Unpopular as my opinion may be I actually like those seats as much as lie-flats, but for different reasons. Yes, they are angled when stretched into the bed position, but you have more control of where the individual sections go. If the angle is bugging me (which it does not always, depends on the wine served), I raise the knees and head and pretend I'm in one of those adjustable beds they advertise for old people. The seat cushion is thicker than the new lie-flats too. I never feel the base or the workings below me. And although there is less storage in the seat area, you get the coat hook (or 'goat hook', the C is always smudged). Put your necessaries in an old BA shoe bag and hang it up for easy access to things like glasses which tend to slide away.

If the centre section is three and you are two, take two centre aisles--the middle seat will be one of the last booked, and even if it is filled that person will likely be happy to switch with you or your travelling partner.


I am fully prepared to stand alone on this!