Seating Queries: Club World
Oct 14, 2014, 12:36 pm
#46
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The centre seats are fine. Slightly more spacious than other seats and once the privacy screens are up, pretty private. OK, you have to climb over someone but it's no worse than an average window seat.
Oct 14, 2014, 4:15 pm
#47
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Having just done this last month, a few thoughts on MEX and the flight:
- Check in staff were all lovely; a lady guards the entrance to the CW and F queues with her iPad and checks each person is on the list before letting them through, taking the trouble to walkie-talkie the man at the desk a few feet away to alert him a high value customer is approaching
- Staff in the (many) duty free shops are tenacious
- The Iberia lounge was absolutely deserted during our entire time there and had an acceptable selection of drinks with a random assortment of light snacks
- The gate is MILES away from the lounge, leave plenty of time (which we didn’t) – 20 minutes to walk comfortably from the lounge I would say, although they do call the flight
- Starter was prawns of some sort which were not especially edible, for main I had a risotto which was actually very nice
- It’s a relatively long flight so service is relaxed; many people around me went straight to sleep (and the UD was about half full – I had no seatmate in 64K)
- I recall the cabin was pretty warm (aren't they always), so if you want to be cool I'd stay in 62
- Check in staff were all lovely; a lady guards the entrance to the CW and F queues with her iPad and checks each person is on the list before letting them through, taking the trouble to walkie-talkie the man at the desk a few feet away to alert him a high value customer is approaching
- Staff in the (many) duty free shops are tenacious
- The Iberia lounge was absolutely deserted during our entire time there and had an acceptable selection of drinks with a random assortment of light snacks
- The gate is MILES away from the lounge, leave plenty of time (which we didn’t) – 20 minutes to walk comfortably from the lounge I would say, although they do call the flight
- Starter was prawns of some sort which were not especially edible, for main I had a risotto which was actually very nice
- It’s a relatively long flight so service is relaxed; many people around me went straight to sleep (and the UD was about half full – I had no seatmate in 64K)
- I recall the cabin was pretty warm (aren't they always), so if you want to be cool I'd stay in 62
Oct 14, 2014, 4:33 pm
#48
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I'm flying Mex-LHR in CW next month.
I was, however, wondering what the service is like on this flight if anyone has experience? I'm hoping for at least a slightly better dining experience before a good 6hrs sleep.
Also, thanks to corporate TA I can select my seat now, so I've gone for UD 62a for novelty (to me) and it's apparently slightly cooler in this seat than the rest of the UD - I hate being too warm to sleep. I am, however a shortarse and would sit in 64k if the temp diff is not too much to bear for more privacy and to allow a longer legged passenger a better seat. I'm slightly torn trying to choose the best seat.
Thanks in advance!
I was, however, wondering what the service is like on this flight if anyone has experience? I'm hoping for at least a slightly better dining experience before a good 6hrs sleep.
Also, thanks to corporate TA I can select my seat now, so I've gone for UD 62a for novelty (to me) and it's apparently slightly cooler in this seat than the rest of the UD - I hate being too warm to sleep. I am, however a shortarse and would sit in 64k if the temp diff is not too much to bear for more privacy and to allow a longer legged passenger a better seat. I'm slightly torn trying to choose the best seat.
Thanks in advance!
I agree with all that daftboy had to say. It was a long walk to the gate!
I'd opt for 64k. Very private, and no stepping over anyone to get to the aisle.
I thought the inflight food to be fairly poor. I didn't care much for the Ravioli and really didn't like the Panna cotta di rosa mosqueta, which I thought would be pink and appeared to be brown and tasting of coffee.
As per a post I made elsewhere, I thought that the service at breakfast was dire, but probably only because of the individual crew member.
Oct 16, 2014, 12:08 am
#49
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 41
CW seating - front cabin or upper deck?
I'm sorry for another seating query, but I couldn't find an answer elsewhere in the forum! I'm looking for seating suggestions for a 744, LHR - YVR. I'm flying solo.
1. Outbound: BA85 (24th Oct). Never been to the top deck before and thought it would be fun to try. The only seat available is 64K, which looks like it could be annoying with the lavs. Do I stay put or is it worth switching to the lower deck?
2. Inbound: BA84 (28th Oct). Here I am currently in 63A but there is also the front cabin available (with solo seats) which "was previously our First cabin and is now sold as Club World". Is it worth sitting in the First cabin or should I stay up top?
Very grateful for any suggestions!
1. Outbound: BA85 (24th Oct). Never been to the top deck before and thought it would be fun to try. The only seat available is 64K, which looks like it could be annoying with the lavs. Do I stay put or is it worth switching to the lower deck?
2. Inbound: BA84 (28th Oct). Here I am currently in 63A but there is also the front cabin available (with solo seats) which "was previously our First cabin and is now sold as Club World". Is it worth sitting in the First cabin or should I stay up top?
Very grateful for any suggestions!
Oct 16, 2014, 12:49 am
#52
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I'm sorry for another seating query, but I couldn't find an answer elsewhere in the forum! I'm looking for seating suggestions for a 744, LHR - YVR. I'm flying solo.
1. Outbound: BA85 (24th Oct). Never been to the top deck before and thought it would be fun to try. The only seat available is 64K, which looks like it could be annoying with the lavs. Do I stay put or is it worth switching to the lower deck?
2. Inbound: BA84 (28th Oct). Here I am currently in 63A but there is also the front cabin available (with solo seats) which "was previously our First cabin and is now sold as Club World". Is it worth sitting in the First cabin or should I stay up top?
Very grateful for any suggestions!
1. Outbound: BA85 (24th Oct). Never been to the top deck before and thought it would be fun to try. The only seat available is 64K, which looks like it could be annoying with the lavs. Do I stay put or is it worth switching to the lower deck?
2. Inbound: BA84 (28th Oct). Here I am currently in 63A but there is also the front cabin available (with solo seats) which "was previously our First cabin and is now sold as Club World". Is it worth sitting in the First cabin or should I stay up top?
Very grateful for any suggestions!
Oct 16, 2014, 12:50 am
#53
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64K is a good seat, that sounds like a Seat Guru comment, which is not to be trusted. I suspect whoever put that one there is in reverse psychology mode.
Oct 16, 2014, 2:31 am
#55
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63A is my wife's favourite seat (quiet and private) but then she is slim enough to be able to 'escape' between the seat shell and the cabin wall. YMMV 
Oct 20, 2014, 9:20 am
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Oct 22, 2014, 2:25 pm
#58
Join Date: Jun 2014
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Hi
I'm flying LHR-YVR on the 747-400. I bought my ticket WT+ and upgraded to CW with Avios points. I've never flown CW before and would really love to get a good seat for my first (and probably only) CW flight.
I would have gone for one of the ex-First ones but they all seem to have been booked. It's a bit pricey at £85 for a seat but I quite fancy the upper deck. Seat 64K has gone but 64A is still available.
I'm travelling solo and only a Blue card holder. I guess I am just wondering how accurate the "unavailable" seat map is on the BA website. Does this actually change when online check in opens for me in that I could actually end up choosing a better seat for free?
Thanks
I'm flying LHR-YVR on the 747-400. I bought my ticket WT+ and upgraded to CW with Avios points. I've never flown CW before and would really love to get a good seat for my first (and probably only) CW flight.
I would have gone for one of the ex-First ones but they all seem to have been booked. It's a bit pricey at £85 for a seat but I quite fancy the upper deck. Seat 64K has gone but 64A is still available.
I'm travelling solo and only a Blue card holder. I guess I am just wondering how accurate the "unavailable" seat map is on the BA website. Does this actually change when online check in opens for me in that I could actually end up choosing a better seat for free?
Thanks
Oct 22, 2014, 3:09 pm
#59
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... I quite fancy the upper deck. Seat 64K has gone but 64A is still available.
I'm travelling solo and only a Blue card holder. I guess I am just wondering how accurate the "unavailable" seat map is on the BA website. Does this actually change when online check in opens for me in that I could actually end up choosing a better seat for free?
I'm travelling solo and only a Blue card holder. I guess I am just wondering how accurate the "unavailable" seat map is on the BA website. Does this actually change when online check in opens for me in that I could actually end up choosing a better seat for free?
The seat map in MMB is accurate for the seats you then have access to. However, there are seats which it correctly shows at present as unavailable, because they are unavailable to you, but which may become available at OLCI. If there are better seats that fall into this category (eg some of the other UD seats), then you may be able to get them at OLCI. But on many flights, they will long since have been taken by other passengers.