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BRITISH AIRWAYS FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   18 August 2008  by Jonathan Granato

SEA-LHR vv. The seat is comfy whilst sitting up for meals and reading/writing. But it's when it's been turned down that the magic begins. The instant my head was on the pillow I was out. I had to be woken up forty minutes before landing both ways.

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   18 August 2008  by Nicholas Pike

LHR- Nairobi return, first time with new Club seating. A little surprised as to how good new fittings were, since press reviews I had read were indifferent. Now one of the most comfortable seats in the sky, excellent bed too. Ergomomics of design outstanding with really useful storage space. Service also excellent, though plane half empty which always helps.

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   20 June 2008  by Scott Boswell

The upper deck is the place to be! I sat in 62k, which has to be the best seat in the house as you arent disturbed by anyone the person sitting next to you trying to get out of their "shell". There is no real restriction on seat pitch in this seat as the next closest seat to you is probably a good 8 feet away! Food and service was fantastic. Staff attentive.

BRITISH AIRWAYS FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   20 June 2008  by William Ireton

Three personal lights including reading lights not functioning at my seat (4A). Inflight service cursory at best, pretty much unresponsive to my predicament. Settled in to sleep, but found the seats inferior to first class pods on Japanese carriers.

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   20 June 2008  by S Wilson

Old Club World flat bed seats on 7 hour flight LHR-AUH but still perfectly adequate. Helps to pre- select good seat in advance. I like the facing backwards configuration at windows, though was glad no one was in the adjacent seat for the uncomfortable "facing each other" experience for takeoff and landing with the silly "fan" privacy screen. This has been vastly improved on the NCW product. Otherwise seat comfortable ,though footrest was noticeably lower than the seat when fully reclined (and footrest wouldn't raise). Only complaint is narrowness when fully reclined, but again this has been addressed somewhat in NCW. Will look forward to 777 fleet being updated with NCW.

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   16 June 2008  by Maggie Wieting

JFK-LHR-JFK. Updated Review (multiple). While this specific transatlantic route -- New York-London -- has become somewhat more of a routine - must fly Club World at minimum four times (segments) and Club Europe six times per year on BA as an executive club member having done so for over 9 years now - choosing BA over domestic U.S. carriers offering sub-par service is simply incomparable, immeasurable to BA. When stellar service equals value in this industry - not price - time and time again, BA wins for this reason. Would you rather wake up 7+ hours later feeling groggy constantly shifting in your seat, or feeling completely relaxed with undisturbed sleep, in a quiet cabin with carefully prepared meals from flight crew that actually smile at you? To me the answer is simple, which gives me joy to write these reviews. I even participated in several in-flight surveys with pleasure on their Heathrow to Beijing and Heathrow to Marrakech segments. When airlines do it right, it should be known. Too many times, you hear of airlines "behaving badly," or offering risky standards, BA's flight crews win each time. With the upcoming "open skies" agreement, I hope travelers will finally make their claims known, and see, feel and know the difference through another memorable BA experience. One negative, of course would be, when will their ground staff finally get things right?

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   16 June 2008  by Steve Forsythe

LHR-LAX-PHX-LHR. This was my first time in the New Club seats and I was very impressed. True, they weren't terribly wide but as the arm rests lower as your seat reclines it meant you could stretch out a bit and it made for a good few hours shut eye. Cabin crew very nice and maybe too attentive but the drink is free after all. As a previous reveiwer has said, I too love Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport but the lounge is a bit pokey and I prefer to have a couple of beers downstairs in the bar. All in all, a very nice way to travel.

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   11 June 2008  by Stuart Fountain

TPA-LGW Seat 2A - Still no sign of the "new" Club World" seats but still a lot better than most business class seats. In seat entertainment controls broken so was able to get several hours sleep. At 6'+ still able to get comfortable when fully flat. Missed breakfast on board but was able to catch-up in the arrivals lounge after a shower etc.

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   1 June 2008  by B Edwards

New business class flat bed is much better than the old one. Better privacy and enough length (at least for me at 6’1”). TV is good and I like the drawer for your bits and bobs. But you still have to climb over you neighbor legs if you are not on the isle (or have them climb over you if you are). Big problem for me, though, is that there are still too many bad seats in the Club World cabin. I would hate to occupy one of the middle – it looks like you and your neighbor are in a box! And what is BA playing at by not letting you select your seat ahead of check-in. I checked-in online 15 minutes before the official start time and had a choice of exactly one other seat! So it’s too much of a lottery. BA used to set the standard. It was playing catch-up with its latest business refresh, and it didn’t get there IMHO.