Yellowbelly

Not sure about the mentions of A380 and B787 planes above. The BA timetables for December 2018 and January 2019 still show a B747 on the daily direct Heathrow - Las Vegas route and there are many threads regarding the poor experience on these old 52J birds. You could be lucky and get one of the refreshed planes, the first with upgraded IFE is due in a couple of months I believe.

The _Banking_Scot

hi.

this is because the op is not on the nonstop flight to/from vegas (b744) but is instead going via los angeles

regards

tbs

anniegray

I find the AA club seats much better than any BA club seats

bchandler02

Take AA on the 777 (any variant) for as much of the trip as possible. All have been updated and are a very nice ride in J. Try to reduce your domestic flight as much as possible - it will be in a narrowbody (but still better than the crap that Europe passes off as "business" class)

mikeyfly

If you're not on a TP hunt - then as noted above - do the longest part of the trip, ideally on a AA 77W and grab row 3 or 4

You won't be disappointed

gingerlucy

Make sure you check which type of plane is *likely* to fly any particular AA flight on your route. AA business class can be quite variable. This is a useful post comparing them all: https://thepointsguy.com/2017/05/ame...-seats-ranked/

The 77W others have mentioned is great but even on a route like JFK-LHR where that operates it will only be certain flights, not all of them, so check what you're getting before booking.

boss315

Agree with everyone about going through LAX. The 747 out of Vegas is usually OLD and very uncomfortable....and it's late most of the time. when we lived in Vegas, I would commute to LAX and take the 77W on AA. Comfortable even in MCE!

HiAperture

Chiming in to echo you should rethink the CLT part of your trip if at all possible. the Ex US airways product out of there is horrible and the trip from CLT to LAS is pretty lengthy. From DFW you should be able to take an actual AA A321 (coded 32B) with IFE. From MIA you could get a flight on either a 757 or 767 with lie flat seats, although they do lack IFE as well.

ibmman69

I've only flown F on BA so can't speak to their product in J, but I think J on AA 77W is awesome (mini-cabin is fantastic), and J on AA 330 is just fine.

Mrp Alert

You will find the AA J seat far superior to BA on both the 777-200 and 777-300.

Professor Yaffle

Agreed the seats are better. But the service is utterly terrible - AA flight attendants are the rudest and disinterested FAs I have ever experienced.

N1120A

On balance, AA is a much better option. MUCH better seats, ability to order meals on all flights, generally better catering (but variable), very good crews out of LAX (but variable), cooler cabins with gaspers, etc.

BLG

I think you were unlucky with your crew. LAX-LHR is a regular route for me and most of the flight attendants are competent and nice. I certainly haven't found crews to be any better in CW.

thelifeofdizzy

Thank you all for your replies!
When I got to the booking stage BA was no longer a choice unless I paid an extra £2000 on top of my booking.

I've ended up with flights from BHD - LHR - CLT - LAS outbound
AA operate A330 business on LHR - CLT which appears to be ex US airways. I'm not overly fussy I just want to be able to enjoy a few drinks and have a good sleep.
CLT - LAS is apparently First class? I'm assuming its only 2 tier? A321 aircraft.

Return: LAS - LAX - LHR - BHD
LAX - LHR is on 777 aircraft which looks fantastic

I got all flights and a nice room in the Aria hotel for £5700 for my fiancee and I, I think that seems like reasonable value.
If I booked to fly from Heathrow it was £6500 and flights with AA booked separate were £12000

I would've liked to try BA A380 service but I've flown Emirates loads of times and I know it wouldn't compare

Samaras