Agent69

I am on BA2153 in WT+ to BGI in February, which I think is one of the densified models (British Airways B777-200ER 32J/52W/252Y Seat Map).

Does anyone know if the toilets in front of row 10 are J toilets or WT+ toilets? It is coloured green (which matches the rest of the WT+ cabin), but that would leave 32J pax with only 2 toilets between them.

Craig777

I think that toilet is for WT+ (probably could still used it if need be though) but during my flight to Punta Cana in June sitting in CW i never really noticed any issues with the toilets and whenever i needed to use them i got straight in without any queuing

Oaxaca

Welcome to densified long haul air travel. If it were only for CW, that would leave 52 WTP pax with no loo in or near their cabin. The 6 loos in WT are already shared by up to 252 pax, and probably to some extent by WTP. Compromise on loo exclusivity will be necessary, as it already is on short haul through the combination of loo removal on some aircraft and the lengthy blocking of the aisle with the BoB trolley.

aircrashsurvivor

TWCLAM

@aircrashsurvivor while obviously all aircraft are subject to change etc etc if you can see a 52 WTP 32 J then chances are that will be your aircraft. I believe there are a couple left to be done but id imagine you getting one at that point would be due to an aircraft going tech or something like that

aircrashsurvivor

TWCLAM

No worreis. I'd say it's always worth asking at the airport. LGW is obviously more leisure orientated so J isn't always as full especially outside of school holidays. When we flew back PUJ-LGW they actually had a proper banner they brought out as they started setting up for check-in promoting AOPs to BC/ J. We were already flying J so no idea what the rates were like. Outbound there were 8 of us 02.09 and on the way back I think it was 12 or 14 in J 13-09 from memory. I think the new 52 WTP cabin detracts from the product and makes it lose some of it's 'special' feel as it's now quite a large cabin. I think with 3-4 rows before was too small but they've maybe gone from one extreme to the other but as it's made J feel more exclusive/ intimate to a degree that's a good thing and at the end of the day they need to fill the space after taking out F and WTP earns them more than filling it with WT/ Econ seats.

While the densified fleet has new seats in WTP & Econ they didnt look that comfy for such a long flight. I went and tried both out on the outbound flight but only for say 10 mins each which isn't really a decent enough time to get a proper gauge( I'm sure ppl who've flown them LH could give a proper opinion) The improved/ newer IFE throughout was def' noticeable and not nearly as laggy.

If they're fairly regular fliers I hope you've given them their own accounts so they can be building up those lifetime TP's

aircrashsurvivor

corporate-wage-slave

One significant advantage of the new aircraft at LGW for WTP is that the revised cabin now has dedicated crew for WTP. I think this is first time this has been done by BA, and the reports that I've seen on this have been pretty positive. It avoids the current problem that while the meal service is started in WTP, the same crew in other aircraft move on to WT and aren't seen again for quite some time. Moreover if there is the risk of turbulence after take off - entirely possible - so the seatbelt light stays on, then hot drinks (tea, coffee) have to held back until it is safe. By which stage the serving crew could be deep into WT. Having WTP dedicated crew avoids this.

darthlemsip

Crampedin13A

I have a 772 LHR-YYZ CW flight in mid - November that is a 48J 10 abreast Y 3 class version. I was tempted to go for 5A until I saw it is missing a window so I'll stay in 2A. The later BA99 is also a 772 but 4 class with F not sold. I hope that this route doesn't go all 772 in 2019

george77300

Crampedin13A

It was a 4 class 772 originally and it was swapped out a few days ago to this 3 class configuration. The seat map is odd on BA.com in that the first row window which I am in is 2A. The seat map also shows the Y cabin as 3-4-3. My mistake in that it is a 48J/24PE/203Y Here is the seat map from BA Source

British Airways B777-200ER 48J/24W/203Y Seat Map

Flexible preferences

That seat map is 333 in Y though...this is confusing, there are so many 777 varients!

Crampedin13A

Agreed. I only used that one to show the J cabin. But that one shows 3-3-3 in Y whereas the EF map for my flight shows it 3-4-3 in Y. I used to like the old 3 class 772 as 4A was a good seat but this new 5A with a missing window ruins that. I'm hoping this isn't the new norm on LHR-YYZ but with the removal of F I can see it being so.