BRITISH AIRWAYS A350-1000 World Traveller! 12 hours from London to Hong Kong

My first time on the World Traveller economy class product on British Airways' Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on the 12.5 hour flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong. Safe to say I was a bit disappointed with the overall experience compared to Cathay Pacific on the same route despite the recent drop off in service quality of the later.
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Date -- April 2023
Flight -- BA31 (LHR - HKG)
Aircraft -- Airbus A350-1000
Registration -- G-XWBB
Seat -- 34K (World Traveller)
CAMERA: iPhone XS Max
#britishairways #economyclass #tripreport

[@z_fraser]

Nice to see the new runway at HKG!

[@aviacharlesss2779]

Flew on that flight on 02/04 with the exact same services in terms of safety demonstration, meals and so on. I was extremely disappointed by the food (tasted like sainsburys microwave rice) and the wooden cutlery. The seat was very narrow (baring in mind I am very skinny) and I was not comfortable thorough out.

[@toby.maximillian]

We also weirdly had the manual demonstration when I was recently going to Washington on the A380 and then back again from JFK on their oldest 777. I much prefer the screen one.

[@j3rro2350]

very nostalgic! You sat on the exact same seat I did flying LHR-NBO....Pretty amazing views of the A350's wings & the horizon

[@sheikmaazmilfer9130]

good review mate! nice to see HKIA busy

[@oryxflyer]

Thanks Maaz, please come visit

[@sheikmaazmilfer9130]

@@oryxflyer Summer hopefully

[@852twm]

Great video mate, BA has not been doing the best in terms of service in the last couple of years. Fly Cathay next time ;)

[@oryxflyer]

Thanks, I had to try BA out after flying CX many times just to see what was bad about them.

[@kwwong2893]

31 inches seat pitch is a bit too short for long haul

[@roberttrow8966]

Yes it is rob

[@deepalperera4592]

Worried after watching your report, will be flying BA A350 next week seated on 33k and i am 6ft. Extremely poor meal service is another worrying factor.

[@oryxflyer]

Good luck mate!

[@jackstephens7371]

How did you get on? I'm flying BA to Vegas next year and i'm 6ft 2 World Traveller Economy. An upgrade doubles the flight price!

[@edutaimentcartoys]

amazing travel video

[@sb6181]

Budget Airline safety demonstration! 😂 The food looks awful!

[@inflightreviewjeff]

Good trip report! Not surprised by the poor service. Everything feels a bit low cost on a 12 hour flight. BA flights were pretty much always never on time. What camera did you use? Looking forward to your next video! Greetings from London! (I'm from HK as well) 😊

[@oryxflyer]

Thank you! I used an iPhone XS with a wide lens for some parts. At least they were on time for this flight!

[@minnielee3399]

The video recording quality of the fone is very good. @@oryxflyer

[@ricardosam8050]

I don’t understand why BA getting so worse late crap service , why why . Anyway thanks for sharing your flight with us ❤

[@fundamentalpe2041]

Ah Ba is the life!

[@Avmodreviews]

Nice review!

[@flymax9736]

Great video! Thanks

[@otonoteamredbird3835]

I’ve done this 2 weeks ago, the flight delayed 3 hours… it’s much easier to survive it because it departs at night

[@DavidHoughton17]

Flying to HK I tend to fly Cathay

[@tonytaylor5204]

i am surprised that BA still using human oxygen mask demonstration rather than video presentation in the wide body jet.... ? Did BA charge you with window seat and checked in luggage ? And How's overall experience compared to Cathay ? But A350 still the most comfortable wide body long haul jet to fly with. Great review!!

[@oryxflyer]

One 23kg bag was included in my ticket, my seat cost £51 but there are cheaper ones available. Overall experience was definitely worse than Cathay in almost every department.

[@peteconrad2077]

@@oryxflyerin economy people buy on price so airlines have to cut product to give the lowest price they can.

[@wasabipeas2850]

Where was the bread roll and bottled water for the breakfast service? BA have been cutting corners and it shows.. yikes. Have two flights with them soon between LHR and HKG/SIN, the last time I flew with them to HKG was like 15 years ago so I will see how much they have gone downhill. During that time, flew with Cathay as their economy baggage allowance was generous at 30kg, but Cathay prices have gone up significantly compared to pre 2020 so went with BA to and from LHR..

[@steve2972]

Food looks ok for economy

[@RN-DNP]

BA, in my opinion, would regain its former glory as "the world's favorite airline" if it would revamp its Economy class with the WTP seats that, upon reclining, don't infringe on the passenger's space sitting directly behind along with at least 33-34 inches of pitch. Also, it should improve its Economy catering options by allowing customers to pre-order high-quality WTP meals with metal cutlery. What about World Traveller Plus? Keep it as an upgrade alternative for those wishing for extra legroom and enhanced meal service.

[@peteconrad2077]

So you think BA should put a premium seat in a cabin where you will buy purely on price? Thankfully BA is run by more intelligent people.

[@RN-DNP]

@@peteconrad2077As a graduate-trained RN, I won't wish on you the inhumane suffering one of my recently departed patients endured while battling the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and lung cancer. Still, I will retain and reserve the right to change my mind as I ponder your unseemly comment. Nevertheless, I've lived life long enough to remember when passengers sitting in the rear were treated with more respect several years ago than they are today, so I made a suggestion that most people would agree with. Meanwhile, I have another suggestion: please don't enjoy the rest of your day.

[@peteconrad2077]

@@RN-DNP what possible relevance has your occupation? None. People had more room when they paid more for their tickets. It’s a simple equation. You get less room because you’re paying less. If you what more room you’ll pay more. It’s that simple.

[@Mr_Busted]

That food tray looks scary Jesus

[@AeroBennett855]

Very good but did your flight stay away from Russian airspace

[@oryxflyer]

Still avoiding! Adds over an hour both ways.

[@alltheonelookbackward]

I didn’t choose any rice meal that time

[@catarinav7947]

Pretty grim, I've got to take this flight soon both ways and it doesn't look very comfortable in the A350.

[@oryxflyer]

Will be taking the 787-9 on the return flight, fingers crossed it's better :)

[@catarinav7947]

@@oryxflyer In economy? I think you should prepare for a very uncomfortable trip. The 787 in economy on BA is very tightly packed, I've struggled with it o shorter 7/8 hour flights.

[@peteconrad2077]

If you were that worried you’d buy an economy plus seat.

[@catarinav7947]

@@peteconrad2077 Not everyone can afford to dump another £5k on a flight

[@peteconrad2077]

@@catarinav7947 it’s not 5k more. But even disregarding premium cabins, people travelling economy will almost always buy the cheapest fare they can find. This forces the airlines to be as cheap as possible. Economy product has been made worse by consumer behaviour.

[@frankiemulryan7068]

I would have starved on that flight

[@loeb1]

Not the same how use to be...takeoff much louder on older planes

[@nikolauswolff5791]

I guess B A never served so bad meals in economy in it's entire history.

[@jonathanscott550]

Buddy you complain about the food on this flight. You were Economy cattle hauler section. If you wanted better should have gone Premium Economy. I don't know why you flyer's complain about the flights when you book the cheapest seat. You want better service pay the little extra which is not a lot difference price and fly Premium. Trust me you'll enjoy flight more and be better rested.

[@oryxflyer]

If you've experienced cattle class enough, you would know when your food is considerably worse in comparison to other airlines. In this instance it seems perfectly reasonable to flag complaints because people would be less likely to pick BA if the quality is considerably worse than the likes of CX, EK, QR or any other airline for that matter on the same route.

[@jonathanscott550]

@@oryxflyer Agreed it all depends what airline your are flying with and the route. What I am saying Economy Class is the lesser option no matter what airline and how good or bad the food service is. Premium Economy is better still, then Business Class ect ect. I've had meals Economy Eva Air, Cathay Pacific and they were actually very good. And again I've flown then regional flights and food service was poor. BA is like Air canada their Economy Class is poor no argument there.

[@simonwhitlock9189]

You want good food fly business or first class, thats the price of cattle class.

[@emmo_93]

Food looks shocking

[@UKabroad1967]

Food looks disgusting

[@lippylennnox]

This is why I don't travel much these days its just a terrible experience overall, bad food, dirty toilets and non-stop screaming babies and young kids. British Airways planes and services are probably among the worst and dirtiest Airlines in the world. The two best across the board for service and cleanliness were JAL and Emirates Airlines, just my opinion. I never use easyJet, Ryanair etc. as that is just a totally inhumane way to travel, I save up or I don't go anywhere, it is not worth it anymore. As for some cities in Spain charging a tourist tax, well I refuse to pay that,Spain should be grateful that British tourist money built their country up from Dust and dirt like it was when I first went there in the 1970,s.