EXCLUSIVE: Launch information for Club Europe on British Airways domestic flights

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• Ian says:

  17 Feb17 February 15:26

  BAEC Avios: Domestic (U) to First long haul (Z)
  but in March!

  • JAXBA says:

    18 Feb18 February 05:16

    U was already a booking code used, it just won’t be a CE code at the time you fly. The aircraft will still only be one cabin

    • Joe says:

      19 Feb19 February 00:47

      Eh…I know. The article makes it very clear the service begins in April.

      Whats your point caller?

• BA Sucks says:

  17 Feb17 February 16:00

  I’m trying not to be negative about this change, however: this is another gold benefit gone – bye bye row one. Remember: seat pitch has been reduced on all other rows. Behind the curtain, there is no distinction now between low cost carriers and BA, except BA have not, and more than likely will not, reduce their prices (e.g.: £14.99 LHR to EDI). For the regions, the only benefit of status now is ‘choose an exit row seat’. And that’s it. There is a bit more to it than just that, but I do feel that the region based flyers are being screwed a bit more by BA than the London based ones.

  • dave says:

    17 Feb17 February 16:15

    Depends how many TPs we receive for, say, GLA-LHR in future, might be a pay off.

  • gumshoe says:

    17 Feb17 February 18:04

    Would it be fair to say 2017 hasn’t been great thus far for BAEC Golds who enjoyed a G&T or three sitting in 1A on a domestic flight looking forward to retaining their status by virtue of some TP runs on AA domestic F?

    • BA Sucks says:

      17 Feb17 February 18:33

      You miss the point: if I’m travelling Club World or First, I’ll get Club Domestic anyway. I’ll get the lounge in EDI or NCL anyway. So, Gold benefit is now First lounge. Trade-off, of course, is: why fly BA Club, when I can fly other carriers business instead? And if latter, then why UK domestic? Not all of us do TP runs. And not all of us live in London. And – in the regions – we are limited pretty much to BA or KLM/Air France.

  • Alex W says:

    17 Feb17 February 22:38

    Only status benefit is exit row seats, eh? What about lounge access, extra Avios etc…?

    • BA Sucks says:

      19 Feb19 February 01:40

      But if I buy Club UK instead of economy, I’ll get lounge access at EDI or NCL or GLA. Extra Avios in CE is minimal on such a short distance. Which brings me back to original point: what is the point of maintaining loyalty with BA? The differentiator now is pretty much an exit row seat if you’re flying economy.

• Sian says:

  17 Feb17 February 16:02

  In July I have a domestic (Y) to T flight, so if this truly comes to pass we will be happy as we have quite a long layover at LHR due to a cancellation. Lounge access would be a huge bonus.

  • John says:

    17 Feb17 February 16:33

    You wouldn’t get lounge access at LHR on the back of your CE connection.

• James67 says:

  17 Feb17 February 16:21

  OT but BA: just called CS to select seats for a BKK-LHR flight in October. It wasn’t possible, agent believes this is because the aircraft deployed on the route is going to be changed. If true, it will be interesting to see whether it’s an upgrade or a downgrade.

  • Rob says:

    17 Feb17 February 16:24

    Depends what you see an upgrade or downgrade though! Some people think the 747s are leaky, creaky piles of poo, others love them – especially if upstairs. Some are crazy about the A380 because it is quiet, others find it too open. I personally like the 787 in CW but I want the small 2-row cabin in the front ….

    • James67 says:

      17 Feb17 February 16:43

      Yes, I understand and agree. I was thinking more in terms of uograding of downgrading capacity, I should have been more explicit.

• Nick says:

  17 Feb17 February 16:49

  A Z class booking connecting to long haul F or J is unlikely to convert automatically but I’d imagine a quick call would sort that-the allocation of class currently is based entirely on inventory, not a specific rule by route. It’s obviously accepted that the principle of connection class is valid, so agents will be able to move you to CE.

• Kinkell says:

  17 Feb17 February 17:06

  Where on the ticket do you find the fare class? Can’t see anything with any letters. On My Flights app, against fare Class Is UBG. (?). We are travelling INV-Lhr -Phx. CW 241 redemption, but because INV flight times are not ‘ connection ‘ friendly we are overnighting with family in London on both O/b and I/b legs.
  Thx

  • Mike says:

    17 Feb17 February 18:38

    If you go into manage my booking and open your domestic flight then select “more flight information”. You will see the selling class there. Mine is marked as x for my domestic from Glasgow to LHR followed by my F flight to Atlanta.

    • Kinkell says:

      17 Feb17 February 22:35

      Thx….checked it out. X domestic connecting to U for PHX.However, given that a year ago, when I booked, regardless of main flight, the domestic was all one class economy anyway, with no option to travel CE, surely as its all one ticket, should end up as a CE seat? Our luggage allowance for all flights is 3×32 kgs bags each. Anyway, for a 1hr+ flight it’s not a hardship…or maybe it is with the loss of my G&T !

• Kevin says:

  17 Feb17 February 17:19

  OT but someone was asking about this the other day.

  The Grain Store now shows up in the Lounge Key app (though it references Priority Pass rather than Lounge Key in the t&cs). Same deal – £15 off the bill.

• Trickster says:

  17 Feb17 February 18:47

  This will be good for next day domestic connections on CW/CE redemption flights, where, as a lowly blue, you don’t get lounge access at Heathrow.

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