Inside the converted Club Suite of British Airways premium business cabin
British Airways is on a mission to revamp its transatlantic flight and lounge experience.
The first piece is the redesign of the premium business cabin Club Suite. While originally completed in 2020, BA is currently scrambling to revitalize the popular business travel corridor between New York and London since the pandemic began. The Club Suite was first available for premium business travelers on flights between London and Dubai, Toronto, Tel Aviv and Bangalore.
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The upgraded cabin layout offers direct aisle access and a suite door for increased privacy, while maintaining the high level of comfort with White Company linens and a more comfortable flatbed seat in a one-two-one configuration in each row.
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BA installed 56 new Club Suites across its fleet on Airbus A350 aircraft. The A350 Edition’s cabin layout is designed to promote a sense of well-being, space and tranquility with high ceilings and ambient lighting to reflect adjustments to the time of day and outside light while reducing noise levels.
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The side table has been expanded by 40% more storage space, including vanity unit and mirror. BA also touts that its “custom” table is designed for both dining and working. There are PC and USB ports in every seat and perhaps most importantly, BA has one of the lowest fares for in-flight WiFi, ranging from £4.99 (about $5.60) to 21 £.99 ($25) is flight and internet access.
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When not working, each suite has an 18.5” HD screen for inflight entertainment.
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Airplane food isn’t always special — until it is. The carrier is trying a new food and beverage service.
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The second item on the airline’s roadmap is that British Airways is moving terminals at its New York City base this winter, moving from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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The airline says T8 will be redesigned to improve customer experience, starting with new check-in counters and lounges. The experience upgrade continues after security with a new lounge worthy of the expense of business travel and first-class travel, with exponentially more seating, a much brighter ambiance with higher ceilings and social-distancing-friendly spacing between tables and chairs and even a champagne bar.
The new T8, which will also be home to OneWorld partner American Airlines, will launch with a soft opening beginning November 17, with a full move-in by the end of December.
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