New Seating Galleries First LHR
Dec 11, 2023, 5:43 am
#16
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL, BA Amex Prem, Amex Plat, Hilton Diamond, Sir Crazy8534 de l'ordres des aides de Pucci
Posts: 4,536
Havent been in the sofa area of the CCR terrace recently but I am pretty sure these are new? No more sleeping there I guess, at least not with your feet on a sofa! 
Dec 11, 2023, 6:09 am
#17
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 853
All of the low 'between chairs' console tables with lamps have USB A and USB C charging points and a wireless charging pad on the top. No mains sockets at all though - if you need those there are some around the ex-champagne bar 'business area' and also in the room where the sleep pods used to be. The work pods next to the windows also don't have any charging points at all which I think is an omission (except the far left one, from which you can use the single mains socket on the wall).
Dec 11, 2023, 6:26 am
#18
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club (GGL, GFL)
Posts: 234
Overlooked is a bit charitable, as if they just forgot about the requirement to install power. I very much doubt it. In my opinion they have made a decision not to incur the significant cost of the rewiring etc that would be required in order to bring power to the various areas of the lounge where there currently is none.
Dec 11, 2023, 6:32 am
#19
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: A hop, skip and jump away from MAN.
Programs: BAEC Gold, ex-VS Gold, ex-UA Gold, Premier Inn Platinum-Iridium
Posts: 1,114
Passed through a couple of times in the last week, after a few months of being "grounded".
The new furniture has got it's plusses and minuses, and the biggest minus being the lack of 240V power - I've seen a lot of people playing "hunt the mains socket". But at the same time, this does seem to have helped with the seat hogging, because before now, trying to get a seat in the main body of the lounge that had a mains socket was like rocking horse crap.
I also noticed that the "sofa island" in the middle of the main lounge area, near the Coffee Bar, seems to have built in 240V power near floor level.
The new furniture has got it's plusses and minuses, and the biggest minus being the lack of 240V power - I've seen a lot of people playing "hunt the mains socket". But at the same time, this does seem to have helped with the seat hogging, because before now, trying to get a seat in the main body of the lounge that had a mains socket was like rocking horse crap.
I also noticed that the "sofa island" in the middle of the main lounge area, near the Coffee Bar, seems to have built in 240V power near floor level.
Dec 11, 2023, 6:42 am
#20
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
Programs: BA GGL / GFL, Mucci Diamond!, HH Diamond, Radisson Premium, IHG Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 5,972
Yes, they have been there a few weeks now. For me they are an improvement as there are now the quiet room / sleep pods available so no more need for one person to take up a whole sofa. Pretty comfy, too.
Dec 11, 2023, 6:46 am
#21
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,210
Dec 11, 2023, 6:49 am
#22
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Berkshire / London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Nandos
Posts: 1,012
Grateful the phone charger ports actually work again (and there are even wireless charging stations).
Not like me to not see the cloud inside the silver lining - there aren't any outside on the balony still :-(
Not like me to not see the cloud inside the silver lining - there aren't any outside on the balony still :-(
Dec 11, 2023, 7:07 am
#23
Join Date: Nov 2023
Programs: \_(ツ)_/
Posts: 193
I was very unlucky yesterday, as I found probably the only table where the charger ports didn't work 🤣
Dec 11, 2023, 7:25 am
#24
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,210
Can the USB-C ports support fast charging of phones and charging of laptops? The ones in my office can and for some that would eliminate the need for regular mains sockets
Dec 11, 2023, 7:59 am
#25
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: A hop, skip and jump away from MAN.
Programs: BAEC Gold, ex-VS Gold, ex-UA Gold, Premier Inn Platinum-Iridium
Posts: 1,114
My partner's phone got fast charging on the wireless charging pad, and my iPad fast charged on the USB-C - so seems like it might be a "yes".
Dec 11, 2023, 9:35 am
#26
Join Date: May 2019
Location: FL390 or the iron way
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,815
Still, it's poor not to provide a proper plug socket. Surely it wouldn't be impossible to limit the wattage if that's an issue?
Dec 11, 2023, 12:49 pm
#27
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: East Anglia
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 171
Was in there on Saturday - personally I think it all looks nice but is nowhere near as comfortable as what was there before. It was looking shabby but I preferred it - especially the blue leather style seats that made a fart noise when you sat in them!
Dec 11, 2023, 3:33 pm
#28
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, SQ Gold, KQ Platinum, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hilton Gold, Marriott Silver, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,384
Feb 27, 2024, 5:44 am
#29
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,750
I sometimes want somewhere for a bit of a snooze (like right now), but show every single time I go to the quiet area it is exclusively being used by people to conduct loud videoconferences or FaceTime calls.
Feb 27, 2024, 7:27 am
#30
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Essex
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 281
Significant misunderstanding on your behalf, I'm afraid. The "quiet area" means you're supposed to be quiet and in awe of the important people conducting those calls.