
What do you use to edit these amazing videos
+Will Warde-Norbury iMovie for iPhone :-)
Wow, that’s amazing for iMovie!
Love the socks!😘
I don’t agree with him on not drinking much on an overnight flight. If ur paying or using tons of points for that seat.... drink as much as u can
With Alcohol i´m Sleep better 😀
Tom Rempe: I believe his point was that if you drink a lot of fluids, you'll be awakened several times having to go to the loo.
Tom Rempe id be hammering Stella by the gallon
matthew scoles you couldn't hammer a nail you fucking pleb but if you think you're brave bring it on prik 😊
matthew scoles leave ya number 💻 Warrior you'll see 😊
I watch your video for the first time and I can say you are the best trip reporter🙂
20 minute video with no detail of the most important part. THE SEAT. Come on.
It is actually 19 minutes and 3 seconds long
Great video. Really enjoyed this.
16:00 ...and the money is gone :)
But that is the money for , are meant to be spent .
It's OK for people in high office jobs when someone's else's money is flowing and paying
I travelled on a 777 from Dubai to Columbo and that grind from the engines is noticeable, if it was your car or even a home appliance you would suspect something amiss. Great flight video nice work to BA too
sorry BA 1st Class looks positively boring, food included. Middle east and Asian Carriers ...hands down. I did BA 1st class once, never again, I go 1st (and cheaper) on other airlines. Always good reports though, thanks
this looks really disappointing for a 1st class.
the food looks like something out of a 1970s jet liner
I've only had the pleasure of flying BA business class and it was very disappointing. For a premium carrier, they fall well short.
Anthony Barter agree
I was thinking the same, which airline do you use. Vietnam Airlines business is better than BA first class, what a let down. If only VA flew to Argentina, it would win hands down.
Another unpretentious entertaining vlog. I look forward to my Sunday vlog from you. Thanks for entertaining me.
And brown sauce of course!
+Derek Mccauley Cheers Derek, though of course you’re wrong about brown sauce! :-)
Food was so cheap looking
The 'ottoman' is a buddy seat and it most definitely moves closer using the glaringly obvious handle :)
Wow, not very impressive.
Captions are a great idea with a comment ocasionally,well done
The standards at BA have been in decline since the nineties ....... they once had high standards. The crews are like the aircraft livery tired & dated. The food is a disgrace !!
If you want 5* star service you’ll need to use M.E. & Asian companies now.
Such a shame :-(
Back in the day they had silver service and such high standards expected of their air crew,i really don't understand why they have decided to lower their standards like this,to me you try and keep up with the Jones' in order to compete ,not treat passengers like cattle.
Steve Mellor to be honest with u it may be 1st class but in escence all there doing is getting u safety from 1 country to another
@@jameskatz3747 If it's just about that, then why have Business/First class at all?
ukpianoman2015 oh god we have someone who is controversial
Steve Mellor à
I grew up pretty poor so going home on BA was always coach. and nearly at the very back,, where seats were cheapest, perfectly criminal,, so now that i have a sweet hubby who will pay my way, im totally excited to go 1st,, for the 1st time of my life and i know i will just LOVE it!
Disappointing I was expecting upmarket first class cabin but it's boring and food too , less food in lounge also, compare to emirates Qatar Lufthansa B.A is not good airlines.💔
It's British Airways..... The British only cook fish and chips
And worst part is this introvert loves such boring and drab airlines than emirates.
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