First interior shots of the new British Airways A350, including Club Suite business class

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• Nick says:

  27 Jun27 June 05:51

  Could the entire design team and approval board have all been colour-blind? Oh so grey………

  • gibbbooooo says:

    27 Jun27 June 09:51

    nope – just cheap!

    • David says:

      27 Jun27 June 11:43

      Does brightly-coloured plastic cost more than grey plastic? It would seem an odd place for Ryanair to invest so heavily…

• BJ says:

  27 Jun27 June 06:00

  A few years ago somebody commented on here that existing CW was like flying in a toilet cubicle, curious what they would make of this. Personally, I think it looks quite impressive, I would certainly like it flying solo, less so as a couple or family group. I agree on colour scheme, would have much preferred cream and brown, it feels more relaxing. Unsure if mood lighting helps, I’m not a fan of it except that it is an improvement on lights on/off at the whim of the cabin crew. I think WTP is disappointing, not much of an improvement over WT ither than pitch an d recline. I wish they would put more effort into persuading people who usually fly business that WTP is good enough for a daytime flight, a leg rest would make a big difference. This looks much the same as new LH premium Y, maybe a little more comfortable. Seats on both look very slim and lack if contours and lumber support is disappointing.

  • Thomas says:

    27 Jun27 June 07:09

    For me the problem with WTP is the recline-to-pitch ratio – the seats recline way too far back for how close they are to the seat in front. Flights in WTP – especially daytime ones – can be ruined the moment the passenger in front decides to fully recline, with their head practically on your lap and those few inches in pitch gained from economy suddenly lost. The only way to deal with it is it fully recline yourself, which starts the prem economy dominos cascading back through the cabin (which i guess is expected on night flights). But good luck trying to get out a non isle seat with everyone reclined in front.

    • BJ says:

      27 Jun27 June 07:33

      The AF version is probably a better option for day flights where the hard shell comes at the expense of proper recline.

    • TokyoFan says:

      27 Jun27 June 08:02

      Absolutely spot-on!

• The Original Nick says:

  27 Jun27 June 06:08

  Looks like they’re using Panasonic screens too.

  • Rob says:

    27 Jun27 June 08:56

    Not 4K which seems a mistake.

    • insider says:

      27 Jun27 June 09:09

      do you really need 4K on screens that small?

      • Rob says:

        27 Jun27 June 11:16

        Not sure, but other airlines are doing it.

• Gerry H says:

  27 Jun27 June 06:16

  The screens almost look like CRT Monitors! Cathode Ray Tube. Hardly slimline.

  • Nick says:

    27 Jun27 June 06:43

    They don’t NEED to be slimline – they don’t fold away; they’re actually part of the seat structure/strength. Trust me, this seat is infinitely better than much of the competition. And the colour scheme is subdued yet classy.

    And ‘he’ got them from an internal communication sent out to all staff yesterday…

• Paul says:

  27 Jun27 June 06:17

  Putting aside the fact that it’s years late it just look dull and boring! It might be the colour scheme or it might be the dormitory like feeling of the club world shot. It’ hard to put my finger on it. But there is nothing exciting about these shots!
  It’s incredible that today BA have even made premium travel feel mundane, ordinary and cheap. Quite unlike their fares.

• ChrisC says:

  27 Jun27 June 06:44

  Grey is fine with me.

  If there was any colour people would soon complain that it was the wrong shade or BA was trying to control their minds via colour.

• Ian says:

  27 Jun27 June 06:57

  “you can see one World Traveller seat at the back where the poor passenger is going to get his legs banged by every bag, trolley and person”

  Might even be a woman who is unfortunate enough to sit in that seat too. You never know.

  • John says:

    27 Jun27 June 07:54

    They might have no legs at all

    • David says:

      27 Jun27 June 11:45

      Or arms…

      • Sussex Bantam says:

        27 Jun27 June 13:02

        Its just a flesh wound..

        • David says:

          27 Jun27 June 16:30

          Bravo

        • Charlieface says:

          27 Jun27 June 19:50

          We’ll call it a draw

• Roger says:

  27 Jun27 June 07:35

  Is there any confirmed date for LHR-MAD rota?

  • Rob says:

    27 Jun27 June 08:54

    No.

  • The Jetset Boyz says:

    5 Jul5 July 07:29

    The dates and flights have been confirmed for BA’s A350 LHR-MAD familiarisation flights. For August and September, starting 6th August:

    Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri – BA464/BA465
    Thu, Sat, Sun – BA456/457 and BA464/BA465

    A couple of dates are non-operational due to training and other requirements.

    • Rob says:

      5 Jul5 July 08:31

      Is it showing on ba.com? These were BA’s draft internal dates but were still subject to adjustment up until they went into the timetable, which is why we have not mentioned it.

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