Q's about BA's "World Traveler Plus"

[DP]

I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
the triple air miles. A few questions:

Is the upgrade worth the extra $$$? Is the extra room enough to make a
long-legged person comfortable? (I'm a six-footer, and it's all
leg...)

Right now, with taxes, the flight I want, in that class, is just under
$1,000. Is that a good price, or should I hold out and hope the price
drops? My trip isn't until late November.

Thanks in advance...

[mrtravel]

DP wrote:

> I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
> flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
> the triple air miles. A few questions:
>
> Is the upgrade worth the extra $$$? Is the extra room enough to make a
> long-legged person comfortable? (I'm a six-footer, and it's all
> leg...)

How much is the price difference for your flights?
Are you willing to spend this much for that much more space?

[Not the Karl Orff]

In article >,
(DP) wrote:

> I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
> flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
> the triple air miles. A few questions:
>
> Is the upgrade worth the extra $$$? Is the extra room enough to make a
> long-legged person comfortable? (I'm a six-footer, and it's all
> leg...)
>
> Right now, with taxes, the flight I want, in that class, is just under
> $1,000. Is that a good price, or should I hold out and hope the price
> drops? My trip isn't until late November.

personally. I'd go on AA. BA's WT+ ain't that good but is only good
because WT is unimaginably horrible.

[Whytoi]

In article >, Not
the Karl Orff > wrote:

> In article >,
> (DP) wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
> > flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
> > the triple air miles. A few questions:
> >
> > Is the upgrade worth the extra $$$? Is the extra room enough to make a
> > long-legged person comfortable? (I'm a six-footer, and it's all
> > leg...)
> >
> > Right now, with taxes, the flight I want, in that class, is just under
> > $1,000. Is that a good price, or should I hold out and hope the price
> > drops? My trip isn't until late November.
>
> personally. I'd go on AA. BA's WT+ ain't that good but is only good
> because WT is unimaginably horrible.

I am not sure about that. WT+ in a mid position b/n regular economy and
business. The seat is certain much nicer and has the space and
equipment eg. In-flight power socket, for work. I can't imagine how AA
(a N American airline) can be competitive with BA's offering.

[Christopher]

World Traveller Plus does give both extra legroom [sufficient for a 6
footer] and the perception of extra width plus some IFE goodies and a decent
legrest. I'm not sure that it's worth the extra that BA sometimes try to
charge but the triple miles would help.

With the armrest design, having an empty seat next to you would not help as
the Premium seat armrest is fixed - so if the aircraft was fairly empty in
economy you would be able to sleep horizontal by lifting the armrest.



"Whytoi" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Not
> the Karl Orff > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > (DP) wrote:
> >
> > > I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
> > > flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
> > > the triple air miles. A few questions:
> > >
> > > Is the upgrade worth the extra $$$? Is the extra room enough to make a
> > > long-legged person comfortable? (I'm a six-footer, and it's all
> > > leg...)
> > >
> > > Right now, with taxes, the flight I want, in that class, is just under
> > > $1,000. Is that a good price, or should I hold out and hope the price
> > > drops? My trip isn't until late November.
> >
> > personally. I'd go on AA. BA's WT+ ain't that good but is only good
> > because WT is unimaginably horrible.
>
> I am not sure about that. WT+ in a mid position b/n regular economy and
> business. The seat is certain much nicer and has the space and
> equipment eg. In-flight power socket, for work. I can't imagine how AA
> (a N American airline) can be competitive with BA's offering.

[ramraideruk]

"DP" > wrote in message
...
> I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
> flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
> the triple air miles. A few questions:
>
> Is the upgrade worth the extra $$$? Is the extra room enough to make a
> long-legged person comfortable? (I'm a six-footer, and it's all
> leg...)
>
> Right now, with taxes, the flight I want, in that class, is just under
> $1,000. Is that a good price, or should I hold out and hope the price
> drops? My trip isn't until late November.
>
> Thanks in advance...

I just checked out the BA website. If you book it at www.ba.com it's about
$900. I've found it very difficult to find any consolidators that allow you
to book in premium economy though

[Jason Hobbs King]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 15:05:56 +0100, "ramraideruk"
> wrote:

>"DP" > wrote in message
...
>> I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
>> flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
>> the triple air miles. A few questions:

>I just checked out the BA website. If you book it at www.ba.com it's about
>$900. I've found it very difficult to find any consolidators that allow you
>to book in premium economy though

Noting that the the query was about an ex- LAX flight, there are
several consolidators in the UK that sell WT+, like Flight Centre and
Bridge the World to name a couple.

Have just booked a WT+ fare to Australia where one could "upgrade" for
GBP200 LHR-SIN and/or GBP150 SIN-MEL and vice versa.


Cheers,

Jason.

[DP]

Thanks, everyone, for the replies. Sounds like there's no clear winner
in this race...so if I can swing the extra $$$ easily, I'll spring for
the extra legroom, but if not, I'll just hope I get an empty seat next
to me!



Jason Hobbs King > wrote in message >...
> On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 15:05:56 +0100, "ramraideruk"
> > wrote:
>
> >"DP" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I'm thinking of paying for World Traveler Plus seats on a direct
> >> flight from LAX to LHR, both for the extra comfort and so I can get
> >> the triple air miles. A few questions:
>
> >I just checked out the BA website. If you book it at www.ba.com it's about
> >$900. I've found it very difficult to find any consolidators that allow you
> >to book in premium economy though
>
> Noting that the the query was about an ex- LAX flight, there are
> several consolidators in the UK that sell WT+, like Flight Centre and
> Bridge the World to name a couple.
>
> Have just booked a WT+ fare to Australia where one could "upgrade" for
> GBP200 LHR-SIN and/or GBP150 SIN-MEL and vice versa.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jason.

[Not the Karl Orff]

In article >,
(DP) wrote:

> Thanks, everyone, for the replies. Sounds like there's no clear winner
> in this race...so if I can swing the extra $$$ easily, I'll spring for
> the extra legroom, but if not, I'll just hope I get an empty seat next
> to me!

If you don;t have the extra cas, go for AA. AA has non-stop LHR-LAX
service.

[mrtravel]

Not the Karl Orff wrote:

> In article >,
> (DP) wrote:
>
>
>>Thanks, everyone, for the replies. Sounds like there's no clear winner
>>in this race...so if I can swing the extra $$$ easily, I'll spring for
>>the extra legroom, but if not, I'll just hope I get an empty seat next
>>to me!
>
>
> If you don;t have the extra cas, go for AA. AA has non-stop LHR-LAX
> service.

Agreed and these flights do have MRTC

[Kenneth Litwak]

May I ask what "MRTC" is? Thanks.

Ken

mrtravel wrote:

> Not the Karl Orff wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > (DP) wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Thanks, everyone, for the replies. Sounds like there's no clear winner
> >>in this race...so if I can swing the extra $$$ easily, I'll spring for
> >>the extra legroom, but if not, I'll just hope I get an empty seat next
> >>to me!
> >
> >
> > If you don;t have the extra cas, go for AA. AA has non-stop LHR-LAX
> > service.
>
> Agreed and these flights do have MRTC

[mrtravel]

Kenneth Litwak wrote:
> May I ask what "MRTC" is? Thanks.
>

More Room Throughout Coach
More legroom for every economy seat on the flight.