What differences are there between First Class and Business Class on BA long-haul?

7/6/2016 12:25:37 AM

For a quick summary, there’s this BAEC FlyerTalk sticky which covers quite a bit in a compact fashion. If you want the full details, your best bet is the dedicated British Airways microsite on First.

On the ground, the main differences are:

  • Dedicated checkin lines (outstations) and checkin area (Heathrow / JFK), with quicker queues than Club World
  • More baggage (3 bags of up to 32kg each!)
  • Escorts through security at the “more chaotic” outstations
  • Nicer lounge almost everywhere, generally with self-pour champagne and some menu ordering of food
  • Very nice lounges (Concorde Club Room) in Heathrow and JFK, which are basically a half decent restaurant (menus, proper tables, service etc)
  • You can book into the Elemis travel spa in advance (Heathrow/JFK)
  • Quick entry to the lounge after security (Heathrow), avoiding the need to traipse through the shops to get to the lounge
  • You can bring one guest into the lounge with you (business it’s just yourself)
  • Nicer welcome drink on board
  • YouFirst

In the air:

  • Larger seat
  • Buddy seat, so two of you can sit together to talk/eat
  • When you turn your seat into a bed, they’ll add a little extra mattress, and make it up into a bed with a duvet
  • Pyjamas
  • Dine when you want – you can eat any time, not just set meal times
  • More attentive service (better crew / passenger ratios)
  • Bigger AVOD screens
  • “Loo with a view” – front toilet has a window that can be toggled between clear and opaque, so you can look out while flying

You might find this flyertalk thread on maximising the BA First experience worth a read, it explains more on maximising your use / benefit of the above.

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