Originally Posted by
YorkieFlyer
It really is very simple and I think we can park the BA is terrible/ I worship BA folk argument. Unlike virtually any other Business seat I’ve flown the BA offering varies greatly according to aircraft/deck/aisle/window and so on. They charge because they can and because some of us, me included, sometimes pay the pricey fee to secure for example UD on the 747. I do feel that the fee is excessive though and I do understand the argument that seat selection ought to be included, but BA sees an opportunity for extra revenue and charges, not sure I buy the argument that they love Golds so much they reward them with free seats, if they felt they could get away with charging everyone they would.
Roll on the new seating as I for one can’t see a great difference between seats in the new configuration and I’d have thought a nice little earner would likely wither on the vine
At last a balanced post. As a gold it doesn’t affect me, but I would agree selection is a little pricey. Also if your a single business traveller crossing the pond a couple of times a year silver status isn’t that difficult to achieve. Also the only seats I believe are worth paying for are on the 747 upper deck. The big losers on cost are families that want to sit together as my son has just found out on his upcoming trip. However he flies enough to obtain status but chooses to use a multiple of airlines therefore any savings he’s made have been wiped out by this trip. Moral of the story for me is get to silver and then your free to swap and choose