This was a short (under 2 hours) journey to Milan or, more precisely to Lake Orta for my stepson's wedding...out Sunday, back to Heathrow the following Wednesday on BA0567.
Both flights, on A320s, were fine. The outbound left a little late and landed early; the inbound got stuck in the queue to land for a while on returning to Heathrow. Both flights were smooth and the cabin crews were good. Snacks were offered and accepted.
Economy seats 9A and B out and 10E and F back were ok. The planes were both clean and the return was full, the outbound nearly so. Lots of people clearly had lots of hand luggage on the return; the overhead lockers were jammed.
Terminal 5 at Heathrow is a pain however, it took 50 minutes from getting off the plane to actually get to passport control, lots of queueing involved.
And for those who haven't been the Italian lakes are absolutely fabulous and Lake Orta is up there with Bellapais in Cyprus and the Great Barrier Reef as the most beautiful places I have ever been.
So you get some photos
The view from the town hall
The view from my room
San Giulio Island, Lake Orta
Both flights, on A320s, were fine. The outbound left a little late and landed early; the inbound got stuck in the queue to land for a while on returning to Heathrow. Both flights were smooth and the cabin crews were good. Snacks were offered and accepted.
Economy seats 9A and B out and 10E and F back were ok. The planes were both clean and the return was full, the outbound nearly so. Lots of people clearly had lots of hand luggage on the return; the overhead lockers were jammed.
Terminal 5 at Heathrow is a pain however, it took 50 minutes from getting off the plane to actually get to passport control, lots of queueing involved.
And for those who haven't been the Italian lakes are absolutely fabulous and Lake Orta is up there with Bellapais in Cyprus and the Great Barrier Reef as the most beautiful places I have ever been.
So you get some photos
The view from the town hall
The view from my room
San Giulio Island, Lake Orta
Last edited by HWVlover on 30 May 2016, 15:27, edited 2 times in total.