British Airways A350-1000 Club Suite business class LONDON-DUBAI

The A350 cabin is bright and the overhead lockers have been designed so there’s plenty of headroom BACKGROUND This was the inaugural Heathrow-Dubai flight for British Airways’ A350-1000, which features the carrier’s new Club Suite business class seating. I had previously flown on the aircraft to Madrid but this was the opportunity to experience the product on a long-haul, seven-hour service. BA has ordered 18 A350-1000s, to arrive by 2022. It has 331 seats – 219 economy, 56 premium economy and 56 business class. Much of the long-haul fleet will eventually get the new seats, although it isn’t going to happen quickly. CHECK-IN I arrived at Heathrow T5 at 0945 for my 1250 departure on BA107. Check-in was swift and I was quickly airside. I used the lounge in the main terminal…

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2019

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