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What was Super Club?
I was watching A Fish Called Wanda today (an absolutely delightful film by the way) and there's an extended part at Heathrow. I noticed a few check-in desks were for something called "Super Club" so I thought I'd ask here what that was.
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I think it was just the name of the club product with the recliner seats before flat beds were introduced. So definitely not super by todays standards!
iirc, BA introduced Club Class and then later introduced Super Club on Transatlantic routes in , I believe, 1984; Superclub had wide seats ; the product was renamed ( again iirc) in 1987 to be Club World
'Super Club' was the longhaul product, whereas 'Club' was the European product, prior to the introduction to of the more obvious 'Club World' and 'Club Europe' brands.
iirc, BA introduced Club Class and then later introduced Super Club on Transatlantic routes in , I believe, 1984; Superclub had wide seats ; the product was renamed ( again iirc) in 1987 to be Club World
Why could you not recall with the first edit of your reply? One might think you re-interpreted your answer in light of a later post...
Why could you not recall with the first edit of your reply? One might think you re-interpreted your answer in light of a later post...
If you must attack posters.... There was no re-interpretation of the answers and there was no update based on future posts which I had not read. The 2nd change was to include the description of transatlantic routes
If you must attack posters.... There was no re-interpretation of the answers and there was no update based on future posts which I had not read. The 2nd change was to include the description of transatlantic routes
Apologies. I was trying to be playful, but obviously missed the mark.
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Thanks for the answers everyone, I knew when I saw the term I didn't understand that if I went to FT all would be revealed. And thank you, Jliles, it was one of the best comedies I've seen and a well deserved Oscar for Kevin Kline.
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He said "it's still the greatest story" I said man I'd love to stay. But I'm bound for glory...I'm on my way. My ride's here.
Yes, they were (see picture in post #9). They could be converted from banks of 3 (Y configuration) to banks of 2 (J). On the 747 they were in zones B and C and some had them on the UD.
The actual seat was a 'bench' - so if you had a bank to yourself it was a great bed (all the armrests folded up) as there were no breaks in the bench if you see what I mean.
If the cabin was being used as Y/M then obviously it was potentially nicer being a 3x3x3 configuration with a better pitch than further back except that the middle seats were extremely uncomfortable as the middle drinks table formed part of the backrest.
Seat colour, when they first came in was Orange/Red. Later became Dark Blue with the Landor rebranding.
From memory, Super Club came in 1981. At the same time F became Crown First Class with the first sleeper seats (in pairs). Super Club became Club World (with 'recliners') in 1987 or so.
