Originally Posted by lwildernorva

This phenomenon was one of the inspirations for my post. I notice this especially as you get far away from the main entrance where you see fewer people than seats taken. Moving 6-12 of those folks into pods might free up 25-30 seats while providing them with better sleeping conditions.

Of course, I wouldn't expect travelers originating in London to use these pods nor would they make much sense for those with less than a two-hour connection. The business case for BA probably works best if there are a significant number of travelers in the lounge at any one time who have connections of three hours or more. "Significant" in this context might still mean no more than 5% of lounge visitors though.