G-GATL - No middle table in 2D-2F (not a A320neo)
Sep 10, 2018, 4:39 am
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G-GATL - No middle table in 2D-2F (not a A320neo)
Is this a new thing or do you reckon it’s just broken? I’ve noticed that 1A and 1C don’t have the table either.
How many Avios can I get? (Kidding
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How many Avios can I get? (Kidding
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Sep 10, 2018, 6:29 am
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Which is a total
from me. The table is a real point of differentiation in Club Europe.It looks great, it's useful and will be missed.
Sep 10, 2018, 6:32 am
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Agreed. Crap decision. The table is one of the things that differentiated CE from the intra European competition.
Sep 10, 2018, 6:34 am
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Sep 10, 2018, 6:37 am
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On a G-GATx aircraft, the middle table in 1B has to be stored for take off and landing - presumably as there is no bulkhead between those seats and the crew jump seats. Depending on when you looked that could explain its absence.
Not sure why 2E should not have a table, unless broken. Did the other rows have tables?
Not sure why 2E should not have a table, unless broken. Did the other rows have tables?
Sep 10, 2018, 6:40 am
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It makes no sense to have tables on some aircraft and not others, so my belief was the existing tables were also being removed.
Happy to be corrected though!
Sep 10, 2018, 6:47 am
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Also, aren't there some aircraft (LGW based A319 comes to mind, maybe ex-BMI) where the "table" is formed by a section of the seatback being folded down? Presumably those would remain so there would be some inconsistency anyway. Maybe they are being removed where they can be? Like others, I'd find that a shame...
Sep 10, 2018, 6:51 am
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I was under the impression from Head for Points in February that they were going. In addition, I thought I had seen it elsewhere saying they were being removed fleet wide.
It makes no sense to have tables on some aircraft and not others, so my belief was the existing tables were also being removed.
Happy to be corrected though!
It makes no sense to have tables on some aircraft and not others, so my belief was the existing tables were also being removed.
Happy to be corrected though!
Sep 10, 2018, 7:45 am
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The densified A321 still have the same seat in all rows and the CE tables (none of the slimline no recline seats). The A320neo however has the old seats in the front half without the CE table and the new no recline slimlines as the rest of the rows.
Sep 12, 2018, 8:19 am
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My hope is they fit them with tables for Club Europe though. That would be the ideal solution, because the table is great!
Sep 12, 2018, 8:30 am
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Yes the densified A321 have Pinnacle seats throughout and all have CE tables up front. Only the neos have no tables and the no recline slimlines in the back currently. Also no plans to retrofit the ceos with this configuration yet.
Sep 12, 2018, 8:31 am
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Unless I've got the wrong end of the stick there won't be any to 're-use' - I think BA will have ordered more of the same (Pinnacle) seats for the front rows of the NEOs and for the additional rows squeezed into the densified aircraft. It's a shame that the NEO version appears to have no middle table though as I too think it's a useful feature.
