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Well this was quite the marathon! 36 hours of travelling later and here I am, I survived! The video sums up the experience but in short, an array of technical issues led to 21 hours between the scheduled and actual departure of this BA A380 flight down to Johannesburg, South Africa. Here’s a document of my experience!

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Flight Details:
Airline: British Airways (BA/BAW)
Flight: BA57 (BAW57D)
Origin: London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Destination: Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR)
Aircraft: Airbus A380-841 (G-XLEG)
Seat: 41K (2nd last row - Main deck)
Date: 7th-8th January 2025 (Actually 8th-9th)
Flight Time: 10h 32m

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:21 London Heathrow T5
1:11 Boarding
1:23 Cabin & Seat
1:47 Engine Start (1h30m delayed)
2:09 Trouble - Captain’s Announcement
3:14 Returning To Gate
3:24 Announcement of Overnight delay
4:28 Disembarking
4:35 Ground Experience
5:00 Story of overnight stay
5:24 Boarding Pt2
5:35 Engine Start (Again)
6:05 Taxi
6:18 Takeoff
7:50 Lovely Welcome Announcement
9:07 Inflight (Snack & Dinner Services)
9:45 Bad Turbulence
10:01 Thunderstorm views
10:15 Breakfast & Sunrise
10:56 Descent Into JNB
12:13 Short Final & Landing
13:05 Flaps Retraction & Outro

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Music In Descent Footage:

SAILR - The Well (Instrumental)

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All footage recorded and edited by me, BestOfAviation, using an iPhone 14 Pro.

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