British Airways Airbus A350-1000 review! | BA92 Toronto to London Heathrow

Welcome to my first flight on the Airbus A350-1000! Here's a short hop across the pond from Toronto to London on British Airways! As you can see, this aircraft type has the best seat products across the whole BA fleet which made the flight very enjoyable!

Many people might ask why am I doing an international trip in spite of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and the answer is very simple: BA is temporarily moving the A350-1000 off the Toronto route at the end of March, possibly due to the reduced demand for capacity caused by the outbreak, with no end date in sight. That being said, the flight was about 2/3 full with quite a few people able to stretch across all 3 seats in a row. I was fortunate to have an empty seat beside me as well.

The A350-1000 is the first aircraft to feature all-new seat products across all classes, minus first class. This includes a much revamped Club World Suite, the new World Traveller Plus, and the all-new World Traveller class. Perhaps my favorite thing about the new seats is that they've done away with the large and bulky electronics/IFE box underneath each seat that existed in other aircraft like the 787 which obstructed quite the legroom. Here on the A350, I'm able to stretch my legs pretty much unobstructed under the seat. Another major point of improvement is the IFE screen which is much more responsive and has done away the remote. As with other BA flights however, the food is excellent, and the tomato sauce penne pasta option for dinner is quite possibly the best economy class meal I've had anywhere in the world. The only thing on the A350 that bugged me a little bit is that the tail camera doesn't seem to be accessible on the IFE screen. Other A350 airlines like Finnair have the tail camera readily accessible.

Besides being my first time on the A350-1000, this flight also has the distinction of being my first time on an A350 in Canada, and my first time on an Airbus aircraft on a transatlantic route.

Footnotes // update 2022:
On 29:10, I made a brief mention about the National Jack Summit in the video text. For those who doesn't live in Canada, it is one of the largest mental health summits in Canada, run by jack.org. It was supposed to run the week after this visit to London, but was cancelled because of the pandemic. It finally ran again in March 2022, which I got to take part, fulfilling another item on my bucket list.

Due to reduced demand, British Airways currently runs the 787-8/9 to Toronto as of early 2022. As much as I love the newer product on the A350, I would really want to see the outdated product on other aircraft replaced.

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Filmed 9-10 March 2020

Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black

Aircraft: Airbus A350-1041
Registration: G-XWBC
MSN: 362
Delivered: 06.11.2019
Engines: RR Trent XWB-97
MTOW: 316,000 kg
Config.: C56W56Y219 (331)
Seat: 48K
Flight time: 6 hr 20 min
Departure: Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ / YYZ)
- 19.20
Arrival: London Heathrow Airport (EGLL / LHR)
- 06.35 +1

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HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 - intro
00:12 - Pearson Link train
01:54 - Inbound aircraft arrival on Flightradar24
02:01 - Terminal 3
02:10 - Terminal 3 restaurant food
02:27 - G-XWBC at gate C30
02:37 - Aer Lingus A330
02:43 - Boarding
03:12 - Entering the aircraft
03:59 - Seat overview
05:10 - Captain's welcome announcement
06:43 - Air Canada Airbus A220-300 passing by
07:10 - Safety demo done manually
07:25 - Engine start and flap deployment
08:27 - Air France Airbus A350-900
08:47 - Takeoff on runway 24R
12:30 - Mood lighting
12:43 - Cabin view
13:08 - Toilet view
13:36 - Flying near Picton, Ontario
14:01 - Snack and drink service
14:11 - Flying near Montreal
14:17 - IFE overview
16:34 - Dinner meal service, I chose penne pasta which was excellent. Other option was chicken
16:54 - Flying over Newfoundland
17:01 - Newfoundland still images
17:09 - Lights brightened before descent
17:46 - Light breakfast with bread
17:52 - Captain's arrival announcement
20:05 - Holding pattern
21:03 - Gear deployment sound
22:49 - Landing on runway 27R
27:28 - Parking at gate 552