Prologue:

Today I'm taking you to Bangkok, my final destination was PVG but I bought the ticket separately and won't be covered.

BA is affordable in Business Class to Bangkok. Being in Marseille, it's easy and I don't have to fly to another country to fly…

Here are the reasons why I picked BA:
• 1700€ ticket, while it's not cheap I can fly from Marseille.
• Much more miles than flying QR, the other side of the coin, I have less TP. However I managed to book it via KL and Singapore, 80 TP more.
• When you fly as much as I did in 2017 with QR, you are getting used to a certain level of comfort and service. Am I shooting myself in the foot by booking BA ?
• While some airlines put some cost-cutting mesures, it would give me an opportunity to see if I can fit with BA or it's time to remove my business from them (only in Business or First, I will keep flying the minimum 4 legs to renew my Emerald card but I won't pay more to fly BA which is often the case).

Godsavethepoint started a "catch me if you can" challenge, it was inspiring. Thanks by the way.
In my modest contribution, I offered some members to exchange my seats and giving them a First Class lounge access where is was available or my seat in business. (some took advantage).

The first leg, Patricia, A french teacher (the husband is an aviation geek) sent me a mail to check if we were flying on the same flight, which we were.

As a result, I won't be reporting the flight, Patricia took care of it, for those interested the report is in French and can be found here:
http://www.youtripreport.com/report/flight/138-review-about-the-flight-marseille-london-with-british-airways

From someone who doesn't fly a lot, I was struck by her report and how accurate it was in regards to BA. The catering is nowhere good at it used to be (more on that later…)

Upon arrival, she made her way to the immigration while I took the bus to T5….

Summary:

Before I get hammered by BA lovers which I respect, the flight back from SIN was much more pleasant (food and crew) !
On the one hand, I did not have high expectations given that it’s BA, on the other hand, the direct service to KL helped me to sleep 8 hours straight. Something that can’t be done with QR. It’s the main advantage. The one and only….

For a 13 hours flight, you have the right to expect a real meal service and not meals served by a tray where you put everything.
It would be ok for a short flight like JFk-LHR or a flight leaving at 1am. But it was not the case.

If you eager to get a real service, go with Qatar Airways.

Coming up next, MH Business Class service to BKK + First Class Lounge by MH.

What do you think guys about BA ?