When do they set the CE curtain?
May 3, 2019, 3:34 pm
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............................ Is this some sort of the further race to the bottom by BA as it becomes one less thing on the aircraft to maintain and erodes further the difference between CE and ET? The curtain at least provided a small amout of an exclusive feeling and also did prevent some of the loo use up front by all.
For me, the true feeling of exclusivity comes from those white headrest covers seen in the photo. They add so much to the overall comfort & glamour of CE travel.
May 4, 2019, 5:09 am
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They are also used in former Southern Region suburban trains to distinguish first class from the otherwise exactly identical standard.
May 4, 2019, 9:04 am
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May 4, 2019, 10:42 am
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as an example, on tbe ba1487 from gla to lhr today at t-72 the curtaincuas behind row 7
At t-23 when i checked in it was behind row 10
When i boarded the flight i noticed the curtain was behind row 7 or 8.
No ideawhen it was finalised
At t-23 when i checked in it was behind row 10
When i boarded the flight i noticed the curtain was behind row 7 or 8.
No ideawhen it was finalised
Dec 26, 2022, 5:15 am
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Dec 26, 2022, 11:43 am
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What plane type is that? I've never seen that type of seating before; it doesn't look like either the older Pinnacle or the new Recaro - and my understanding was even when installing the latter the first 12 rows would retain the Pinnacle seats.
Dec 26, 2022, 4:59 pm
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The infamous ex-bmi fleet, unrefurbished since the initial injection of blue on them joining the BA fleet in 2012.
Dec 27, 2022, 1:49 am
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In the event you remain A319, your first "safe" ET seat which will always be behind the curtain is row 11. Under current staffing protocols it's not unusual for CE to be capped at just 4 rows or so.