Absolutely. Is why I have paid up for business for trips upto US from Mex and also internal in US. Don't want to be too cramped in. Plus having not travelled much in last year, I'm looking to make the most of each trip by having the extra little things. One other point I'd add, BA Club Europe is not a poor product compared to most of what is on offer in Europe. Most European short-haul is same seating type with drinks and food. There may be some slightly better soft offerings, but the hard product is largely the same (bar Turkish).
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The Geek
I've observed this on just about every TFS flight I've taken in the past year, with 10+ rows full in CE on every flight and ET 40% full at most. { Only exception to this was the flight home on Friday where ET was full, but it was the last weekend of the school holidays. }
Would suggest the factors in play on the holiday buses currently causing this are....
1. The PUGs are £20 - £30 cheaper than pre covid.
2. Because flights are not reaching anywhere near capacity, the PUGs are being offered on nearly all flights at some point.
3. Couples are upgrading so they don't have anyone next to them.
4. Because of the additional costs of tests, a higher ratio of the more affluent are travelling ATM, which coupled with the reduction in flights means more natural demand for CE vs ET.