Review of British Airways flight from London to Dublin in Economy

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BA - British Airways

Flight taken on 01 July 2013
BA828
10:30 01h 15m 11:45
Model Airbus A319
Class Economy
Seat 22A
ShamrockGoldCircle
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Welcome to my latest trip report, documenting a flight with British Airways from London Heathrow to Dublin. I had landed into Heathrow on an American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER coming from New York JFK. Here's what happened next!


Exhausted from my overnight transatlantic flight, I comforted myself with some Pret a Manger!

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On the bus from the terminal to the waiting A319 we passed some A380s and B747s!

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It was a pretty standard busy LHR-DUB flight. Being an ex-British Midland aircraft, the interior of this A319 had the bmi interior which isn't as comfortable as the standard BA A320 family interior.

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My home airline sitting across the way!

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Terminal 1 would close a few months after I took this trip. British Airways moved its Heathrow-Dublin route to Terminal 5 and Aer Lingus moved to the newly-built Terminal 2.

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I had forgotten that United Airlines once had this livery!

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This was one of British Airways's first Dreamliners. It had just been delivered from Boeing that week.

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A South African A330 or A340 always seems to be parked in this spot whenever I'm at Heathrow!

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Here's a video of the takeoff:



A simple snack and drink was offered onboard!

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After a brief 30 mins of flying the descent into Dublin began.

Here's a video of the rainy approach and landing:



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Luckily were were able to depart using a jetbridge! We were quickly processed through passport control and soon on our way home!

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Product ratings

Airline

British Airways 5.3

  • Cabin5.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew7.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi3.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering6.0 / 10
Departure airport

London - LHR6.5

  • Efficiency3.0 / 10
  • Access6.0 / 10
  • Services9.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness8.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Dublin - DUB6.0

  • Efficiency7.0 / 10
  • Access7.0 / 10
  • Services7.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness3.0 / 10

Conclusion

As I had just arrived on an overnight flight from the USA, I was rather tired for this flight and perhaps should have taken a direct EI flight JFK-DUB. That said, BA has moved its LHR-DUB flights to Terminal 5 at Heathrow and so perhaps that may make this type of journey a little more comfortable! The service onboard this short flight was adequate and I was happy to land on-time in Dublin!

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