  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 169 destinations around the world with a fleet of 256 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. The airline has 60 aircraft on order including 12 Airbus A380 super jumbos, and 8 Boeing 787 aircraft. Route: Newcastle International Airport to London Heathrow Airport Departure date and time of flight: March 2013, 15:30pm Flight Number: BA1333 Aircraft: G-EUOF Flight duration: 50 minutes Class: Economy Class (AKA: Domestic flights are all Economy Class) Aircraft type: Airbus A319 Punctuality of the flight: The aircraft departed Newcastle on time. Newcastle is a small airport, and the taxi from the terminal to the runway is very short (only about 3 minutes!). 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. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Choice of various hot and cold drinks Comments regarding the first meal: Since this was a domestic flight so not much was expected, but even then the usual sandwich was not offered. Instead a choice of a mixed nuts by Forest Feast (consisting of various nuts, fruits, and seeds), a packet of handmade crisps, and a packet of chocolate chip cookies by Lily O’Brians. Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal. Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): None in economy. Comments regarding the second meal (if any): None Comments on the in-flight system (if any): None Comments of professionalism of the cabin crew: The cabin crew were very professional and polite. Just a normal flight, without any incidents. Comments on the interior of the aircraft (including seat comfort): British Airways have 44 Airbus A319 series aircraft in service. British Airways uses these aircraft for their short to medium haul routes within Europe and the United Kingdom. The aircraft is used from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior is a standard 3-3 for Economy Class on all domestic flights. The seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10   Emirates B777-300ER on rotation from runway 25 at Newcastle- with the wind: Photo Copyright Navjot Singh  Used up most of the runway: Photo Copyright Navjot Singh Usually aircraft take-off and land against the wind so that they can get a better lift, and also save fuel. Flying into the wind causes the wings to move through the air more quickly without increasing the speed of the aircraft in relation to the ground. This means that an aircraft flying into the wind can get into the air more quickly, without moving as fast in relation to the runway. However in some rare occasions you do see aircraft taking-off WITH the wind.
This was the case when I witnessed Emirates flight EK 36 taking off from Newcastle’s runway 25 with a slight wind along it’s back. Hence, why the aircraft used most of the runway for the departure, and just managed to rotate around 100 meters from the threshold! A waiting BA pilot told me that one of the reasons why it departed with the wind may have been that this flight was going into Level A airspace (as opposed to Level G airspace if it had taken off from runway 07). Not sure if that adds up, or maybe the pilot wanted to save some time by flying directly into the flight path to Dubai rather than taking off from runway 07 and then having to turn around back. BRITISH AIRWAYS (London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle International Airport), AIRBUS A320-2003/3/2013
  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 169 destinations around the world with a fleet of 256 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. The airline has 60 aircraft on order including 12 Airbus A380 super jumbos, and 8 Boeing 787 aircraft. Route: London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle International Airport Departure date and time of flight: February 2013, 17:30pm Flight Number: BA1334 Flight duration: 50 minutes Class: Economy Class (AKA: Domestic flights are all Economy Class) Aircraft type: Airbus A320 Punctuality of the flight: The aircraft departed Heathrow around 20 minutes late because of heavy evening traffic. Took off from 09R, and turned left onto a Brookmans Park departure straight up north to Newcastle. 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. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Choice of various hot and cold drinks Comments regarding the first meal: Since this was a domestic flight so not much was expected, but even then the usual sandwich was not offered. Instead a choice of a mixed nuts by Forest Feast (consisting of various nuts, fruits, and seeds), a packet of handmade crisps, and a packet of chocolate chip cookies by Lily O’Brians. Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal. Comments regarding the in-flight snacks (if any): None in economy. Comments regarding the second meal (if any): None Comments on the in-flight system (if any): None 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): British Airways have 46 Airbus A320 series aircraft in service. British Airways uses these aircraft for their short to medium haul routes within Europe and the United Kingdom. The aircraft is used from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior is a standard 3-3 for Economy Class on all domestic flights. The seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Overall rating 1-10 (worst-best):10  |
 Navjot inside an Airbus A320 cockpit of British Airways at Heathrow Airport About Airline PRThis is a special section on Airline Branding, and Airline Public Relations written by me on all the flights I have been fortunate enough to have been on. These are not records taken from somewhere else, but are actual flights I have been on. Most of the flight trips are officially sponsored by the airline companies in order to promote their certain routes, and aircraft. Airline promotion and PR related work in the aviation industry is one of my expertise. 
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