BRITISH AIRWAYS 787-9 to SINGAPORE | Economy All You Need to Know! 

Cheers! Soft product is all good, it’s the hard product that frustrates me

Thank you! My aim is always to try and bring you the experience through literally how I see it

@@JTsJourneys well, i really appreciated your video. 👍 ill explain it more- I watch a lot of these and there are some good channels out there but i liked how your one had a sort of more gritty realism thats unique. I like how you can clearly get the feel for being in that chair for ages and it reminded me of the endurance on a long flight :) as i haven’t travelled long haul for many years now. Im 6ft 1 and quite broad so seeing the leg room and seat width is important for me! That arms would be annoying for me im sure. Theres a lot of Videos showing the buisness and first class which are awesome but its also nice to see the economy and premium too as most people will travel these and you presented it well. I had a potential (not happening now) for a short work trip to Singapore so that led me here as thought id be on this flight at the weekend. Maybe one day ill go though. Thanks for pointing out windowless seat too. I hope people at BA watching this as that Inflight entertainment is important on these long flights, reminds me to make sure i got my own entertainment too if im traveling 🙈 One thing i might say is if you are going through airports a lot, is explanation of maybe some of the nuances if there are any as i know some people get stressed over airport procedure and finding the way around. It usually clear but it can freak people out regarding how much time they need and how far to gates etc etc. Anyway- its a big message but thanks for the video. Hope the trip was good and safe travels to you both!

Thanks! Small tweaks would make it better, flying this route again soon on a 777 so let’s see if that’s any better

The seats are better on Singapore airlines but food and crew are probably fairly similar.

Thanks! Enjoy the trip! It's amazing how much variety BA have flown on this route since covid. 787s, 777s, and now the A380. I think you've made a great choice there with the upstairs seats in pairs

Yeah not ideal having the initial delay, but certainly wasn’t really a big issue once we landed in Changi

Thanks! Have a great trip

Thank you! I'd like to try SQ long haul, have only tired them short. I've a new video coming out shortly on the BA 777-300ER to Singapore which might be of interest :)

Thank you! Plenty more videos of me suffering to come :)

You’re too spoiled

Thank you! I've never experienced any severe turbulence, a few bumps here and there. The A380 tends to ride it well given its size and stability. In truth the time of year and weather plus the routing taken (sometimes you take a northern sometimes a southern route)

Thanks!

Thanks! I’m 5 10 and whilst not the most comfortable, I’ve certainly had tighter seats

Thank you! Really appreciate that

Service generally seems good when you get more experienced crew who've been doing it a few years. These 787's are cramped too, less room than an easyJet holiday flight in terms of seat width!

@@JTsJourneys mind you a friend of mine experienced a 5 hour delay at Heathrow due to a Technical fault with the aircraft. You would think engineers would be on top of that. Even the aircraft that left was having issues with the radio.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Excellent tip!

They’re good, I agree, but they could be better

If flying direct Singapore airlines are far superior to BA. Qantas also fly direct but I haven’t tried them yet. BA also have a mix of aircraft, the 787 and a380 are the same in economy, but their 777 has the new cabin with better seats and entertainment

No compo unfortunately. Landed within two hours of departure!

I’ve just done that exact flight! Video to come soon… we had a very similar experience to this video actually, still the same issues with planes that don’t feel well maintained

Probably the best tip is travelling light, I always think I've cracked it then fill a suitcase... I was thinking about trying the crossing into Malaysia, but maybe just flying into Kul is the better option

@@JTsJourneys AirAsia is the best flight deal. A domestic flight within Malaysia is a lot cheaper than an international, which is why you are tempted to make the land crossing to Johor Baharu. But it's not worth it standing in line with heavy luggage. And JB is not exactly safe. Shame the train's not available. From KL there are plenty of destinations within Malaysia, West and East. Or you could take the new train to Penang, even to the Thai border. Have a good trip. Jack, the Japan Alps Brit

Thanks, i had a flight with air asia recently actually and were exactly as i expected!@@Jackthesmilingblack

It's hard to remember it without self service check in now! Even Business class seems to be self service

I do remember those 747-400 flights very well to Johannesburg and Bombay. It was cramped as well

Where are the mash & bangers ???

Singapore & Tokyo are both great places to visit, BA is probably the lease exciting airline you can fly to get there directly from London given the choice of JAL, ANA, Singapore etc. Thanks for the sub!

@@JTsJourneys your welcome!

Ah yeah that would be the better option, unfortunately our points balance didn’t quite stretch to that. As it’s a redemption booking we also wouldn’t earn any tier points is my understanding

@@JTsJourneys I think if you did a cash booking with Avios as part payment then you would have got tier points. Then the two for one voucher would have really come in handy.

Yeah I think your right on part payments accruing tier points!

@@JTsJourneys I don’t know what status you have with BA but I use a points per pound spent in a spreadsheet to workout what combination of class earns tier points most effectively.

I do something similar. We don’t travel to much outside of points redemptions right now so it’s a fine balance for us between earning and spending, hence the economy vs premium trips. For this particular flight it was around £750 cheaper each to use points and pay taxes due to the time of year, so at 35k points each we calculated it as quite a good redemption rate for us. On tier points we don’t hold any status at the moment and as most of our BA flights are 241 redemptions we’re not aiming to move into bronze anytime soon (despite us wanting to climb that ladder!)

Hello! We flew via an avios redeption which netted us 2x 23kg bags each to check in. Some fares come without any luggage and others with 1 checked bag so it very much depends on which one you've bought, i'd check your confirmation email

I used points for mine too, if you chose ‘part pay’ you may be able to upgrade, but if it was a reward redemption I don’t believe you can. Which type of aircraft did you book onto?

@@JTsJourneys I used avios companion one. So I only paid the fees. Hoping my flight is empty so I can spread out. The flight was only £310 out of pocket so it’s not too bad. The BA website hasn’t listed the aircraft yet

@@Alisha.10 have a great trip :) if you go to try and choose a seat, it should show you the aircraft type so you'll then be able to pick the best seats

‘Engineering issues’ gave us an initial 20 mins, delay loading the baggage added some more time. The tug then broke down mid way through push back adding a further half hour, and then queues for de icing at Heathrow added an hour.

Very standard isn''t it!?

@@JTsJourneys yeah for the price and the awful mess around you both had on your journey!

I’ve certainly had worse food, and it’s usually at least something. You can eat on BA. For airline food they do okay in economy. I’ve a video coming up of the flight to Singapore on a 777-300er from a trip I took in summer, it has a much nicer economy cabin

If it wasn’t for the crew they’d be in real trouble

Ahah so we never realised that we naturally walk in the opposite way round! And I would usually have the window seat too… noted for next years jumpers though :)

No amenity’s at all with BA economy. Premium do get a small kit with socks and an eye mask

As 787s go they’re a low spec how BA initially fitted them out. Hopefully once refitted over the next year they come up to expected standards again

Sounds similar to my experience. I’m flying them again on a refurbished 777 next month, hopefully the Ife and seats have been upgraded!

Yes I’m a bit disappointed I missed out on this! Been to SIN twice in the past year. A380 resumes from April 2024, unfortunately it still features old products across all cabins, a downgrade from their 777-300Er that’s currently operating the route

Better than plastic though right?

Did you have a bad experience with them?

@@JTsJourneys no but ur delay 💀

I part agree, I've found the food to be alright and the luggage allowance good to. IFE and hard product need updating and are better on the refurbished aircraft