BA or Westjet to London?
Hi I'm looking at BA or Westjet YVR to the UK next year, premium economy. BA is quite a lot cheaper but you seem to get more features with Westjet plus it seems to be a 787 and BA is a 777. Has anyone flown these routes recently and have a view or any advice? Thank you!
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Re: BA or Westjet to London?
Originally Posted by Snowy560
(Post 13131955)
Hi I'm looking at BA or Westjet YVR to the UK next year, premium economy. BA is quite a lot cheaper but you seem to get more features with Westjet plus it seems to be a 787 and BA is a 777. Has anyone flown these routes recently and have a view or any advice? Thank you!
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Re: BA or Westjet to London?
Originally Posted by Snowy560
(Post 13131955)
Hi I'm looking at BA or Westjet YVR to the UK next year, premium economy. BA is quite a lot cheaper but you seem to get more features with Westjet plus it seems to be a 787 and BA is a 777. Has anyone flown these routes recently and have a view or any advice? Thank you!
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Re: BA or Westjet to London?
Hi thanks for your replies. BA is significantly cheaper than Westjet or AC for premium economy but looking at the features I don't think BA's are as many. LHR or LGW doesn't make much difference. We are going to North East London. I'm a little fussy about the plane, airline fleet age etc.
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Re: BA or Westjet to London?
Originally Posted by Snowy560
(Post 13132044)
Hi thanks for your replies. BA is significantly cheaper than Westjet or AC for premium economy but looking at the features I don't think BA's are as many. LHR or LGW doesn't make much difference. We are going to North East London. I'm a little fussy about the plane, airline fleet age etc.
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It seems like the majority of BA 777s got updated WT+ in 2018 but the update also included a change to the seat layout to 2-4-2. It seems like the YVR flight is one of the newer WT+ cabins and 8 seats across means the seat is going to be narrower than the old WT+ layout. Westjet is 2-3-2 so is likely to be roomier. I think the meal service etc.. on BA is likely better product though. I personally prefer flying on 777.
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Thanks for both your replies. I take on board that BA will have more rebookable flights in case of cancellation. And that Westjet could be roomier with the seat configuration. But some 777s are surely getting a bit old now aren't they?! And yes BA is quite a bit cheaper for the same dates. So about two thirds of the Westjet or Air Canada price.
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Re: BA or Westjet to London?
Originally Posted by Snowy560
(Post 13132102)
Thanks for both your replies. I take on board that BA will have more rebookable flights in case of cancellation. And that Westjet could be roomier with the seat configuration. But some 777s are surely getting a bit old now aren't they?! And yes BA is quite a bit cheaper for the same dates. So about two thirds of the Westjet or Air Canada price.
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Yes quite a lot of money. Significantly more than the $200 you mentioned. I think you have to pay extra for seat selection though with either option. On BA I think that is quite a lot.
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Re: BA or Westjet to London?
Originally Posted by Snowy560
(Post 13132102)
Thanks for both your replies. I take on board that BA will have more rebookable flights in case of cancellation. And that Westjet could be roomier with the seat configuration. But some 777s are surely getting a bit old now aren't they?! And yes BA is quite a bit cheaper for the same dates. So about two thirds of the Westjet or Air Canada price.
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BA used to fly very old 747s on the YVR LHR route. They weren't very clean I remember.
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Re: BA or Westjet to London?
Originally Posted by Snowy560
(Post 13132250)
BA used to fly very old 747s on the YVR LHR route. They weren't very clean I remember.
I wonder how the cabin service compares? Last time I flew with AC (2020) it was a carboard box containing a few snacks but this was pandemic policy. |
Re: BA or Westjet to London?
We booked BA in the end as the difference in price between the airlines was quite large. My husband wants to go into Heathrow.
Thanks for all your responses. |
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