What’s it like flying BA business class from London to Billund?

October 21, 2024

British Airways fly from London to Billund on a daily basis. If you’ve never heard of Billund, don’t worry – it’s in Denmark and there is a LEGOLAND Resort there apparently, but that is not why I was going there. My trip was solely aviation related, to fly on a rare aircraft which I’ve already written about.

Billund flights operate from Terminal 3 at Heathrow, meaning plenty of oneworld alliance lounges to choose from. After waiting for quite some time in transfer security, I finally got to where I wanted to be.

a menu on a table — Cathay Pacific first class lounge menu.

a plate with food on it — Dim sum for me!

two glasses of champagne on a table — A glass of bubbles in the business class lounge.

an airplane parked in a terminal — The lounges from the outside.

Cathay Pacific operate a gorgeous first class lounge and the same vibe continues into their business class lounge. These are easily the best in my eyes, so I relaxed there for a bit before heading off to my flight.

BA806 – London Heathrow to Billund (LHR-BLL)
19 September 2024
Airbus A320 – G-EUYK
Seat: Club Europe 1F
Departure: 12:45 Arrival: 15:25

Boarding in T3 is into a holding pen, and then by groups from there, which all worked out fine. I was on board swiftly enough and once everyone was on board we began to taxi around Heathrow to the runway.

Heathrow Airport

It was a beautiful day and we headed past Terminal 5 to get to the runway. You really realise how many flights British Airways have from the airport when you see all the aircraft lined up at their terminal.

a group of airplanes on a runway — Plenty of BA tails here.

a sink and toilet in a plane — Forward toilet.

a group of bottles of hand wash — Products!

Soon enough we headed into the sky and once the seat belt sign was off, I headed for the toilet. The basins always seem to show their age on the A320 fleet, but otherwise all was in order.

Flying London to Billund

First cab off the rank in the service was a drink, and so I asked for and received a Champagne. Next it was time to serve lunch and the choices were a Salmon Tartare or a Buddha Bowl. I went for the latter and wasn’t disappointed!

a glass of champagne on a table — Bubbles!

a plate of food on a tray — The Buddha Bowl was so, so good!

a plate with spoons and fork on it — Sadly, all gone.

a cup of tea and a glass of liquid on a table — Green tea, champagne and shortbread.

a screenshot of a flight schedule — Free Wi-Fi messaging.

an aerial view of a land and water — Getting closer to Denmark.

an aerial view of land and water — On the approach.

an island in the water — Lots to see here!

Once I had finished the quite frankly amazing Buddha Bowl, I was offered more Champagne and also elected to have some Green Tea. The crew also brought me some shortbread biscuits to go with it, a nice touch!

Overall Thoughts

It was a beautiful day for flying on the London to Billund route and the crew provided an excellent service up the front. Nothing is too much trouble for the BA crews generally and as regular readers will know, I have a lot of time for them.

The Buddha Bowl had to be one of the best short-haul cold meals I have had on BA in quite a long time. It’s so nice not to have cold chicken in a dish, something that I see ad nauseum when flying Club Europe.

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