Hi all,
Finally took my dive back to BA on a short hop to Edinburgh.
Having worked at T5 since way before it went live, it was an interesting experience finally being a passenger! 'Accidentally' found myself in the priority security line and decided to feign ignorance but wasn't challenged by the gent at the desk so got through in a couple of minutes..[:w]
Had a good friend of mine at BA get me access to the North Galleries lounge which was pleasant enough but not a patch on any clubhouse, I also noticed a noticeable difference in atmosphere - I would usually travel Virgin in jeans and flip flops but would have felt out of place wearing such relaxed attire in the BA lounge - lucky this time I was straight from work in the suit..
Flight was simple enough, much better seat than my flight with Aer Lingus in the week, but economy is still economy! [:$] Had a meal which was a shock, didn't think they would get time to squeeze it in but it helped break the boredom.
Return flight was as uneventful, with the noticeable exception of being greeted by name as I got on the plane (i'm not silver/gold on BA yet so was a nice surprise!). I'm going for a long haul BA flight later in the year to check out the new club world and am now looking forward to it. I'm even focusing on collecting BA miles over Virgin - much much easier to redeem than flying club and clearly many more destination options!!
All in all, not a bad experience!
edit by Scrooge: moved to the BA forum
Finally took my dive back to BA on a short hop to Edinburgh.
Having worked at T5 since way before it went live, it was an interesting experience finally being a passenger! 'Accidentally' found myself in the priority security line and decided to feign ignorance but wasn't challenged by the gent at the desk so got through in a couple of minutes..[:w]
Had a good friend of mine at BA get me access to the North Galleries lounge which was pleasant enough but not a patch on any clubhouse, I also noticed a noticeable difference in atmosphere - I would usually travel Virgin in jeans and flip flops but would have felt out of place wearing such relaxed attire in the BA lounge - lucky this time I was straight from work in the suit..
Flight was simple enough, much better seat than my flight with Aer Lingus in the week, but economy is still economy! [:$] Had a meal which was a shock, didn't think they would get time to squeeze it in but it helped break the boredom.
Return flight was as uneventful, with the noticeable exception of being greeted by name as I got on the plane (i'm not silver/gold on BA yet so was a nice surprise!). I'm going for a long haul BA flight later in the year to check out the new club world and am now looking forward to it. I'm even focusing on collecting BA miles over Virgin - much much easier to redeem than flying club and clearly many more destination options!!
All in all, not a bad experience!
edit by Scrooge: moved to the BA forum