Originally Posted by
SpeedbirdLHR
I think the bigger issue from a BA perspective is the lack of a proper galley at D2. Despite IB having the A359, the total passenger capacity isn’t very different (think IB could be slightly higher depending on layout). The initial IB A350s had the original rear galley but the newer ones have the new galley layout. Airbus developed this as an option in response to requests for options to increase capacity and this option allowed for toilets to be moved to both sides of the galley. IB newer layouts have this option, plus a D2 galley. BA opted not to have a fully D2 galley.
You're 100% right, though it has to be said that BA, to my memory, was either one of the few, if not the only one, in the 351 customer list to have that small galley at the back rather than the 'proper' one.