LHR - PDX
 

Starting June 1st, BA is flying 5 days a week to Portland.

https://mediacentre.britishairways.c...11920?ref=Home

Re: LHR - PDX
 

Good to see some new service from Portland.

Re: LHR - PDX
 

Great news, only problem is BA suck!

Re: LHR - PDX
 

Just got hammered by Which magazine. But it is competition for Delta on both their AMS and LHR routes, and will help to keep prices reasonable hopefully.

Re: LHR - PDX
 

BIG time
just flown Austin-LHR with them for the first time in a couple of years. Economy was the worst level of service/food/toilets I've experienced on a long haul flight ever. 4 toilets for the whole of economy meant that there was always a queue. Only 2 staff dishing out awful food ( chicken curry had 5 tiny pieces of chicken). No wine/soft drinks offered with food, no coffee refills offered. Breakfast was dried up tiny croissant with processed cheese and some sort of jam inside - inedible - and a fig breakfast bar. I asked they had any snacks for my hungry teen since meal was tiny and was told no- they didn't have enough for the whole plane.
I've kept a BA visa card to get the "free flight" and companion flight but it still cost over $1k for 2 with taxes and fees. However, during winter there is no alternative to a non-stop flight USA-UK, so I guess that explains the lack of interest in providing anything like a good customer experience.
I flew economy United SFO-Taipei a few months back. It was great and cheaper.