------------------------------------------ As I blogged about in mid-September, British Airways recently launched their Club World London City service, an all business class product between New York JFK and London City Airport. It is operated by an A318 with only 32 business class seats. In this economy that’s a risky move, not to mention this is a…
Continue reading: Introduction: British Airways Club World London City, InterContinental London Park Lane, and a day of sightseeing in London
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Good thing you disclosed. Wouldn't you be committing a felony if you didn't, according to new FTC guidelines? LOL. That's awesome that you have gained that much visibility with your blog!
How much did you sleep on that flight over to London. You get way too excited to waste time on sleep when in biz class - especially with the added pressure/stress of flying on someone else's dime who clearly has an agenda. By no means will this influence your review - you are an honest and forthright fellow - but I imagine your time would be spent absorbing every feature and amenity associated with the flight in order to write an accurate and thorough review (that's what I would do anyway - maybe I'm projecting...lol).
I look forward to the rest! Photos! You know I love 'em. 🙂
Eric
When you write your longer review, please mention whether you were one among several reporters/bloggers/reviewers and if the flight crew knew it or not.
I'm wondering if they might have made subtle upgrades (better wines and meals, for example) to influence the press.
I know that it is difficult to see differences when the sample size is one, but whatever you can do to address this very small risk would be appreciated.
@ Eric -- Yep, gotta love the FTC. I've always disclosed when I received "freebies" (which isn't all that often), so I find it pretty sad that this is something the government now has to regulate. As far as sleep goes, you're right, I didn't get a whole lot of sleep. Actually, I typically don't sleep at all on eastbound transatlantic flights starting in the northeast, because the flight is just too short. But, I did manage to get about two hours of sleep on the flight over, all while everyone else was sleeping. So I can judge the bed and the service. 😀
@ Steve -- I'd be happy to answer that now. As far as I know, I was the only person aboard this particular flight to review the product. I know they invited others too, but for that day I'm pretty sure I was the only one. As far as the flight crew knowing, I can assure you they didn't. I was taking pictures and we actually started a conversation about it, as they were curious (in a nice way) about why I was taking so many pictures. Ultimately this is a flight where the crew should be giving their 110% for everyone (be it someone paying $9,000 or someone reviewing the product), so I think they were just all around fantastic. For more details stay tuned for the review.
I have traveled a bit and done some sightseeing in Europe, but have not yet been to London. I have seen Germany, and France, but would like to see England as well as Scotland.