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A travel blogger has filmed his extraordinary experience travelling in a Boeing 777 first-class cabin on a flight that lasted just 50 minutes.
The 242ft-long 777 is the world’s largest twinjet aircraft with engines that are the most powerful in the world and almost the same diameter as a 737 fuselage. It’s designed to cross vast oceans and continents.
But Andrew McFadden, from Derry, who blogs about travel under the name ‘FlyingDerryMan’, flew in one operated by British Airways from Heathrow to Dublin – a distance of just 280 miles.
BA occasionally uses twin-aisle long-haul planes for short journeys as a result of extra cargo demand, much to the delight of the often surprised passengers.
Andrew McFadden, who blogs about travel under the name ‘FlyingDerryMan’, filmed his extraordinary experience travelling in a Boeing 777 first-class cabin on a Heathrow to Dublin service. Above is a still from his footage showing passengers boarding the aircraft
Mr McFadden revealed that he was flying business, but was able to book a seat in the 777’s first-class cabin (above) at no extra charge
![Mr McFadden's first-class seat for his 280-mile journey. He said: 'The [lie-flat] seat was very comfortable and would be amazing for a long-haul flight'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/08/13/68461985-11834675-Mr_McFadden_s_first_class_seat_for_his_280_mile_journey_He_said_-a-30_1678280519313.jpg)
Mr McFadden’s first-class seat for his 280-mile journey. He said: ‘The [lie-flat] seat was very comfortable and would be amazing for a long-haul flight’
Mr McFadden said the ‘crew were terrific and the aircraft was clean’, but the food (above), he thought, was ‘lacking in quantity’
‘As an avid travel blogger, I couldn’t pass up the chance to fly a wide-bodied aircraft on such a short flight,’ said Mr McFadden
The business-class cabin on a short-haul BA flight features rows of economy-style seats with the middle seat blocked.
Mr McFadden, a solicitor, revealed that the ‘crew were terrific and the aircraft was clean’, but the food, he thought, was ‘lacking in quantity’.
But he added: ‘The [lie-flat] seat was very comfortable and would be amazing for a long-haul flight.’
British Airways doesn’t have any twin-aisle jets scheduled for the Heathrow to Dublin route at present, but we can reveal dates that the carrier will be using them for Heathrow to Frankfurt services, courtesy of aviation analytics firm Cirium – 11, 16, 23, 24 March, then the 3, 4, 5 (x2), 7, 10, 11, 12 (x2), 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28 of April.
For more from Mr McFadden visit his social media channels: TikTok, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.
BA flights from London to Dublin are usually operated by a single-aisle A320 (above)
