cosmo74

Personally i think the amount BA charges to reserve a CW seat is a disgrace - I think it should be free for everyone, just restrict the seats that non-elites can book so that everyone's happy.

THEOBCMAN

When BA get it right in CW it is a lovely experience ! People get hung up on there being no aisle access for all & you have sit face to face for take off & landing. For me the seat is one of the most comfortable in J, lounging position and sleep mode all good. There some very private seats available if you get lucky.

Sorry, not having it ! A Qsuite it is not but with new bedding, new catering all leads a very pleasant time for me. And I will say it - I'm a BA CW fan !

South London Bon Viveur

That would be a fair compromise

GetSetJetSet

charging for seat assignment in J is unforgivable and RyanAir style nonsense.

icegirl

They never take proactive measures to deal with issues until it is to late and even then poorly managed, just look at Crossrail and train timetable changes. Then the failure of ideas such as HS2.

HIDDY

Why do those who dislike BA so much continue to fly with them?

BOStonTravels

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PETER01

This could go round in circles and some might say

"Why do people who don’t really fly BA at all continue to post about BA?"

A general point but hows about not getting personal and discuss the topic at hand otherwise if you don't like a post hit the red traingle? @:-)

SCSA

Is it me, or does BA seem to strategically market CW to its regular customers (status)? They aren't trying to pick off existing long haul J customers on other airlines. They are trying to get their regular customers to fly CW. This is why they upgrade WTP customers without substantial history of booking J, and it's why they charge for seat selection. The latter because they want to give a bonus to status customers and aren't particularly worried about non-OW flyers who probably take their J business elsewhere in most cases.

Delta/Skyteam, on the other hand, have been running all sorts of deals, and don't charge non-status for J seat selection. The ground product is sub-par, and the DL food is really bad. Entertainment is generally superior to BA though. But for £975 LHR to the USA return in J, I'm going to fly them once in awhile.

icegirl

But does CW present value for money for what it offers?

FT01

Yes. Or people wouldn't book twice.

Lucanesque

For me, yes. I get a lie flat bed, if I've got a window seat then that's a nice private lie flat bed. In a lot of cases I pay less than £1,500 return for that, so I'm a happy customer and keep coming back.

capin

Sometimes.

I do not like CW but some of the ex-Eu fares are just so cheap that I am willing to put up with it.