Nice staff, smelly toilets (British Airways in general)

Member Name: mizzy

Product:	British Airways in general
Date:	15/10/09 (77 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice smooth flight

Disadvantages: no sleep

I am currently in Hong Kong! I flew here from Heathrow terminal 5 with British airways. I havent flown long haul since I was 10 so wasnt really looking forward to the 12 hour flight.
I received emails from BA after making the booking, inviting me to make special food requests and to inform me that I could check in online.

24 hours before my flight I checked in online, I also chose my seat for no extra cost. I chose to sit on top of the wing, in the aisle.

I then dropped my bag off at the drop in point in heathrow a few hours before my flight. My luggage got there safe and nothing was damaged.

The flight itself was fairly boring, I had to keep getting up as I got a very numb bum. I was very jealous of the people in first class as they got a chair that enabled you to lie down properly.

I only got about 3 hours sleep, as the plane was so noisy, and I didnt have much space, and the seat didnt go down very far.

Fellow passengers were friendly but kept to themselves which I found a bit odd as we had to spend 12 hours in close proximity.

The food was good for plane food, as a vegetarian I got served first for both dinner and breakfast. You could have as many alcoholic/soft drinks as you wanted, and I made use of the coffee at 5 in the morning which is about lunchtime in HK.

The BA staff were all very polite and friendly, nothing seemed too much trouble.

I watched 2 films, Ice age 3 and Night at the museum 2. You can choose from a variety of new and old films, you can also listen to a small selection of albums or radio stations. This kept me amused for a while, and woke me up in the morning.

The only problem with this flight was that after 12 hours the 2 toilets in my section were disgusting, and could have done with a clean half way through.
I would recommend taking a travel pillow with you as they dont provide them and it makes a difference to how much sleep you get. Also book an aisle seat as you get loads more leg room.

I would fly with BA again and will consider them when booking my ticket home.

Summary: I would fly with them again