BA premium economy

rosiebun3 · 1 Dec 18, 10:34 PM

We have never flown with BA or paid for PE.
We tend to buy extra leg room seats for return journey to allow more space to get comfortable when ‘ sleeping’
I have found a good price with BA today Ł1119 for 2 adults direct with BA return flight PE outbound economy.
Do people think
This is a good price? I thought it was.
Is PE worth the extra, is the leg room/ space worth it ? We could do the trip for about Ł300 less without PE

LLamb · 1 Dec 18, 11:34 PM

For me PE would have to be less than Ł100 each one way.
Ł150 each is pretty standard (depending on when you flying, busy time etc)
We have done it a few times and paid Ł60 VA, TC Ł70

As to is it worth it, this is totally up to you. Some people can’t/won’t go in economy and need the extra space for comfort.
The food from the us is still awful, extra case is handy. It is still economy just slightly better. Depends if you could use the Ł300 on something else.

For our flight with BA next May it was Ł100 extra when we booked. Left it for now but will keep checking.

Guest · 2 Dec 18, 01:21 PM

I think that is a good price. PE provides about an extra 6 inches of seat pitch which I think makes a huge difference.

happytraveller · 2 Dec 18, 01:37 PM

We were upgraded to this for free last year and I have to say, it was wonderful. I honestly felt it made a world of difference to me. I would pay a bit more if it were reasonable, but because I’m always on a tight budget, it doesn’t fall within my margins. But if it were to fall within budget, I’d spend a bit extra.

Originally Posted by Claudette

I think that is a good price. PE provides about an extra 6 inches of seat pitch which I think makes a huge difference.

400ixl · 3 Dec 18, 10:01 AM

PE on BA is worth it as their economy seat size and pitch is about the worst in class, so anything to make a BA flight bearable.

Food and service is still on just passable in PE compared to others though.

I'd still look at other airlines first though.

malt1977 · 4 Dec 18, 07:50 AM

Sounds expensive to me, I’d be expecting it so come in at about Ł800. To be honest though, this is based on my using a BA Amex companion voucher that got us return flights coming back PE for Ł450 for the pair of us.

I must add, that we live in Jersey and the flights are cheaper that if you live on the mainland...I now understand why people do boomerang flights.

Guest · 4 Dec 18, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by malt1977

Sounds expensive to me, I’d be expecting it so come in at about Ł800. To be honest though, this is based on my using a BA Amex companion voucher that got us return flights coming back PE for Ł450 for the pair of us.

I must add, that we live in Jersey and the flights are cheaper that if you live on the mainland...I now understand why people do boomerang flights.

You would be lucky to get economy both ways for Ł800 for two people.

Your payment is for tax only, it is not really comparable.

Stevelovesfl · 4 Dec 18, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by malt1977

Sounds expensive to me, I’d be expecting it so come in at about Ł800. To be honest though, this is based on my using a BA Amex companion voucher that got us return flights coming back PE for Ł450 for the pair of us.

I must add, that we live in Jersey and the flights are cheaper that if you live on the mainland...I now understand why people do boomerang flights.

What flights did you book?

2 Dec 18, 01:21 PM	#3
	2 Dec 18, 01:21 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	I think that is a good price. PE provides about an extra 6 inches of seat pitch which I think makes a huge difference.

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	3 Dec 18, 10:01 AM 400ixl Imagineer
400ixl Imagineer Join Date: Mar 12	PE on BA is worth it as their economy seat size and pitch is about the worst in class, so anything to make a BA flight bearable. Food and service is still on just passable in PE compared to others though. I'd still look at other airlines first though.