This week I found myself on a LHR-LIS-MAD-TLV-LHR trip with the legs from LIS to TLV being provided by Iberia and the rest by BA

The leg from MAD-TLV I have to rate as being the most uncomfortable I have experienced in many years of flying with the seat pitch meaning that I had to spend the whole 5 hours twisted sideways at the back of the plane. I am 6ft tall and never have this issue on BA metal.

It was only on leaving the plane that I noticed that the seat pitch in the front half of the economy cabin was noticeably better.

My travel partner who is also a BA gold card holder also found himself in the very last row beside a malfunctioning toilet but being not as tall as me didnt have the legroom problem that I had.

Do Oneworld members not assign seats based on tier status ? . I will have to watch this carefully in future so as not to be caught out like this again.