Mega Club Europe cabins
Nov 22, 21, 1:22 pm
#541
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Tenerife
Programs: BA Gold, BA AMEX PP
Posts: 348
Originally Posted by marcopizzaiuolo
i would ask for a straight refund and additional compensation as it is clearly advertised everywhere by BA that one of the feature of the seat is the blocked middle space… (as the actual seat and legroom is exactly the same as ET, so you did not get what you paid for.
Nov 22, 21, 1:43 pm
#542
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: UK (currently)
Programs: BA Gold (and many other greater and lesser distinctions)
Posts: 7,031
Originally Posted by The Geek
Are you sure about that? The only promise I ever remember reading in their CE marketing blurb is "Guaranteed window or aisle seat" which although sounds the same, isn't.
Nov 24, 21, 6:13 am
#543
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, Marriott Ti, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card
Posts: 7,008
Originally Posted by GBOAC
They were just put there before the seat belt sign went on. But the problem is that in a 25m flight, the last 10mins of seatbelt sign on for landing are over one third of the total flight time!
This is a complete disregard for the protocols of the cabin you paid to be in. 1B on an aircraft with CE is not a pax carrying seat - I'd be raging if I were you.
It's weak willed crew that have caused this issue - putting you in discomfort so they don't have to tell a vocal pax down the back to pipe down. Spineless.
Nov 24, 21, 6:26 am
#544
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold; FB Silver; SPG; IHG Gold
Posts: 2,399
Originally Posted by marcopizzaiuolo
i would ask for a straight refund and additional compensation as it is clearly advertised everywhere by BA that one of the feature of the seat is the blocked middle space… (as the actual seat and legroom is exactly the same as ET, so you did not get what you paid for.
Nov 24, 21, 9:31 am
#545
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,022
Originally Posted by The Geek
Are you sure about that? The only promise I ever remember reading in their CE marketing blurb is "Guaranteed window or aisle seat" which although sounds the same, isn't.
Nov 24, 21, 1:46 pm
#546
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,677
i would not have stood for that and would have been very annoyed because as noted above, i book CE for my space and empty middle seat. the other benefits i already obtain with status.
meanwhile flying back from LIS the other day, CE went to row 10 i believe (A319) and was completely full due to cancelling later services. anyhow the crew were a flurry of activity and in short were amazing. but when the drinks service began they roll the cart out with the lead starting in row 1 and the other person starting behind the cart with row 2. it was laughable how many people were ordering teas from row 2 or 3 causing the lead serving my row to basically run back and forth getting each individual cuppa basically serving four pax before he even got the first order from anyone in row 1.
about halfway thru the cabin they obviously recruited one FA from down back, and they were continually in motion, but it is nonsense how many people are being shoved in these cabins.
meanwhile flying back from LIS the other day, CE went to row 10 i believe (A319) and was completely full due to cancelling later services. anyhow the crew were a flurry of activity and in short were amazing. but when the drinks service began they roll the cart out with the lead starting in row 1 and the other person starting behind the cart with row 2. it was laughable how many people were ordering teas from row 2 or 3 causing the lead serving my row to basically run back and forth getting each individual cuppa basically serving four pax before he even got the first order from anyone in row 1.
about halfway thru the cabin they obviously recruited one FA from down back, and they were continually in motion, but it is nonsense how many people are being shoved in these cabins.
Nov 28, 21, 1:51 pm
#547
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!
Posts: 1,173
One of the (many) problems is matching the size of the cabin with all of the supporting infrastructure. Everything from check-in staff, to catering, to on board service with the standard number of crew. Quite well handled today by the CSM/D who came round and took all of the GCH's choices first, probably in anticipation of first choices running out.
So far though, there always seems to have been plenty of luggage space with a big cabin - something to do with having only 4 pax per row for more rows I suppose. I guess club pax might also check bags, since they have the allowance, compared to a fair number of HBO fares down the back.
As for the ability or otherwise to move the curtain, and reconfigure at outstations, the aircraft came out with 8 rows of club and went back with 13.
So far though, there always seems to have been plenty of luggage space with a big cabin - something to do with having only 4 pax per row for more rows I suppose. I guess club pax might also check bags, since they have the allowance, compared to a fair number of HBO fares down the back.
As for the ability or otherwise to move the curtain, and reconfigure at outstations, the aircraft came out with 8 rows of club and went back with 13.
Dec 8, 21, 3:57 am
#549
Join Date: Mar 2020
Programs: British Airways GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond & Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,894
4 CE flights in 5 days in Dec.
MAN-LHR - 2nd: 12/14 rows of CE, service was challenging
LHR-WAW - 2nd: 6 rows, Cracking service
WAW-LHR - 7th: 4 rows, its been a while since this small. Everything served from the galley, somehow they managed to royally screw this service up
LHR-MAN - 7th: 4/6 rows, OK service
MAN-LHR - 2nd: 12/14 rows of CE, service was challenging
LHR-WAW - 2nd: 6 rows, Cracking service
WAW-LHR - 7th: 4 rows, its been a while since this small. Everything served from the galley, somehow they managed to royally screw this service up
LHR-MAN - 7th: 4/6 rows, OK service
Feb 14, 22, 1:25 am
#551
Join Date: Feb 2003
Programs: Sir CT-UK - Streaker pour les autres.
Posts: 5,678
Originally Posted by BAeuro
Just having a look at my LHR-BCN flight this weekend, and I can see that there are only 3 rows of CE! That is the smallest I’ve seen it since the pandemic struck.
Feb 14, 22, 4:13 am
#554
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 1,275
Originally Posted by george77300
It’s capped at 12 rows on the A320. (14 on the A321) 
