Cairo to Honolulu Run with the Pyramids of Giza and Pearl Harbor Tour
Review: Turkish Airlines A330 Business Class, Stockholm-Istanbul
Review: Hilton Istanbul Kozyatagi 1 Bedroom Suite
Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class, Istanbul-Cairo
Photo Review: Ramses Hilton Executive Suite
Review: JW Marriott Hotel Junior Suite
Exploring the Pyramids of Giza
Photo Review: Business Class Lounge, Cairo T2 (CAI)
Review: British Airways B789 Business Class, Cairo-London
Review: British Airways B747 Business Class, London-New York
Photo Review: American Airlines Admirals Club JFK C, T8 (JFK)
Photo Review: American Airlines Flagship Lounge, New York JFK T8 (JFK)
Review: American Airlines Business Class, New York-Los Angeles
Review: American Airlines Business Class, Los Angeles to Honolulu
Review: Holiday Inn Express Waikiki
Pearl Harbor and Honolulu City Tour
Photo Review: JAL Sakura Lounge/AA Admirals Club, Honolulu (HNL)
Review: American Airlines Business Class, Honolulu to Los Angeles
Photo Review: Qantas First Class Lounge, Los Angeles (LAX)
Photo Review: OneWorld Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
Photo Review: American Airlines Flagship Lounge T4 (LAX)
Review: American Airlines Business Class, Los Angeles to New York
Photo Review: Hampton Inn Manhattan-Madison Square Garden Area
Review: Hilton New York Grand Central Junior Suite
Review: Conrad New York Corner Suite
Photo Review: British Airways Galleries T7 (JFK)
Review: British Airways B777 Business Class, New York to London
Review: British Airways B789 Business Class, London to Cairo
Photo Review: Egyptair Almeisan Lounge T3 Cairo (CAI)
Flight: BA155
Departure time in London (LHR): 17:15 Terminal 5
Arrival time in Cairo (CAI): 23:00 Terminal 2
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
Seat: 13F
Duration: 4h 45m
Date of flight: April 10, 2018
*This is a revenue ticket, Business Class flight #161
Video from my YouTube Channel 📺
British Airways Galleries First, Terminal 5A
Boarding Gate, A10d
Aircraft, Boeing 787-9
Cabin, Business Class
Premium Economy Cabin (World Traveller Plus)
Seat, 13F
My seat 13F was an aisle seat. Already waiting at my seat was the blanket, pillow and headphones.
Footstool
Personal screen
IFE controller
British Airways business class blanket
Safety instruction card
IFE controller and headphones
From the movie selection, I ended up watching "Ferdinand".
Moments after settling in, the flight attendants came to offer some predeparture beverage consisting of champagne, water and orange juice although I requested a glass of apple juice which the FA willingly brought 😉
Around 4:55pm, amenity kits from The White Company were offered. It was the same one I got between London and New York although it was interesting that they did not offer it on my outbound flight. We were also given a bottle of mineral water.
Airshow
Airshow enroute to Cairo
Inflight Safety Video
Around 5:13pm, the captain was on the PA and informed us that they were fixing something and that we would be ready soon. Pushback began five minutes later which was followed by the inflight safety video being played on the screen. Take off went smoothly and moments later, we were airborne. Minutes after the seatbelt sign was turned off, hot towels were offered.
Immigration Form
Egypt immigration forms were also distributed.
Dining
Menu card
Menu card
Club Kitchen
The Bar
The flight attendants came to offer packaged dry roasted almonds while taking the drinks order. I had an apple juice to go with it.
Main course order was also taken although the flight attendant immediately realized that I had pre-ordered the lamb from their website and confirmed it.
Pre-ordered main course
Sitting in the larger business class cabin and in the last row, I was among the last ones to receive the meal, aside from the service being a bit slow.
Timbale of Loch Fyne Smoked Salmon on tomato carpaccio, fresh seasonal salad, bread
The other starter was:
Vegetarian sushi with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce
Bread and wine were also offered while serving the starter.
Braised Lamb casserole with thyme, mashed potato and oven roasted vegetables
The other choices were:
Chicken Makhani with saffron pilaf and gobi saag
Casarecce pasta with creamy pumpkin sauce, fried sage and sauteed pumpkin
Nicoise-Style salad with herb chicken breast and red wine vinaigrette
The meal was really very good especially the lamb 😋 I was also offered some dessert but I declined.
The dessert choices included:
Crunchy hazelnut cheesecake with mango and passion fruit jelly
Somerset Brie and Croxton Manor mature Cheddar cheese with oat cakes and apple pear chutney
A selection of whole fresh fruit
Lavatory
Business class lavatory with SPA Restore luxury hand balm
Business class lavatory
Landing at Cairo Airport
I was actually able to sleep for a few hours after dinner and by 10:11pm, the captain was back on the PA to inform us that we would be landing in 40 minutes and that the seatbelt sign would be turned on in 20 minutes. We landed at Cairo Airport at 10:43pm, way ahead of schedule 👍
CONCLUSION
The business class cabin on British Airways Boeing 787-9 are actually much nicer than the ones they have on their Boeing 777 or Boeing 747 which I both flew on between London and New York. For this reason, I enjoyed the seats more on this flight. The DO&CO catering has no doubt improved the dining experience so I was really happy that BA made the right choice. The crew were also friendly although the service was a bit slow. The amenity kits were nice although nothing beats the business class amenity kit of Emirates in my opinion 😉 Overall, an enjoyable flight which I would gladly take again if the "fare" is still there 😉
Airshow
Inflight Safety Video
Immigration Form
Dining
Main course order was also taken although the flight attendant immediately realized that I had pre-ordered the lamb from their website and confirmed it.
Sitting in the larger business class cabin and in the last row, I was among the last ones to receive the meal, aside from the service being a bit slow.
The other starter was:
Vegetarian sushi with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce
Bread and wine were also offered while serving the starter.
The other choices were:
Chicken Makhani with saffron pilaf and gobi saag
Casarecce pasta with creamy pumpkin sauce, fried sage and sauteed pumpkin
Nicoise-Style salad with herb chicken breast and red wine vinaigrette
The meal was really very good especially the lamb 😋 I was also offered some dessert but I declined.
The dessert choices included:
Crunchy hazelnut cheesecake with mango and passion fruit jelly
Somerset Brie and Croxton Manor mature Cheddar cheese with oat cakes and apple pear chutney
A selection of whole fresh fruit
Lavatory
Landing at Cairo Airport
I was actually able to sleep for a few hours after dinner and by 10:11pm, the captain was back on the PA to inform us that we would be landing in 40 minutes and that the seatbelt sign would be turned on in 20 minutes. We landed at Cairo Airport at 10:43pm, way ahead of schedule 👍
The business class cabin on British Airways Boeing 787-9 are actually much nicer than the ones they have on their Boeing 777 or Boeing 747 which I both flew on between London and New York. For this reason, I enjoyed the seats more on this flight. The DO&CO catering has no doubt improved the dining experience so I was really happy that BA made the right choice. The crew were also friendly although the service was a bit slow. The amenity kits were nice although nothing beats the business class amenity kit of Emirates in my opinion 😉 Overall, an enjoyable flight which I would gladly take again if the "fare" is still there 😉
Comments
Post a Comment