EVERYONE is WRONG about BA Club World Business Class | A380 Upper Deck in 2024

British Airways Club World Business Class A380 Upper Deck 2024 trip report and review. I believe this is one of the most underrated business class products out there. Whilst it does have limitations, I find it great for sleeping and one of the best business class seat layouts for couples. Follow our journey, and let me know what you think!

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[rexgold]

Johnny Ginger is lovely drink to have. I do like the club world seats where you are travelling as a couple but do prefer the privacy of the club suite. Great video..

[specialfloorchocolate]

Agreed it is great for couples and families. Still a bit worn and not enough storage, but not huge deal breakers for me.

[robbieross]

I agree that the old business class club world is actually very good if you can secure a window seat and if travelling with a partner then it’s very sociable to be facing each other albeit at an angle. And if you’re not, then there is always the privacy divide anyway. Also like the fact that your legs are completely unrestricted when turning the seat into a flat bed unlike with the new club suite. Everything else remains identical anyway, same meal service and all the rest of it so not sure why so many people need to make such a song and dance about it. I travel long haul often and if im booked on a flight with the old style it makes no difference to me personally. I suppose the only thing is the cabin has started to look a little tired and dated, but I can live with that.

[peterfeeney]

Interested in your choice of seats. I have read other reports that these sometimes suffer from noise of meals being prepared in the galley and noise of FA's chattering while passengers are sleeping - did you have any such issues? Peter

[LoyaltyLlama]

Really good video! And I absolutely agree with the title. Last year I tried both the new and the old cabin on different legs of the same trip. The latter was also a window seat on the A380 and I loved it even as a solo traveller: much more comfortable for sleeping than the club suites and also once the divider is raised, it feels super private.

So yeah, the old club world may not be perfect but it definitely has its pros.

[vahinewahine]

hi there! loved this video. would you mind commenting if someone has to climb over your legs when you're reclined, in order to access the aisle? i keep hearing this is a significant problem, but I guess it depends on how often someone has to get up. I think that's my only concern.

[Serena_]

I flew Qsuite last month, but next month I will be in old club world from LHR-HND. My good lord, I have been spoiled with Qatar, how could I put up with BA hospitality for over 14 hrs flight.

[zaphod]

Who did you call to do the upgrade? Was it the BAEC line or the dedicated BA Holidays number?

[rrewy]

Looked a pretty good flight although the food presentation could be better believe BA have anounced this week a major interior upgrade which is to include the 380, which are definitely showing their age. Do you know if you still get tier points if you are using part cash part avios?

[mxyzptlyk]

We've flown the BA A380 in Business Class and at the time we wondered how they could possibly make the layout worse - especially the aisle seat. We've still not come up with an answer. The catering is a joke compared to the ME3.

[Minecraft-ueux]

I was once booking a flight in Club from MIA-LHR-DXB and decided to call up for some reason. The guy on the phone quoted me the economy fare (Using Avios). What a steal!

[patsman]

Great video, Thanks for sharing. Hard to believe how difficult it looks to get out of a window seat when aisle passenger has their footrest down. How does that work in the middle of the night?

[travelwithrussell]

I cannot afford economy never mind this lol love the video thank you xx

[brian]

Just as well that the technical equipment on the flight deck on B.A works alot better, than the IFE equipment in the passenger cabin, great flight review there Charles as always., i like your background music too!✈👍

[OhNoER]

How big is the overhead bin in business class in the upper deck of a BA A380?

[mmmch]

yeah some aerosols do set off the smoke detectors in airplane toilets. hope you didn't get questioned when you landed. some airlines/places make a big fuss of it.

[DPWestMids-uc]

Nice report Charles. Good call on that bulkhead window seat for aisle access and the extra storage on the A380. Storage in that one drawer provided is abysmal as you say. Do you know I must have flown that seat 25 times and I never knew that the footrest had two heights!
Travelling as a couple the old seats have a lot of plusses, we have flown middle two Club Suites and you are just too far apart to talk easily. The extra space and storage however I think edge it for the Club Suite but not by much. David.

[HRuiz-ktui]

Great review! Thanks so much!
You: Spraying deodorant in the toilet and causing the fire alarm to buzz
World: 😮 Wait, there are people that still use aerosol deodorant?!! 😳
😂😂🤣🤣

[gunvaldsandhaland]

I AN NOT WRONG ABOOUT BRIISHT AIRWAYS A380 2-3-2 UPPER DECK.LOVER DECK 3-4-3 .TO HELL WITH BA.Great Video

[mottyk]

This is probably the worst or second to worst business class product on the market for a major airline (BA, Lufthansa, Swiss) the final slap in the face is they make you pay to pick your seat