BA "classes"

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Hi

Has anyone travelled in all or any of the four classes long haul. If so, which is the best value in your opinion?

There's not a massive price difference between economy and premium economy but then quite a big leap to club and then first.

Am I better sucking up economy and then having more money for the holiday?

(For ref: London to Las Vegas)

Thanks

I hate hate hate the seats in virgin upper class. I don’t understand the point of a lie flat bed that you have to get out of to convert.

@Cookerhood that’s interesting - if I was going on holiday I think I’d do the opposite! Enjoy club during the day, drink, eat, nap and arrive excited about my hols and then fly economy overnight on way back. It’d be grim but I’d take some melatonin and drink a few glasses of wine and hope for best.

I've only flown economy, but BA economy on their long haul planes is more comfortable than budget airlines. Mine was just a 4 hour flight mind (but apparently the plane was one they usually use for their Atlantic routes).

Club is good. Premium economy is ok, but check the route and plane. Absolutely not worth it on older aircrafts. if you want to treat yourself, but are on a budget, fly premium there and club back. It will be cheaper to fly back to the UK in club. I think the planes they use transatlantic are newer too so if you do premium on the way there it will be worth it. Similar seat size, and not much more leg room, but it's a quieter cabin which does it for me

I’ve travelled allot for work in all the premium cabins and my main advice would be avoid BA- especially in Vegas routes which have the oldest planes... virgin is significantly better for that route albeit less services (virgin proper not codeshare delta flight)
For anywhere else in world the Middle easy nation carriers are amazing - Emirates, Qatar (q suite is immense), then Asia- Singapore / Cathay and further afield air New Zealand who were so very lovely and genuine service too

Have a look on seat guru for configurations etc I don't like old planes like the 777 and I prefer airbus to Boeing. I will always avoid a 777 or a 767 I find them the least comfortable with the least amount of amenities in club. If you get the choice of the 787 take it, it's new and really lovely to fly club in.

Middle Eastern are better than ba club class definitely but we either use avios or go with the cheapest carrier which suits us timing wise. Honestly ba business is great in my experience, especially as I'm either using avios or its the cheapest, best option.

I’ve travelled allot for work in all the premium cabins and my main advice would be avoid BA- especially in Vegas routes which have the oldest planes..

Historically that might well have been true but in this Covid/post covid world it has all changed.

BA's venerable 747s (that were regularly used by BA on the LHR-LAS route) have all gone to the scrapheap, some of their older 777's that were also often used on that route and many other routes have also bitten the dust.

BA took delivery of some new 777-300s hulls in the last few months and also they have a large and growing fleet of brandish new 787's and many even newer A350's.

@laughoutquiet

Has anyone travelled in all or any of the four classes long haul. If so, which is the best value in your opinion?

Be aware that if you are looking LHR/LGW-LAS with BA then pre-Covid First Class was often not an option since as I recall it the route was often operated by one of BA's three Class" 777's (i.e. fitted with Club, Economy plus, and Economy cabins).

In any event everything is moot, pending, fingers crossed, a post-Covid rebuild of BA's operation and route network. AFAIK at the moment whilst you can actually book LHR-LAS with BA it's not a non stop service, it's a flight change (e.g. at Miami) onto an American Airlines Flight.

Good Luck.