CE restricted to 7 rows
Feb 21, 2018, 4:29 am
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So all the rubbish and people wanting free tap water from Economy are going to be coming up and down through the CE cabin.
Hardly a premium experience.
Hardly a premium experience.
Feb 21, 2018, 5:16 am
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I can't see that happening, BA can simply manipulate the relevant fare buckets to ensure they don't exceed 28 CE passengers and outside irrops that will normally work fine, they have a lot of experience in doing this fairly accurately. Moreover - and accepting this is so far Galley FM rather than factual - for the handful of LHR routes where 7 rows is insufficient, notably GVA at peak hours, they will simply roster other aircraft to cover the service. LGW and LCY are presumably unaffected. I'd be surprised if this made a noticeable difference in the short term, not that many services go over 7 rows, long term there are other factors at play which are indeed interesting.
Feb 21, 2018, 5:20 am
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LGW isn't getting the densified aircraft and LGW is getting those LHR aircraft which are too difficult or expensive to retro-fit (see main NEO thread). You're right about IAG's harmonisation goal but they haven't harmonised the VY fleet yet, and by the time this is done then I suspect BA will be on the revised CE food proposition anyway.
Feb 21, 2018, 5:27 am
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With there only being one loo down the back this was always going to be the case. 1C and 1D are not going to be good seats going forward.
Feb 21, 2018, 5:34 am
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29243290-post166.html
Feb 21, 2018, 5:38 am
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Feb 21, 2018, 5:40 am
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They are keeping 2 WCs at the back of the A320s, but they will be small and right at the back. However PRM facilities will become possible as a result:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29243290-post166.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29243290-post166.html
Oh that's better news,
Feb 21, 2018, 5:57 am
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Not entirely: I suspect it will soon become known to regular and semi regular passengers that the front WC is a lot bigger than the ones at the back, so this isn't going to discourage the relevants. Not that it bothers me in the slightest, but I know it certainly does annoy some CE passengers.
Feb 21, 2018, 6:00 am
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Feb 21, 2018, 6:04 am
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Not entirely: I suspect it will soon become known to regular and semi regular passengers that the front WC is a lot bigger than the ones at the back, so this isn't going to discourage the relevants. Not that it bothers me in the slightest, but I know it certainly does annoy some CE passengers.
Feb 21, 2018, 6:09 am
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Not sure which one BA is adopting, but in the v2 config, the 2nd toilet looks pretty cozy!
Feb 21, 2018, 6:09 am
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Easyjet to fit planes with wheelchair accessible toiletsThe News
edit: the easyJet version looks like the v1 version in the above link.
Feb 21, 2018, 6:15 am
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The way it is done on easyJet (and indeed in some longhaul BA aircraft I believe) is to remove the central divide so 2 small WCs become 1 PRM toilet.
Easyjet to fit planes with wheelchair accessible toiletsThe News
edit: the easyJet version looks like the v1 version in the above link.
Easyjet to fit planes with wheelchair accessible toiletsThe News
edit: the easyJet version looks like the v1 version in the above link.
? Otherwise I'm not understanding how it is flexible...
Feb 21, 2018, 6:21 am
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(With apologies to all FTers at the mere suggestion they would tolerate Y on a BA787, in fairness, W has to use those ones too)