VSLover

flew my first newer A320 last night in club euro. while the seat seemed more comfy and the headrest had moveable winglets (this was not the case before was it?) -- it was super annoying to not have the middle seat table. instead using the half-table to share for two people (i was in row 1). a smaller table, and no leather so things slide around during turbulence.

i didn't really think much of the table previously, that is until it was taken away--and another annoying enhancement...not to mention lack of moving map on a 3hr flight to HEL.

1Aturnleft

Yes the seat with the leather central table on other aircraft has an adjustable head rest ..... with wings

KARFA

The seat at the front of the neos is the same as the current seat on all the short haul planes, so they do have independently movable headrest winglets. The rear half of the neos has the much thinner seats now - I haven't tried them yet so can't comment on how comfortable they are but they don't have any movable headrest.

Agree, it's a shame the table has gone.

mjh0

The seat at the rear of the NEOs is the Recaro SL3510. This torture-implement of a seat has been flying on the Iberia Express subfleet for quite a while now. It is an especially uncomfortable, bolt-upright experience, with inadequate cushioning for anything longer than a 45-60 minute flight.

Whenever I end up flying in one, I end up with the worst lower backache and it doesn't go for a day or two.

+1 on the loss of the tables.

VSLover

ColOrd

I had my first Neo on the BA487 Barcelona to Heathrow on Tuesday night in CE.

I was more impressed than I thought I would be. The leg room wasn't terrible, the power worked and the loss of the table wasn't that much of an issue.

gliderpilot

Ldnn1

gliderpilot

LondonElite

LTN Phobia

I've been on the NEO twice and I did not like the lack of tray table at all.

One thing they had not suffered yet is the forward cushion recess, which I find is more pronounced in row 1 than other rows, presumably due to feet-on-bulkhead, because the seats are too upright (not just on NEO but on all the latest BA seats, along with some other airlines... It looks like the latest trend to have rather upright seats?), and people slide forward, and then put the feel up on the bulkhead in row 1?

Newer ones have not had a chance to get very compressed yet.

Glossary of terms:
"Forward cushion recess" means bum-induced compression more forward than expected)

P.S. In case of any doubt, I DO NOT put my feet on the bulkhead!!

VSLover

i just presumed it meant "you can enjoy a complimentary massage on-board thanks to the knees of the passengers sitting in row 2" on both journeys, now having the same plane type HEL-LHR. LOL.

this time though, the middle seat tray table in row 1 was already sloping, so good luck keeping anything on that! a shame. most who are not normal BA flyers may think -- there is nothing special about this in terms of experience. first impressions at least for those boarding who are not BA regulars, and perhaps connecting. the cabin now is just sad. and as someone who pretty much is 95% CE that is my impression too.

LTN Phobia

Hahaha, that happens too, but the recess I speak of is on the seat cushion where one's bum goes

HEL is NEO-prone (I read somewhere that NEOs hang out on T3 routes?). Someone's trying to tell someone that NEO should go to HEL(l)?

footballfanatic

how does this compare to air france?

LTN Phobia

I've no idea as I haven't flown AF for a long time.

I have noted that there are some middle-table-less LH aircraft too, though. It's disappointing that there seems to be a trend towards not bothering with the middle table??