Originally Posted by
Geo772
Club Europe offers the following over economy:
Lounge Access if you don't already have it via status.
Complimentary food and drinks onboard
3 seats shared between two people.
An increased baggage allowance if you don't already have it via status
Additional Tier points if chasing status
What it doesn't offer:
More legroom
Quicker baggage delivery
Seat selection
The best legroom is found either in row 1 or an exit seat. Both of these are normally held back for status holders (especially row 1). This does vary though depending on how soon before departure you are.
I've found that Club can sometimes represent great value. In fact if you don't have status it actually offers far more value than if you are a Silver or Gold card holder.
Given how much chatter there has been on a particular thread just recently centred on questions of objectivity, balance, and hard fact, I would say that this summary by
Geo772 is as good as any.
In relation to specific benefits, it's worth noting also that the 'priority boarding' mentioned in a few other posts should be regarded more as a '
should happen' rather than '
will happen' . Fair to say, this is
not BA's strong point, with many failures reported by many many FT-ers (this year I myself have experienced half-hearted, or even non-existent, policing in LGW, LHR, HEL and MIA).
I would be confident in saying that if - instead of spending the additional £700 on CE seats - you handed £140 in cash to each member of your party to spend as he/she wished, they would all enjoy the fruits more than a CE seat.
Ultimately these are of course very personal, and almost emotive, decisions. You pays yer money and makes yer choice ; but for a relatively short sector, I personally doubt you would find enough difference onboard, versus Y, to warrant the extra spend that CE requires - and then it's a matter of just what sort of value you might place on the peripheral frills.