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Route: Rotterdam to London Heathrow Departure date and time of flight: 16:00pm in January 2014 Flight Number: BA415 Flight duration: 1 hour Class: Economy Class (AKA: Euro Traveller) IATA Callsign: Speedbird Aircraft type: Airbus A319-131 Aircraft registration: G-DBCE First flight: 16th March 2009 Aircraft serial number: 2429 Aircraft engines: 2 x IAE V2522-A5 Punctuality of the flight: The flight departed around ten minutes earlier than planned from Rotterdam due to there being no traffic ahead of us. This allowed us to land at Heathrow around 20 minutes early than scheduled. The plane had to hold over Biggin Hill in South East London for around 5 minutes. The actual flight time time was only around 30 minutes, with the rest of the time was spent on the taxiways at both Rotterdam and Heathrow on arrival. Any baggage issues: I had no bags check in. European flights, such as this one, are normally used by commuters Comments on the check-in staff and any issues: No check in issues to report. The airport building at Rotterdam is a small building. Comments regarding the pre-meal service: Choice of drinks (standard- tea, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, lemonade or coca-cola). Comments regarding the first meal: Various snacks including chocolate biscuits and crisps were on offer with a choice of tea and coffee along with complimentary drinks (non-alcoholic). Comments regarding the drinks service: A second round of drinks were offered after the meal. 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): 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 on routes from both Gatwick and Heathrow. The interior consists of a standard 3-3 for Economy Class and 2-2 configuration for Business Class passengers. The Business Class and Economy Class seats are all leather in navy blue colour (typical of the signature for British Airways). Comments are closed.
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