Originally Posted by
flood
Sounds like it's a bit late now, but did you consider VS? Direct to LAS and arguably more pleasant (marginally) than BA in Y...?
I got done by vs once, they refused to let me fly until I bought a refundable return from them to satisfy the 90 day rule, despite the fact that I had an open return leg on another airline, charged me £4k on the day then took 3 months to refund it. Plus I find the multicolour seats make it look like a cheap and cheerful charter flight!
Originally Posted by
Swiss Tony
You do know that BA have a 24hr cooling off period, don't you?
Which I missed!
Originally Posted by
Tafflyer
The LGW-LAS route will be full of stag and hen party participants. It's essentially a holiday and party route and the planes used carry the scars. Alocohol will be consumed in huge amounts until the crew start telling everybody it's run out. Whether it really has or not, nobody will know, or possibly care.
Might work to my advantage, hopefully not too many elites taking the aisles, ill probably refuse to fly if they try to middle seat me!
Originally Posted by
InfiniteCycle
Wait - what?
You have booked an economy fight, to somewhere you want to go.
What will it be like:
It will be PERFECTLY FINE in most likelihood.
If you are used to premium cabins, then you will feel a little cramped to begin with, but you get used to it. I find I just need to zone out.
The night time return will be better than the outbound - particularly as if you do Vegas properly, you will be exhausted. Take a herbal sleeping tablet, and wake up in London. Worked for me out of CPT earlier this year.
Just suck it up. It isn't that bad. Honestly. People here are a bunch of soft drama queens.
The older I get the more I like my comfort. Plus I like to smugly look at people walking to the back as I recline with a glass of champers
Originally Posted by
SpurMan
When are you flying?. Vegas loads are usually quite high though. When I went in Feb it was a full flight (from LHR)
Upgrade chance will depend on the loads, but even if you don't get CW, Y+ would be a blessed relief with all those stag and hen dos that invariably crop up on those flights (which is why LHR is better for that route IMHO)
I've never flown ba y+, is it actually substantially better then Y?
Originally Posted by
opalfruit
Two class upgrades are rare, rarer still on a discount offer. Sounds like you're in a discount economy bucket too - if you're getting the 'fare un-upgradeable' message.
I've done WT LHR-SFO - a similar time/distance - a couple of times. It's pretty miserable, but then all 9hr Y flights are.
You might be lucky and be able to get a £179/£189 upgrade to WT+ at the airport. I've no experience of doing longhaul from LGW, but it's pretty frequently offered at LHR. Just ask at the check-in desk.
I've got lucky I guess in the past paying £450'or so for double upgrades lhr-JFK, fingers crossed I guess...