Originally Posted by
FrancisA
I am not sure what you were expecting on a two hour South African domestic flight. Comair Club is same basic product as mainline BA CE: standard blue leather seat with 34" seat pitch. This differs to economy with 31" seat pitch. Also on A-C side of plane middle (B) seat is not sold but collapsed to give extra room. Unlike mainline BA, Comair do sell E seat on the D-E-F side of plane.
If you had flown SAA, you would have got much the same type of seat. In southern Africa and most of Europe asian-style regional business class seating or north american domestic J or F seats simply do not exist. The different to Y is empty seat next to you, proper/superior food and drink, lounge access etc.
It should be called premium economy and priced as such-simple. It's a horrible seat. I think here in Australia we are spoiled with Qantas. We still get hot meals in economy on one hour sectors at meal times and free drinks etc. Business Class on those sectors would probably blow most EU airlines (including BA) out of the sky with proper seats 2-2 recliner with foot rests. A saving grace for Comair was the lounge and the 2-3 config seating; thankfully my friend and I had A-C side seating both ways. Contrary to your info Comair does not have a B seat at all in their 'bus' class
Now lets pray that BA doesn't sub my Beirut flight with a standard BA CE type ac.