thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I flew to JFK with Virgin a couple of weeks ago and PE was no better for litter than economy. Always wonder why people treat their space on a plane like a pig sty
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I flew to JFK with Virgin a couple of weeks ago and PE was no better for litter than economy. Always wonder why people treat their space on a plane like a pig sty
Disabled benefits stretch along way these days.........
The Spanish
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Premium economy is the worst value for money cabin in the sky. It’s only worth it if you are relatively high status with BA and it will take you to the next cabin up if there is an op-up. But even then that’s a long shot. Would never book premium economy personally. Skint and fly economy, flush fly club world. The middle ground isn’t worth it.
I say this as a parent of 3, people who take under 4’s on long haul flights are selfish, selfish to the children, selfish to their relationship, selfish to other passengers and selfish to the poor people that have to clear their rubbish up!
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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Oh my god. I took 3 kids to Australia when they were 2,4 and 6, there was no rubbish to pick up and when we got off at KL the people behind said how good the kids were and they didn't realise we had kids there. The second flight from KL to Sydney they slept the whole way.
I have done many many flights with my kids with no complaints or rubbish. Maybe your post says more about you and your parenting!
thedonkeycentrehalf
Retired
- Jul 7, 2003
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Trust me, most of the rubbish on my flight to JFK was left behind by adults - this wasn't a flight full of kids. Newspapers, magazines, water bottles, food wrappers, etc. The cabin crew even come around to collect your rubbish before landing so there is no excuse for it.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Hard to argue with that, children being well behaved seems to be abnormal these days. There is no reason well brought up children should cause problems to other passengers. Maybe the occasional little issue but most are allowed to be brats in my experience
Yup......people seem to think it’s ok to chuck rubbish on the floor....does my head in. On a recent flight I was on, a lady opposite me (in business) spent 15 minutes wiping every conceivable surface with wipes, then chucked the wipes on the floor.
alfredmizen
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- Mar 11, 2015
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well that was helpful.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
What a nasty comment , sums you up to a tee
Mr Smggles
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Some right snobby wankers on this thread, but you win the award for being the biggest prick.
Maybe your post says more about your inability to detect a fishing expedition, I knew I’d catch one Lilly Liver’d daddy, I bet you love mums.net? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Agreed, the current holder of the award [MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] can present it?
And the view today from the Club World Lounge.
#badfan
#willbeatthesouthamptoneflcgame
And the view today from the Club World Lounge.
#badfan
#willbeatthesouthamptoneflcgame
How the other half live eh? Economy was great yesterday BTW. Had a kid in the window seat in my row who behaved perfectly. Maybe Indians just parent better than middle class Brits?
I was offered a paid upgrade for £200 on the 'BA app which I declined. Got to Bangalore and was offered an upgrade when I checked in. Not a free upgrade however. I was quoted a price in Rs that, when I converted it, came to about £250. No thank you again..
As per above post, had a nice peaceful flight in Economy with no dramas at all. I suppose it helped that it was an all-daytime flight though.
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Agreed they do! As an honest working class man who works at Tesco I save hard for my holidays
kingcole
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In an ideal world I woulc agree, but the abonomal current CW seating on BA has literally no space for storage or surfaces. The drawer in the only thing and that’s inaccessable if the seat is a bed. Yes we have the table, but that has to be stowed for landing. So where is one supposed to put their rubbish?
Caravan park and a business class trip abroad within two weeks of each other. Are you the bloke who doctors their accounts to make them look profitable? I thought an education at one of our city's finest comprehensives would do you better than Tescos though. It has for most in my year....
kingcole
Well-known member
The Op-up with status thing isn’t always true. I’ve been all tiers over the years within the BA Exec club and I can honesntly say as a gold I never got an op up. I did as blue and bronze (one 2 cabins).
That being said, golds do get upgraded, but I’ve not been lucky. There is some argument that there is little point BA upgrading the regulars as it would stop them paying for it, but an occasional traveller might be swayed to book the higher cabin next time......
There is a great online tool called Expert Flyer. If you are considering booking WTP with the remote hope of an upgrade, it’s worth checking Experty Flyer for the loads in each cabin.
As WTP is the smallest cabin on the plane and there are often twice as many Business class seats, this is clearly the cabin that Op Ups most often happen from.
If you can see on the BA website that there have say 4 seats left in WTP but when you check on Expert Flyer you can see it’s full, you know for certaintly there will be Op Ups. Clearly in this instance a less than full Business Cabin is ideal!
Expert Flyer is a subscription service but for the odd request, I’ll happily check a particular flight for someone.
WTP can be a godsend if chasing status in the next tier. New York for example rewards 80 tier points in the WTP (whether a cheapy or flex) where as the cheapest economy seat is 20, maybe less. 600 Tier Points is the magic number for silver which grants you and a guest lounge acesss, free seat selection at booking and an earning rate of 50% more avios plus other token benefits like business class check in, even when in economy.