Padmeister

Taking a 7 hour long haul flight as an example say LHR-NYC

My Boss Turns Round to me and Says

"Paddy I need you to go to New York the Management have said you can go WTP if you like instead of WT"

I would simply say Ok Great I will go WTP

To me its a No Brainer if the Company is Offering to Pay and Send you WTP then do it, If money was tight the offer would not be there in the first place and you would have no choice but to be flying in WT

orbitmic

WT+ is worth a maximum of £100 more each way. It is not a well designed concept or cabin and trails towards the very end of premium economy cabins.

paulwuk

That's what it's worth to you

Some feel that CE is also bad, and not worth then £500 extra people pay for it. Others do feel it's worth it.

You get twice as much space in WTP as you do in WT. That's worth a lot to me.

windowontheAside

As a confirmed window sitter I really like the fact that in WT+ I only have to disturb one person to get out. Having two people between me and the aisle feels much more trapped.

Stez

Indeed. As I can't sit in an exit row, my next best seats are the twin pairs at the back, or the upper deck twins on the A380 if I can't sit in WT+.

orbitmic

Absolutely (and indeed CE is worth nowhere near £500 to me either!!) but the price headline was a bit provocative (indeed, it would be worth more to SYD than to DXB, etc), my main point was WT+ is a poor premium economy offer compared to other airlines (TK, QF, NZ, even AZ etc)

FlyerTalker688786

Not everyone knows what they are paying for...

layz

I'm fat and I flew from LHR-LAX in Y on VS no less and survived it (I doubt BA economy would be much different). Highlight was my bmi gold getting me into the Clubhouse

I've never flown in anything below CW yet in BA longhaul. Timing my bookings with sales has usually meant that I've found a decent enough fare that I've thought CW worth it.

I'd personally say WTP is not worth £1250 more, but it depends on a lot of things:

- How much is your time worth? If you think you can work more productively in WTP, or be more relaxed on arrival that you'll be able to do a better job then that might be worth it to yourself and your company to pay the extra.

- Will you have an opportunity to try WTP in the near future when it's cheaper? Until you've tried it you don't know how much you'd personally value WTP at. e.g. I value CE upgrades higher than many on here, but there's a few people that value them even more than me (if I see a £69 upgrade on LHR-AMS,DUB,etc I'd take it despite the short journey time).

- Will the extra tier points help you? I know some will say it's immoral using your employer to gain TP, but in the end retaining status will make your work trips less stressful which is good for you and your company.

larryflyer

...and don't forget that getting to Silver allows access to Reservation Assurance (can purchase a 'Y' ticket even on nominally 'sold out' flights). I've done that couple of times now, with clear benefits for both my employer and myself.

Indelaware

I disagree that it is a superior product; regardless of cabin, all seats on any given flight arrive at approximately the same time. The only elements of air travel which I value are: transport from A to B, safety from A to B, comfort in cabin (which to me has nothing at all to do with seat size/type, but that the cabin has reasonably fresh air at a low temperature), map showing air craft position, ATC feed (only offered by UA), drinking water and minimal food, a FF plan which yields future free travel, and of course price. Others are welcome to fancier seats, but to me such has zero value and it strikes me as odd that others care to pay. I saw this as one who routinely travels not only over one ocean but often two -- all in the cheapest seat which can be found. While one may think I am ludicrous, I think the same of anyone contributing a penny more to any airline's revenue than required. And GBP 1250, is certainly nuts.

London_traveller

I'd go with whatever my company travel policy allowed me to, on the lowest logical fare.

Am I the only one who thinks some of you are demonstrating real patience on this thread?

Frenske

Nah ... it is like buying a Porsche Boxster, because you cannot afford the 911.

ab007

Is WT+ worth £1250 out of your own pocket? no.

Is it worth £1250 out of your employer's pocket? possibly not to them - to you, I'd say it depends how much it's costing you...

If you're in a position where you don't want to be seen wasting company money/ setting a bad example for one reason or another then perhaps there is a cost for you to be considered.... but otherwise, on the basis it's the company travel policy then I'd probably go with it.

I am still yet to fly Y with BA. I was supposed to fly it a few weeks back but was opped up to WT+ (to IAD). I had a quick glance in the full WT cabin and that free op up looked worth it's weight in gold (well, silver )... however, I clearly didn't value the difference at £209 when I politely declined an offer at check in, and I stand by that.

In flight: If it's the difference of working on the plane (laptop power outlet/ more space etc.) then I guess you have some financial justification if questions arrise (depending how the company 'value' your time).

Post flight: I couldn't value my productivity at £1250 better having travelled WT+ over WT. Red eye flights etc. deciding between CW & WT/+ would be a different matter.

Peregrine415

Worth to me if I plan to use Avios to upgrade to CW. Otherwise I'm happy with WT. Same philosophy when I pay full CW fare; I simply upgrade to First.

drspear

cheers for the interesting and varied replies

I have gone ahead and booked wtp so will report back the findings on 2 august