flying BA

[sandpiper]

hi
we are flying BA in feb as they are the best option flying from the island.
no overnight stays or long waits for connecting flights:D
last time we had to wait 7 hours on our return as we flew virgin and BA would not put us on an earlier than booked flight:(
we have booked a bulkhead seat and skycot.how good are BA for giving the seats you have booked?the baby will be 10 months and i really dont fancy him on my knee the whole flight. i know he will be to big to sleep :eek: in the cot but a play in it while we eat would be good.
any feedback on them would be good:confused:

[Keith]

hi
we are flying BA in feb as they are the best option flying from the island.
no overnight stays or long waits for connecting flights:D
last time we had to wait 7 hours on our return as we flew virgin and BA would not put us on an earlier than booked flight:(
we have booked a bulkhead seat and skycot.how good are BA for giving the seats you have booked?the baby will be 10 months and i really dont fancy him on my knee the whole flight. i know he will be to big to sleep :eek: in the cot but a play in it while we eat would be good.
any feedback on them would be good:confused:

I've always found BA very good indeed in the service arena. They've been doing it longer than most ;-) they do have onboard staff who seem to be there because they enjoy what they do rather than just young, pretty and interested in talking to each other :rolleyes: It's been a few years since I last used them though so it may have changed.

One problem was that the planes tended not to have seat back tvs but perhaps that's updated now.

Their online/automated checkin stuff was the best I've seen and used.

I wouldn't hesitate to use them if the price was right

[tweenie123]

We've flown BA to New York and found them to be excellent. Efficient check-in, friendly staff who knew exactly what they were doing. We got the seats we had booked and found the service on the plane to be of a high standard. The in flight movies were up to date and there was a good choice of meals. Both flights were on time and both planes had plenty of leg room. I would have no hesitation in flying with them to Florida if their prices were competitive but for us, Virgin comes out better and is direct from Manchester.

[pmac]

Hi,

We flew with BA in April this year to Florida, our first trip to WDW and first longhaul flight. I would not hesitate the fly with BA again. They were helpfull at check in, the seats I have requested online in manage my booking we already resreved for us. As DH is very tall I asked if there were any bulkhead seats available, they checked for us, and gave us two which my DH and DS sat in.

There was seat back tv's although a couple of them did not work.

There was a family on board with a baby, and the sky cot was great as she could sit in it an play with her toys or mum and dad could feed her.

Hope this helps
Trish

[sandpiper]

hi
thanks for the info. good to know:D

[Melfuzz]

You have the same problem I do. I have to travel from Guernsey. Problem is we always have to go the day before in case of fog. Most travel insurance does not cover the Guernsey/UK flight as I discovered last month! Still mad about that but at least it was on the way back.

[sandpiper]

hi
its a real pain .but if we fly BAall the way then they are good to transfer on to next flight.we get fog alot but we are ctaking the chance this time :eek:
another reason why i booked 15nights:wink:

[pluto]

there is now seat back tv's on all long haul 747 and 777 aircraft in the B.A fleet. There are cabin screens on their short haul aircraft