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British Airways operates a fleet of 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners on their longest and thinnest routes from their base at London Heathrow Airport.
Although British Airways is one of my busiest airlines, I have never traveled in long-haul business clbad. I took the opportunity to get an exchange of Avios for a flight Calgary-Canada Canada-London.
I arrived at the very cold Calgary International airport earlier in the day after taking the transatlantic West Atlantic inaugural flight from London Gatwick. Although we are in the spring and almost in May, it was only 3C here in Alberta, with snow visible on the ground when we arrived!
Calgary International Terminal
The YYC International Terminal is very modern and opened in 2016. In the early afternoon, it was rather quiet.
The Calgary International Terminal is divided into two halls, D and E. Transborder flights to the United States depart from Hall E, while international flights depart from Hall D.
Aspire Lounge – Calgary D Concourse International Airport
Once the security was over, I headed for Aspire. There is an Aspire lounge in Halls D and E, but these are the only lounges at the International Terminal.
The Aspire Lounge has no airside views, but is rather bright and airy. It extends over almost the entire length of the boarding hall with many seats.
I found it a bit noisy. There were not really any areas to escape the noise of TVs broadcasting 'Jeopardy' and noisy groups of pbadengers.
Boarding: late but pre-notified
My flight today left door D76. British Airways had warned me a few days before that the flight had been delayed. In the worst case, the flight was three hours late, but after many aircraft changes, the delay was reduced to 40 minutes. I was quite happy with the frequency at which BA m kept up with the delay; every two hours I received an email with the new estimated time, which meant that I had a lot of notice.
We were called to embark with about 40 minutes late on my flight and I headed for the plane waiting.
In my experience, British Airways crews have always been great, especially at Club World / Club Europe. Tonight was not an exception; Welcoming smiles and professionalism continued throughout the flight.
Boeing 787-8 Club World Cabin
The configuration of Club World on the Boeing 787 is identical to that of most other BA long-haul ships: the rear-facing Yin / Yang seats are on the side of the windows. I like to travel in the back because it gives a great view of the wing and always gives me a little more "exclusive"!
The seat is flat type, with a footrest that must be lowered to support the feet. Unfortunately, mine seemed broken and even putting a bag on the footrest allowed it to go beyond its lowest position.
Departure
We drove up to the trail leaving for the freezing night of Alberta.
Sunrise
I did not eat any food for dinner because I needed to sleep and I was lying down as soon as the seat belt signs went out. I had a good night's sleep and woke up about six hours later, when we were a little over two hours from Heathrow.
The breakfast service was starting to wake up – I had already ordered a roll of breakfast the night before, which arrived about an hour before landing.
We started our descent and landing in the direction of Heathrow, offering a breathtaking view of the English countryside on approach.
We landed 40 minutes late, but we had to wait another 30 minutes because of an aircraft blocking our booth. We were given a new stand and we finally arrived at the stand one hour and ten minutes late.
Overall, I love BA's soft product in Club World. The crew is amazing, the food, bedding and amenity kits are all top notch. The seats are very tired, even on this six-month plane – and the lack of WiFi on the 787 seems pretty frustrating (since they're already using it on older Boeing 747s). I can not wait to try BA's new Club World product aboard the Airbus A350 later in 2019.
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