Awesome seat! BA CLUB SUITE Review - 777 JFK to LHR COVID Edition

Well, we're on our way to the UK for Christmas. I booked the new British Airways Club Suite business class. My flight was originally from Newark but got switched to JFK at the last minute and I worried it actually might end up being the old business class that I would take, which would be really disappointing because that's a big step down from the new Club Suite. More on that in a minute. At JFK, British Airways has now put a wall around the first and business class check-in so you don't have to mix with the peasants. Although no lounges were open in the terminal because of the ronies, business still seemed to be functioning as usual. Capitalism, baby. Anyway, let's jump to the plane. BA boarded the plane from back to front to maximise social distancing and to my relief, it was indeed the new Club Suite. So, what do you think of your seat? Pretty good, right? This seat is a big improvement from the old and very dated Club World business class. Anyway, let me give you a tour of the seat. From that, you probably got an idea what the seat is like. The main selling points are that every seat faces forward, has direct aisle access, a 17-inch screen and on top of that, a door that closes to give you a completely enclosed suite. Kids these days do not know how good they have it. How is it? Do you like it? Now let's review the flight. You get this amenities kit which has all this stuff in it. Here's a better view of that. No drink on the ground. I think that's a service cutback because of the ronies. And yeah, you do have to wear a mask but they were pretty relaxed about it. As long as you appeared to be making an effort to wear it most of the time, they weren't mask Nazis if it slipped below your nose or if you had a long break from it while drinking and eating. And in the club suite, you're pretty socially distanced anyway. And there is a little shutter that you can close if you don't want to see the person next to you. Bye. Oh, that's my wife. I'll probably get in trouble for that. Now after takeoff, we were offered a drink. I went for a tonic water with lemon and then the food came out pretty quick. Right now, they're serving it all at once in a disposable box. No first course, main course and dessert served separately. And that's because of, you guessed it, the ronies. But the good thing is you don't need to wait for the service. Nonstop Dan complained about long wait times between courses in his review of this product. And want to know a secret? If you ask for a second helping of the main course, they actually give it to you. And yeah, I know it looks a bit like mush in this container, but the flavor was pretty good. And I really liked the chocolate mousse. It seems some people though were more interested in an alternative meal. Stop it. No. After takeoff, they kept the lights dimmed. I looked at the choice of movies and there was literally nothing I wanted to watch. Very strange. Maybe it's just me. I'm getting old or something. Anyway, I ended up watching a Red Bull documentary about free ride skiing and after that prepared for sleep. When you close the door, you have this really nice carpet type material that looks like it cancels out noise. It probably doesn't do anything, but it gives you a really cozy feeling. I turned my seat into a bed and I discovered the only bad thing I found on this flight. And that is this canyon in the middle of the bed. It's about three fingers wide and you feel it under your butt when you lie down. I felt like there needs to be a mattress pad with this seat, but nothing was provided. I solved it by stuffing my hoodie into the chasm. But seriously BA, sort that out. You have an awesome seat. Why ruin it with an uncomfortable crevasse right under your butt? Anyway, I closed my door and had a really good night's sleep. When I woke up, I felt like only a few minutes had passed, but we were already almost at our destination. I skipped breakfast. I was still full from my double meal. I played a couple of games of chess, realized I still suck at it, and prepared for landing. Well, we are just about to land in London Heathrow in about 20 minutes. And it has been a really good flight, actually. I slept really, really soundly, which is quite unusual. So the bed is a thumbs up from me, apart from that one little kind of weird thing about I left a little gap, one inch gap, in between the two cushions, which I sorted out by wedging my hoodie in there. Kind of a weird fix for that, BA should really do something about that. But anyway, it's been a great flight, we're looking forward to landing in London. So in total, I would give this flight 8 out of 10. The food was not as good as Japan Airlines, the best plane food I've ever had, but still okay, despite the presentation. The seat was not as good as Singapore Airlines first class suites, but hey, it's a business class seat, and as business class seats go, it was pretty good, apart from the big canyon under your butt, but that was easily solved. And in terms of an all round package, combined with affordability, this was a really strong product. The door on the suite is a great feature, but to be honest, it would still be a strong product without it. Half the people on this flight didn't even close the door. The trim and features of the seat are a big step up from BA's Club World product. It makes it feel more like a luxury seat rather than just a functional seat. And I really look forward to the return flight. Guys, please subscribe to our channel for more travel hacking, credit card and flight tips and tricks, and we'll see you next time. Bye bye.