  British Airways is the national flag carrier of the United Kingdom, and operates full international and domestic scheduled air services for the carriage of passengers, freight and mail and the provision of ancillary services. British Airways operates to 148 destinations around the world with a fleet of 245 aircraft. British Airways are one of the world’s leading scheduled premium international airlines. Their main principal place of business is Heathrow, one of the world’s premier airport locations, which serves a large geographical area with a comparatively high proportion of point-to-point business. Operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, together with our code share and franchise partners, British Airways flies to more than 300 destinations worldwide. Route: Geneva to London Gatwick Departure date and time of flight: March 2008 Flight Number: BA723 Flight duration: 1h 30m Class: Business Class Aircraft type: Boeing 737-400 Punctuality of the flight: The flight departed on time from Geneva International, but (as always) and landed on time at Gatwick. This is one of the main reasons I prefer to use Gatwick. It’s not that a busy airport as Heathrow and there are hardly any delays (if the weather is good that is!) Any baggage issues: No issues- the bags arrived on time and in one piece. Comments on the check- in staff and any issues: No check-in issues. Everything goes perfectly smoothly at Geneva Airport. Just like the rest of the Swiss culture- everything is on time and in an orderly manner. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Standard- tea, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, lemonade or coca-cola, and wine. Champagne was also offered along with caviar. Comments regarding the first meal: For Breakfast the main course consisted of a scrambled egg made with free range eggs, roasted tomatoes, sausage made with British pork, button mushrooms and a slice of bacon made from British pork. The meal was scrumptious. I could taste that the food was fresh. All the items were freshly made on that morning- and since this was an early morning flight out of Geneva so that would make sense. Orange marmalade was provided by Swiss “Fancy Extra” brand. To accompany the main dish the air hostess brought along a basket with a selection of breads- I went for the freshly cooked hot chocolate bun. Freshly squeezed orange juice was provided. A strawberry smoothie was the highlight of the meal. An absolute delight to have at 37,000 feet above France! Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal- this also consisted of wine and champagne (though I did not take it so early in the morning). Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): Though a short flight, passengers in Business Class were open to go to the galley and choose from a selection of fine roasted bread and a selection of drinks. Comments of professionalism of the cabin crew: The cabin crew were very professional and polite. Just a normal flight, without any incidents. Improvements that could be made: This was a great flight, and on such a short flight, it is difficult to find any faults. Everything was just fine. Comments on the interior of the aircraft (including seat comfort): The 737-400/500 series of aircraft are used by British Airways for their short to medium haul routes within Europe. The aircraft is used from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior is a standard 3-3 for Economy Class and 2-2 configuration for Business Class passengers. The Business and Economy class seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best):10  British Airways (Geneva to London Gatwick 28th March)- Copyright Navjot Singh  British Airways Business Class- Copyright Navjot Singh   British Airways is the national flag carrier of the United Kingdom, and operates full international and domestic scheduled air services for the carriage of passengers, freight and mail and the provision of ancillary services. British Airways operates to 148 destinations around the world with a fleet of 245 aircraft. British Airways are one of the world’s leading scheduled premium international airlines. Their main principal place of business is Heathrow, one of the world’s premier airport locations, which serves a large geographical area with a comparatively high proportion of point-to-point business. Operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, together with our code share and franchise partners, British Airways flies to more than 300 destinations worldwide. Route: London Gatwick to Geneva Departure date and time of flight: 06:45am on the 23rd March 2008 Flight Number: BA724 Flight duration: 1h 35m Class: Business Class Aircraft type: Boeing 737-400 Punctuality of the flight: The flight departed on time from a rather unusually quite Gatwick Airport, and arrived around 10 minutes early into the normally very quite Geneva Airport. There were no delays, and the weather was perfect on the way. Any baggage issues: No issues- the bags arrived on time and in one piece. Comments on the check- in staff and any issues: I usually find it much easier to check-in at Gatwick without any hassle at all. There was no queue. The staff were very polite and professional. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Standard- tea, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, lemonade or coca-cola, and wine. Champagne was also offered along with caviar. Comments regarding the first meal: For Breakfast the main course consisted of a scrambled egg made with free range eggs, roasted tomatoes, sausage made with .pork, button mushrooms and a slice of bacon made from British pork. The meal was scrumptious. I could taste that the food was fresh. All the items were freshly made on that morning- and since this was an early morning flight out of Gatwick so that would make sense. To accompany the main dish the air hostess brought along a basket with a selection of breads- I went for the freshly cooked hot chocolate bun. Freshly squeezed orange juice was provided. To top it all up was a nice plate of fresh fruit consisting of kiwi, strawberry, melon, orange and grapefruit was included. Orange marmalade was provided by the British firm Wilkin & Sons. Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal- this also consisted of wine and Champagne. Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): Though a short flight, passengers in Business Class were open to go to the galley and choose from a selection of fine Scottish shortbread and biscuits, roasted bread and a selection of drinks. Comments of professionalism of the cabin crew: The cabin crew were very professional and polite. The flight (including Economy Class) was almost empty. Just a normal flight, without any incidents. Comments on the interior of the aircraft (including seat comfort): The 737-400/500 series of aircraft are used by British Airways for their short to medium haul routes within Europe. The aircraft is used from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior is a standard 3-3 for Economy and 2-2 configuration for Business Class passengers. The Business and Economy Class seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best):10  British Airways 23rd March Gatwick to Geneva: Copyright Navjot Singh  British Airways Champagne: Copyright Navjot Singh   British Airways A319: Copyright Navjot Singh British Airways is the national flag carrier of the United Kingdom, and operates fullinternational and domestic scheduled air services for the carriage of passengers, freight and mail and the provision of ancillary services. British Airways operates to 148 destinations around the world with a fleet of 245 aircraft. British Airways are one of the world’s leading scheduled premium international airlines. Their main principal place of business is Heathrow, one of the world’s premier airport locations, which serves a large geographical area with a comparatively high proportion of point-to-point business. Operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, together with our codeshare and franchise partners, British Airways flies to more than 300 destinations worldwide. Route: Geneva to London Heathrow Departure date and time of flight: 17:25pm on the 21st March 2008 Flight Number: BA733 Flight duration: 1h 50m (Includes a 20 minutes hold over Biggin Hill) Class: Business Class Aircraft type: Airbus A319 Punctuality of the flight: The flight departed on time from Geneva International, but (as always) had to hold for around 20 minutes over Biggin Hill in the South East of London before landing at Heathrow. The view at night time is amazing. Clear views of the traffic jams on the M25, as well as Canary Wharf and other landmarks look stunning at night time. Heathrow is such a busy airport that flights have to stack up at four main points around London- Biggin Hill (SE London), Lambourne (NE London), Bovingdon (NW London) or Ockham (SW London). Any baggage issues: No issues- the bags arrived on time and in one piece. Comments on the check- in staff and any issues: No check-in issues. Everything goes perfectly smoothly at Geneva Airport. Just like the rest of the Swiss culture- everything is on time and in an orderly manner. No hustle and bustle. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Standard- tea, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, lemonade or coca-cola, and wine. Champagne was also offered along with caviar. Comments regarding the first meal: For dinner the main course consisted of a honey roasted cold chicken breast pieces blended in neatly with freshly cut lettuce and other salad. The meal was scrumptious. Creaser salad dressing was provided. To accompany the main dish the air hostess brought along a basket with a selection of breads- I went for the sesame seed bread. Freshly squeezed orange juice was provided. To top it all up was a “sticky toffee” provided by Thornton’s chocolates. Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal- this also consisted of wine and champagne. Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): Though a short flight, passengers in Business Class were open to go to the galley and choose from a selection of fine roasted bread and a selection of drinks. Comments of professionalism of the cabin crew: The cabin crew were very professional and polite. Just a normal flight, without any incidents. Improvements that could be made: This was a great flight, and on such a short flight, it is difficult to find any faults. Everything was just fine. Comments on the interior of the aircraft (including seat comfort): The A319 is part of the A320 series of aircraft are used by British Airways for their short to medium haul routes within Europe. The aircraft is used from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior is a standard 3-3 for Economy Class, and 2-2 configuration for Business Class passengers. The Business and Economy Class seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best):10  Champagne service- British Airways: Copyright Navjot Singh  British Airways - Geneva to London Heathrow 21st March 2008- Copyright Navjot Singh  With the UN WHO HQ based in Geneva, it wasn't the first time I had shared a flight with Ms. Chen. She is a serious source of inspiration: Photo Copyright Navjot Singh  Route: London City Airport to Manchester Ringway International Departure date and time of flight: 16th March at 07:50 Flight Number: VG210 (Has a VLM Code but was operated by CityJet). At the time of the flight, the airline was just known as VLM, however now it has merged with CityJet. Flight duration: 1h 10m (excludes the 15 minute delay to the plane) Class: Economy Aircraft type: A Fokker 50 aircraft was used for this route (these have now been phased out of the fleet). Punctuality of the flight: The flight departed around 5 minutes late because there was a delay in the in-coming flight, and so this had a domino effect for flights going back to Manchester. Interestingly enough, the flight back to Manchester only took around 25 minutes from London LCY. Any baggage issues: There were no baggage delays on this flight. Comments on the check- in staff and any issues: No issues. London City Airport is an airport which predominantly caters for the business community- with the close proximity to Canary Wharf, and the Square Mile. The beauty of departing from London City Airport is that no matter what the time of the day it is and irrespective of how busy the airport terminal is, the process of catching a flight seems to be a very smooth one. There is no rush and no long queues for check-in or security. Indeed, most of the time you can easily complete the whole process, right from checking-in to the waiting lounge, in around 10-15 minutes. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Choice of drinks (tea, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, lemonade or coca-cola) Comments regarding the first meal: The passengers were treated to a cold bap consisting of salami meat and salad. Simple, easy and neat. Only took a few bits to finish it off! Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the sandwiches. Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): Lovely Fox’s boiled sweets were offered by the cabin crew Comments regarding the second meal (if any): None Comments on the in-flight system (if any): None Comments of professionalism of the cabin crew: Very professional and polite. Improvements that could be made: This was a great flight, and on such a short flight, it is difficult to find any faults. Everything was just fine. Comments on the interior of the aircraft (including seat comfort): The Fokker 50 aircraft is tiny....with a seat configuration of 2-2 it was still a bit uneasy to cram into the seats. The seats themselves are narrow and seem rugged. Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best):8      Copyright Navjot Singh  British Airways -Gatwick to Geneva (16th March 2008)- Copyright Navjot Singh British Airways is the national flag carrier of the United Kingdom, and operates full international and domestic scheduled air services for the carriage of passengers, freight and mail and the provision of ancillary services. British Airways operates to 148 destinations around the world with a fleet of 245 aircraft. British Airways are one of the world’s leading scheduled premium international airlines. Their main principal place of business is Heathrow, one of the world’s premier airport locations, which serves a large geographical area with a comparatively high proportion of point-to-point business. Operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, together with our code-share and franchise partners, British Airways flies to more than 300 destinations worldwide.
Route: London Gatwick to Geneva Departure date and time of flight: March 2008 Flight Number: BA734 Flight duration: 1h 35m Class: BUSINESS CLASS Aircraft type: Boeing 737-400 Punctuality of the flight: The flight departed on time from a rather unusually quite Gatwick Airport, and arrived around 10 minutes early into the normally very quite Geneva Airport. There were no delays, and the weather was perfect on the way. Any baggage issues: No issues- the bags arrived on time and in one piece. Comments on the check-in staff and any issues: I usually find it much easier to check-in at Gatwick without any hassle at all. There was no queue. The staff were very polite and professional. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Choice of various hot and cold drinks, and wine. Champagne was also offered along with caviar. Comments regarding the first meal: For afternoon tea the main course consisted of a king prawn salad and a thick lemon sauce sprinkled on top. All of this was accompanied with cold seaweed, and sprinkled with some fine black pepper and a thick cream sauce (tasted like thick Greek yogurt) To accompany the main dish the air hostess brought along a basket with a selection of breads- I went for the sunflower seed decorated roasted bun. Fresh water was provided by “Harrogate Spa”. To top it all up was a lovely chocolate cheese cake for desert- again very fresh and delicious. Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal- this also consisted of wine and champagne. Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): Though a short flight, passengers in Business Class were open to go to the galley and choose from a selection of fine cheese slices, roasted bread and a selection of drinks. Comments of professionalism of the cabin crew: The cabin crew were very professional and polite. The flight (including Economy Class) was almost empty. Just a normal flight, without any incidents. Improvements that could be made: This was a great flight, and on such a short flight, it is difficult to find any faults. Everything was just fine. Comments on the interior of the aircraft (including seat comfort): The 737-400/500 series of aircraft are used by British Airways for their short to medium haul routes within Europe. The aircraft is used from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior is a standard 3-3 for Economy and 2-2 configuration for Business Class passengers. The Business and Economy Class seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best):10   British Airways tailfin: Copyright Navjot Singh British Airways is the national flag carrier of the United Kingdom, and operates full international and domestic scheduled air services for the carriage of passengers, freight and mail and the provision of ancillary services. British Airways operates to 148 destinations around the world with a fleet of 245 aircraft. British Airways are one of the world’s leading scheduled premium international airlines. Their main principal place of business is Heathrow, one of the world’s premier airport locations, which serves a large geographical area with a comparatively high proportion of point-to-point business. Operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, together with our cod eshare and franchise partners, British Airways flies to more than 300 destinations worldwide. Route: London Gatwick to Geneva Departure date and time of flight: 17.30pm on the 9th March 2008 Flight Number: BA736 Flight duration: 1h 35m Class: Business Class Aircraft type: Boeing 737-400 Punctuality of the flight: The flight departed on time from a rather unusually quite Gatwick Airport, and arrived around 10 minutes early into the normally very quite Geneva Airport. There were no delays, and the weather was perfect on the way. Any baggage issues: No issues- the bags arrived on time and in one piece. Comments on the check- in staff and any issues: I usually find it much easier to check-in at Gatwick without any hassle at all. There was no queue. The staff were very polite and professional. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Choice of various hot and cold drinks. Champagne was also offered along with caviar. Comments regarding the first meal: For dinner the main course consisted of honey roasted ham with boiled potato salad and a cheese & onion quiche. All of this was accompanied with fresh olives, and sprinkled with some fine black pepper and lemon juice. Mustard was available as an option with the ham. To accompany the main dish the air hostess brought along a basket with a selection of breads- I went for the sunflower seed decorated roasted bun. Fresh water was provided by “Harrogate Spa”. To top it all up was a lovely chocolate cheese cake for desert- again very fresh and delicious. Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal- this also consisted of wine and champagne. Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): Though a short flight, passengers in Business Class were open to go to the galley and choose from a selection of fine cheese slices, roasted bread and a selection of drinks. Comments of professionalism of the cabin crew: The cabin crew were very professional and polite. The flight (including Economy Class) was almost empty. Just a normal flight, without any incidents. Improvements that could be made: This was a great flight, and on such a short flight, it is difficult to find any faults. Everything was just fine. Comments on the interior of the aircraft (including seat comfort): The 737-400/500 series of aircraft are used by British Airways for their short to medium haul routes within Europe. The aircraft is used from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior is a standard 3-3 for Economy and 2-2 configuration for Business Class passengers. The Business and Economy Class seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best):10  British Airways service in Business Class consists of complimentary Champagne: Copyright Navjot Singh  British Airways Gatwick to Geneva 9th March 2008: Copyright Navjot Singh |
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