Originally Posted by
lcylocal
If not retrofitted it’s going to be on around 7 aircraft this year out of 100+ short-haul fleet.
It’s also going to leave an eclectic mix of cabins:
- Some ex-BMI ceo aircraft with an old seat type up front where Club table folds out of centre seat and Recaro seats at the back
- Majority of the ceo fleet with Pinnacle seats throughout.
- Gatwick A320’s with Pinnacle seats but no front bulk head.
- First batch neo aircraft with Pinnacle upfront and Recaro at the back, no tables, old style luggage bins.
- Second neo batch same as the first but with new XL bins
- Third neo batch with new interiors.
Across this some have no in seat power, some have USB-A and universal sockets up front and new batch with USB-A and -C. I believe some aircraft still don’t have WiFi.
This is not going to make for a very consistent passenger experience.
If this is an intentional investment in customer experience we’ll soon see it rolled out to the majority of the fleet within a year or two.
Surely BA wouldn’t get a good deal on some cheap seats for a few new aircraft deliveries and dress it up as an investment and call a press conference..?!