BA Club World London to JFK
My 1:10pm BA departure suffered the same dishonest creeping delay that is typical at AA. My departure changed from 1:10pm to 1:30pm, then 1:40pm, then 1:50pm, then 2:00pm and finally 2:10pm as I saw my JFK First Dining date evaporate. At 1:20pm, I headed out for the train to the B gates.
For years, Emirates bought this space to rub it in the BA. Apparently BA bitched and complained so that now no one advertises here.
Last year... LOL.
At least the plane is here.
This tells you all you need to know about what BA thinks of its miserable First Class product. Ignore them at boarding and let them board with the masses thru 2L.
The jet bridge to 1L and First Class, apparently not in use today.
The upper deck Business Class cabin.
My seat, the coveted 64K... last row, rear facing window.
Tons of storage space.
The view from 64K. Fortunately, no one in 64J today.
Very private...
... and very comfortable.
And today's BA tease of the day. Wi-Fi on board? In my dreams.
Today's menu.
Blah, blah, blah. Late tow from engineering and then the plane needs to be cleaned. LOL.
Finally.
Ancient IFE.
Service on today's flight was excellent. My usual G&T to start.
Followed by a glass of Burgundy, unfortunately at only slightly cooler than room temp.
Showtime, BA Club World style...
For my starter, I went with the Spice-roasted cauliflower with beluga lentils, lime cream and fresh mint. Delicious.
This is the best BA can do??
My main, the Braised breasts of corn-fed chicken, braised pearl barley risotto, wild garlic. This was very good.
For dessert, the Warm stickey toffee pudding...
... was fabulous.
The cheese plate was really good.
No point in watching a movie since IFE was crap and the movie selection very limited. But I slept solidly for nearly 4 hours. Our 5pm ETA slipped away as we took the scenic route to JFK.
A passing storm at JFK slowed our arrival even further as the ground crew took a lightning break. We finally pulled into the gate at 5:28pm, just 62 minutes before my JFK-LAX flight.