Originally Posted by
carrotjuice
Been watching a number of videos showing the triumphant Team GB returning to LHR on BA. This being FT, naturally, was wondering how they were seated on the planes?
Is it - win Gold and you get seated in First; Silver and Bronze you’re assigned to Club World; and anyone who didn’t win would slum it out in World Traveller?
I don't know about exact seating arrangements, but I think the seating would be quite sparse, especially since the organizers required that those athletes that had finished their games should return within 48h after the competition ended.
Also just a while a moment ago I saw on telly Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE's sport news did show some footage from the plane that brought back ROC athletes to Moscow and there seemed to roughly one person per row. And if anybody wonders why YLE did show how the Russians returned, the reason is that their men's volley ball team, which took the silver from Tokyo, is coached by a Finn.