777 on MAD route S17
Apr 1, 2017, 12:40 am
#166
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 116
Seating as BA Blue
I am about to board on today's flight which is a 3 class 777-300
*48 hours before departure i have looked at seat map and plenty of seats open in CW.
*24 hours before delarture I selected 2K which is a CW seat.
*12 hours before departure was bumped back to the last row of WTP (which has CE service today)
*At check in I was told no CW seats are free, even though there were 9+ seats available to book in Business.
Conclusion: if you have no status, people with status will be placed at the fron in CW and you will be bumped back to WTP.
Tip: pay for seating if u wish. For me £25 extra is not worth it for a 2 hours flight. WTP is still much moe comfortable than a A320 seat.
*48 hours before departure i have looked at seat map and plenty of seats open in CW.
*24 hours before delarture I selected 2K which is a CW seat.
*12 hours before departure was bumped back to the last row of WTP (which has CE service today)
*At check in I was told no CW seats are free, even though there were 9+ seats available to book in Business.
Conclusion: if you have no status, people with status will be placed at the fron in CW and you will be bumped back to WTP.
Tip: pay for seating if u wish. For me £25 extra is not worth it for a 2 hours flight. WTP is still much moe comfortable than a A320 seat.
Apr 1, 2017, 2:45 am
#168
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Same here. I'll have to suffer in CW for a couple hours. Thanks for posting and reminding me to look at MMB as I had been placed in a middle seat.
Apr 1, 2017, 3:14 am
#169
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: London
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Posts: 570
Apr 1, 2017, 3:48 am
#170
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 116
The gentlemen next to me was a Iberia gold card holder and whilst there were plenty of CW seats free he was not allowed to move to a different cabin.
The lady next to her was moved to CW seatsx
I also asked and I was refused saying they can not move everyone to the front as they don't have enough seats for that.
To clarify: WTP had standard CE service and with the exception of one lady, no one was allowed to occupy the CW seats that remained empty for the rest of the flight.
Apr 1, 2017, 4:14 am
#172
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,177
WTP seats were assigned for people randonmly.
The gentlemen next to me was a Iberia gold card holder and whilst there were plenty of CW seats free he was not allowed to move to a different cabin.
The lady next to her was moved to CW seatsx
I also asked and I was refused saying they can not move everyone to the front as they don't have enough seats for that.
To clarify: WTP had standard CE service and with the exception of one lady, no one was allowed to occupy the CW seats that remained empty for the rest of the flight.
The gentlemen next to me was a Iberia gold card holder and whilst there were plenty of CW seats free he was not allowed to move to a different cabin.
The lady next to her was moved to CW seatsx
I also asked and I was refused saying they can not move everyone to the front as they don't have enough seats for that.
To clarify: WTP had standard CE service and with the exception of one lady, no one was allowed to occupy the CW seats that remained empty for the rest of the flight.
Apr 1, 2017, 4:21 am
#173
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 116
You can hardly complain if you are in WTP as you get everything promised, more space, complimentary hot meal and free drinks.
(I was annoyed but they fulfilled their end of the bargain)
If it is four class 777 they use First and CW for CE.
Apr 1, 2017, 7:35 am
#177
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 116
Apr 1, 2017, 7:53 am
#178
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: London
Programs: Newbie BA Gold
Posts: 570
Ok, so if it is a 777 three class, they use CW and WTP for CE.
You can hardly complain if you are in WTP as you get everything promised, more space, complimentary hot meal and free drinks.
(I was annoyed but they fulfilled their end of the bargain)
If it is four class 777 they use First and CW for CE.
You can hardly complain if you are in WTP as you get everything promised, more space, complimentary hot meal and free drinks.
(I was annoyed but they fulfilled their end of the bargain)
If it is four class 777 they use First and CW for CE.
Apr 1, 2017, 7:56 am
#179
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: London
Programs: Newbie BA Gold
Posts: 570
Ok, so if it is a 777 three class, they use CW and WTP for CE.
You can hardly complain if you are in WTP as you get everything promised, more space, complimentary hot meal and free drinks.
(I was annoyed but they fulfilled their end of the bargain)
If it is four class 777 they use First and CW for CE.
You can hardly complain if you are in WTP as you get everything promised, more space, complimentary hot meal and free drinks.
(I was annoyed but they fulfilled their end of the bargain)
If it is four class 777 they use First and CW for CE.
Apr 1, 2017, 8:01 am
#180
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WT+ forming part of the CE when a long haul plane is subbed in on shorthaul has been normal BA practice for at least a decade. Threatening to kick off is, well, rather silly especially as WT+ is significantly nicer than any seat in any CE cabin.