Club Europe to be introduced on UK domestic flights [launches 01 April 2017]
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Nov 4, 16, 5:14 am
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Club Europe to be introduced on UK domestic flights [launches 01 April 2017]
Reading through the capital markets day presentation - I realise there's a separate thread, but perhaps this warrants its own.
Want a breakfast to compete with the train? Either way, you gotta pay!
http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zht...-presentations
Want a breakfast to compete with the train? Either way, you gotta pay!
http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zht...-presentations
Nov 4, 16, 5:49 am
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Originally Posted by Calchas
This is an improvement especially with BoB coming.
Nov 4, 16, 5:52 am
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Obvious move - now that CE seating allocation is flexible (i.e. move the curtain) it's easy to do, and with the changes to TP earning already made and BoB coming for Y, there are sufficient 'differentiating' factors to push CE more widely and introduce it for the domestic market
Nov 4, 16, 6:00 am
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Even better if they called it Domestic First:
Then my wife could have booked in advance her seat Scotland - LHR, on a connection to DEL in F, for free
Instead, the seat genies gave her the middle seat in row 28 in a 767 - which she changed at T-24 for a window seat in row 29.
To be frank, she preferred the Priority Pass lounge in T3 to the (very rude staff) in the BA F lounge there when we went to DEN earlier this year, and is quite happy with the PP lounge in T5.
She finds the lack of advance seat reservation on an F ticket for a domestic flight really annoying and would prefer advance seat booking to CCR access!
(which maybe shows how little she values that, since paying for a seat would cost her under a tenner!)
Then my wife could have booked in advance her seat Scotland - LHR, on a connection to DEL in F, for free
Instead, the seat genies gave her the middle seat in row 28 in a 767 - which she changed at T-24 for a window seat in row 29.
To be frank, she preferred the Priority Pass lounge in T3 to the (very rude staff) in the BA F lounge there when we went to DEN earlier this year, and is quite happy with the PP lounge in T5.
She finds the lack of advance seat reservation on an F ticket for a domestic flight really annoying and would prefer advance seat booking to CCR access!
(which maybe shows how little she values that, since paying for a seat would cost her under a tenner!)
Nov 4, 16, 6:08 am
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Will be interesting to see what the fare will be and the tier points etc
Champagne to GLA! - longer flight that CDG or AMS I believe.
Champagne to GLA! - longer flight that CDG or AMS I believe.
Nov 4, 16, 6:11 am
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I suspect some interesting TP runs for the domestic market will start to proliferate on this forum...
I'm almost thinking that with CE on domestic and for 80 TPs (if they follow regular CE TP earning), my "quickest" way to LHR for the start of a long-haul could be LCY-GLA-LHR or something...beats two hours sitting in London traffic or paying through the nose to stand by the loo on the HEX!
I'm almost thinking that with CE on domestic and for 80 TPs (if they follow regular CE TP earning), my "quickest" way to LHR for the start of a long-haul could be LCY-GLA-LHR or something...beats two hours sitting in London traffic or paying through the nose to stand by the loo on the HEX!
Nov 4, 16, 6:13 am
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Originally Posted by ratypus
I suspect some interesting TP runs for the domestic market will start to proliferate on this forum...
I'm almost thinking that with CE on domestic and for 80 TPs (if they follow regular CE TP earning), my "quickest" way to LHR for the start of a long-haul could be LCY-GLA-LHR or something...beats two hours sitting in London traffic or paying through the nose to stand by the loo on the HEX!
I'm almost thinking that with CE on domestic and for 80 TPs (if they follow regular CE TP earning), my "quickest" way to LHR for the start of a long-haul could be LCY-GLA-LHR or something...beats two hours sitting in London traffic or paying through the nose to stand by the loo on the HEX!
Nov 4, 16, 6:15 am
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It does explain why they recently realigned the CE fares to use I class (not J) on domestic.
Certainly.
On LHR-EDI there will be plenty of corporate traffic. And in any event, some of us do appreciate not being crammed in. 
I suspect that it would follow Spanish (mainland) domestic rules, i.e., only 20 points in CD ("Club Domestic"), in line with the current Business UK offering.
Originally Posted by raikje
Does that, in turn, spell the end for the "Business UK" benefits (lounge / fast track access) on full fare Y?
Originally Posted by kanderson1965
CE is barely credible for a 2 to 3 hour flight around Europe, never mind a 45 hop to MAN or LBA. I can only see it being filled with LH J/F passengers on a domestic connection.
Originally Posted by ratypus
I suspect some interesting TP runs for the domestic market will start to proliferate on this forum...
I'm almost thinking that with CE on domestic and for 80 TPs (if they follow regular CE TP earning), my "quickest" way to LHR for the start of a long-haul could be LCY-GLA-LHR or something...beats two hours sitting in London traffic or paying through the nose to stand by the loo on the HEX!
I'm almost thinking that with CE on domestic and for 80 TPs (if they follow regular CE TP earning), my "quickest" way to LHR for the start of a long-haul could be LCY-GLA-LHR or something...beats two hours sitting in London traffic or paying through the nose to stand by the loo on the HEX!
Nov 4, 16, 6:22 am
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Originally Posted by raikje
Does that, in turn, spell the end for the "Business UK" benefits (lounge / fast track access) on full fare Y?
