What’s it like flying British Airways Club Europe from Skiathos to London City?

August 21, 2024

After a week in sunny Greece, it was time to return home from Skiathos to London City. Online, I had seen people point out that it was not worth getting to the airport early as there was nothing much past Passport control. They were correct!

The lines at check-in were not well marked and people were in incorrect queues. Anyway, it didn’t take long, then it was through Passport control into the heaving gate area. As it was high season, there was nowhere to sit, but at least it wasn’t hot.

Boarding Time

Eventually one of the gates besides us emptied out and they opened it up to relieve the pressure. Boarding consisted of walking out to a bus and waiting for it to fill, then it was a drive across the apron to our jet.

BA2224 – Skiathos to London City (JSI-LCY)
9 July 2024
Embraer 190 – G-LCYP
Seat: Club Europe 1A
Departure: 13:20 Arrival: 15:00

Once on board, we sat around for a bit, until a second bus with the rest of the passengers arrived. Soon enough we buttoned up and had the safety demonstration before heading for the runway.

Flying From Skiathos to London City

As we reached the end of the runway to turn around, I could see lots of people waiting for us to go. Looks like a load of people were enjoying the plane spotting in Skiathos, like I had earlier in the week.

a road with a body of water and a group of people on it — Just some of the people watching us leave.

a body of water with a rocky island in the distance — Up we go out into the summer sky.

We climbed out into a beautiful sky, over several picturesque islands. It really is a gorgeous part of the world! Our crew came around offering lunch and I received some lovely meatballs with rice, a much nicer meal than the breakfast I had on the way out.

a tray with food on it — A potato salad, meatballs and double chocolate mousse for dessert.

clouds and clouds above the ground — Clouds!

a glass of beer and pretzels on a table — Pretzels and Champagne.

a couple of people sitting on a plane — Look at all the leg room 2C and 2D have!

aerial view of clouds and mountains from an airplane — Lots to see below.

aerial view of a landscape with clouds and mountains — Flying along in summer.

aerial view of a body of water and land — An estuary near landing.

a sign in a building — Advertising ABBA Voyage in London City Airport.

From there I sat and enjoyed the view. The three people behind me had one of their party in economy, so after meal service the crew let him come up and sit with the others. That was nice of them really and to be fair, all the seats are the same. We landed in London City and I quickly retrieved my baggage and headed off to Heathrow for my next flight.

Overall Thoughts

It was a perfectly pleasant three or so hours flying from Greece to the UK. Everyone was in a good mood, since we had all been on holidays in the sun. As usual the crew were lovely and this time I had no complaints.

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