(Coffee machine clicks)
(sighs) I just want to go home.
Now, don't get me wrong
I love Canada, it is the most amazing place
the amazing country that it is.
But, I've been away from home for two months now
bar a few crazy days in between,
and, I'll be honest, I just want to get back to normality
and I just want to get back home.
[Driver] There you go. [Noel] Thanks you so much.
Today, though, I'm going to be home
just that little bit earlier
because today, well...
I'm flying B.A.
[Noel] Hello. [Clerk] How are you?
[Noel] I'm good, how are you?
Thank you very much.
I'm going to wait to help this gentleman here, if he needs any help
is that alright?
[Clerk] No, those are your tickets sir.
[Noel] What is it he needs, sorry?
[Clerk] He needs a PLF Form. [Noel] The locator form?
Okay, there's the one on the phone that we did, yep.
[Man] So, that's it? [Clerk] No, wait.
[Noel] You need your boarding pass yet. (all laugh)
You won't get very far without that.
[Man] Seriously, I want to go in...
Thank you very much. [Noel] Thank you.
[Noel] When you get to London, you'll need that for your next flight
and you're good to go. (both laugh)
[Man] Well, I have made it. [Noel] You've made it
[Man] With your help. (both laugh) [Noel] It's no problem at all.
So, reason number one I love flying B.A.
just seeing that livery arriving at the airport
You see, the thing is, when you arrive at the airport
after weeks away in some far flung corner of the world
and you see that livery puling on to the gate behind you
well, that's when you realise you're a lot closer to home than you thought you were.
Isn't it beautiful?
[Noel] Ah yes, sorry. [Clerk] Perfect, thank you.
[Noel] Thank you, have a good one.
So now it's time to see reason number two I love flying B.A.
that feeling of home as soon as you meet the cabin crew.
[Noel] Hiya, you alright? [Crew] Thank you... down here on the right.
[Noel] Thank you.
[Noel Voiceover] Oh, and of course the iconic
B.A. boarding music.
(string music plays over speakers)
And then there's the seat, the B.A. Club World seat
I mean, it's not fancy these days by any stretch of the imagination
they've got the newer club suites on some of their aircraft
but for the most part you're going to get this.
But, this was actually a revolutionary design when it first came out
this is the world's first ever lie flat business class seat
no other airline had done this
and B.A. were the first to do it.
The design, actually, I think is still today
an incredible one.
I know you've got that weird kind of four people in the middle thing
and some of the window seats can't get out when the person up there
has their feet flat in the flat-bed position
it's got its flaws, but it's still really comfortable,
and private, once we've taken off and this thing goes up
I've got my own little booth,
my own little cubby,
my own little suite
years before any other airline did this in business class, anywhere in the world.
It's just (sighs) it's just brilliant.
Our route home tonight took us North East
out of Vancouver, crossing Alberta,
Saskatchewan, and the Hudson Bay,
before flying over Southern Greenland.
From there we crossed the Atlantic to Northern Ireland
before dropping down into London.
Flight time tonight was eight hours and eleven minutes
cruising at 37 and 39,000 feet.
Alright then, on the way back to London
on the B.A. 777...
that's the other thing about flying B.A.
their crews, they're just so friendly, and lovely
I don't think I've ever met a member of B.A. cabin crew who wasn't
absolutely lovely, in all of my flights.
I don't know what it is.
Maybe it's just something about that familiar accent
and that familiar cultural thing, that you've got
when you're having a chat with a B.A. flight attendant
I don't know.
But they're always unbelievably nice.
On every single flight, and that's not just up here in business class.
I've had that in economy, I've had it up in first class
on the planes that have got that as well.
They're just, genuinely lovely people.
And I think that's something that B.A. do really well,
is giving you that really friendly, familiar, customer service element, too.
The next thing I like about B.A. of course...
Speedbird IPA
You only get it on British Airways,
you can't even buy it in the shops, and it's really nice.
Cheers.
Woohoo.
Right, the food's turned up.
Dinner time.
I've gone for the beef fillet tonight.
British beef fillet, love it.
Surprisingly, a lot of airlines have gone for this whole
let's do everything in a plastic container,
with a lid on and everything
in the name of COVID
But, B.A., well they've not done that and it's a proper full meal.
If anything, probably slightly better than before
because it's all coming out at once
rather than having to do three different services
and taking hours to get through the cabin.
But, there we go.
Looking forward to this. Looks really delicious.
Man alive.
That tastes amazing.
It's really, really nice. Well done B.A. It's fantastic.
Oh, a little night cap. To help me get to sleep.
Love a glass of Bailey's me.
Well, there we have it.
Our own little private suite.
This is one of the oldest aircrafts in B.A.'s fleet
and yet, we've still got this amazing private suite configuration.
How many airlines were doing this 20 years ago?
Giving people private suites?
Even today this is a really nice product.
It's not been upgraded at all,
in the 20 years or so since it was delivered to B.A.
They've still got the old in-flight entertainment system on here.
Very old fashioned.
It's not got any USB ports or anything like that.
But that's okay because it's a really cool suite to sit in,
or to lay in, or to lounge in.
For a flight like this
even if it is one of the oldest aircraft in the fleet
that hasn't been upgraded, it's still really, really nice
Even compared to most airlines today
you've probably got more privacy
in this suite than you would have
in a lot of other products.
Even B.A.'s club suite with the little slidy door thing
that they've brought in.
I have to say, I prefer this.
I'm going to put the seat into the lie flat bed position now.
Remembering that B.A. were the first ever airline to feature
flat bed seats in business class.
This is the first one.
And this is one of the first aircraft that had it fitted, as well.
Back in 2000, when it was delivered.
And, again, very, very comfortable.
I can lay back here, in my completely lie flat bed.
It's comfy, I'm 6 foot 4, and I've got space here to be able to relax and rest.
Just brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
I'm going to go to sleep now,
and when I wake up, hopefully, we'll not be far from landing
back home in the U.K.
I'll see you in the morning. Good night.
Good morning.
Oof!
Just been woken up by the captain
telling us that we are on approach to Heathrow.
I fell asleep over Edmonton, and I've literally woken up over the Midlands.
As we make our approach
time we'll have to start...
getting ready for our arrival into London.
I slept like an absolute baby on this flight
I must have needed it.
Clearly.
That's so funny.
So anyway, we're going to be landing pretty soon at Heathrow
Oh, what a view out of the window.
So, despite the fact that I was asleep
throughout all of the breakfast service
they've just, very kindly, gone and made me some breakfast.
so I can trough it down before we land.
See, this service is just amazing.
I'm having a nice mozzarella and pesto breakfast sandwich
with a cup of coffee to get down as quickly as possible
before we get to London.
I better eat up.
You see right down there...
that's home.
That's Britain, right outside my window.
And right just there, you've got the blue engine of B.A.
with the Rolls Royce on the side
that engine there was built about 20 miles from my house.
You know, we're back.
We're back in the U.K.
and it feels good.
You see, that's the thing about British Airways
they may not be the best airline in the world
I don't even know if they are necessarily the best airline in Britain
there's other airlines out there that
have a much better hard product on board
but, to me, British Airways, well...
they're like the old settee in your living room
it might look a bit battered around the edges
it might not be in the best of shape
but it's comfy
and when you sit down on that settee
well, you know you're at home.
B.A. are that old settee in my book
always there, always dependable
and you always know what you're going to get.
So, here's the other thing about B.A.
how easy it can be to get a good deal with them
especially when you have the air miles to burn.
My flight tonight was retailing at over three grand when booked directly
but using some air miles I could have got it as cheap as less than £100
In fact, I opted to pay £900 and use a few less air miles
which works out to around $1,200 or 20 pence per mile
plus 18,000 Avios.
[PA Announcement] Ladies and gentlemen, a very warm welcome to London Heathrow
terminal five, the local time here in London is 1:22 in the afternoon.
[Noel] Cheers guys, cya later, nice to meet you.
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[Man] We had a ten hour layover...
[Noel] Thank you very much, you too, have a good trip.
[Noel] Hiya, you alright? Checking in please.
Right, back home in the U.K. or in London at least,
we've got a few days here
and Rach is with me... yay. [Rach] Hi
[Noel] So, yeah, back home.
An amazing trip over in Canada
done some amazing things
check out the rest of the videos if you've not seen them already
what I've been doing up there, some amazing stuff
and who knows where we'll go to next time?
I don't know, do you?
[Both] No [Noel] Not even though about it,
maybe we should plan.
Right at this moment in time I have no intention of setting foot
on board a plane for a long while.
But I know that in two weeks time I will change my mind
and I will be trying to sort something else out.
So, stay tuned and you'll find out exactly where I end up
on my next adventure.
But in the mean time, as always
thanks for watching, take care,
and I'll see you in the next one. Bye for now.