Ten new routes are getting the new British Airways Club World food on Thursday

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• Yuff says:

  27 Jan27 January 07:22

  OT: I read in the comments last week as a platinum you can send a referral for the BAPP, but tried to find the link yesterday but couldn’t get it to work. It might be because I was using an iPad !

  • JamesB says:

    27 Jan27 January 08:13

    Do you mean not working at all Yuff, or you cannot find the BAPP? I just checked for you and it’s working fine on my android. If you are having difficulty finding BAPP, click on ‘view our other cards’ on the platinum invite, scroll down to the picture of platinum and gold card, above that click on link for ‘credit cards’ and it brings all cards up that can be referred including BAPP.

    • Matt says:

      27 Jan27 January 08:30

      Probably been asked a nauseam, and if so, sorry – but is it a flat 18k MR per referral?

      • Matt says:

        27 Jan27 January 08:31

        *Ad* nauseam. Yeesh, Saturday mornings with kids.

      • MarkH says:

        27 Jan27 January 08:38

        Yes 18k if referring from plat

    • Yuff says:

      27 Jan27 January 12:45

      Thanks James, yes couldn’t find BAPP

      • Laineyling says:

        27 Jan27 January 15:11

        I have been approved for the BAPP but my husband who referred me from his plat hasn’t seen the points yet. Do these only post once card is activated?

        • Rob says:

          27 Jan27 January 17:28

          Amex seems to be posting points more slowly recently. Seems to be more like a week for them to go on. I have done quite a few SPG’s for my wife for readers recently but only two have hit.

      • Genghis says:

        27 Jan27 January 15:50

        Referral points normally post just before the card is received.

      • laineyling@gmail.com says:

        31 Jan31 January 10:14

        I had some issues with my new card not arriving and had to phone up the new accounts team. While speaking to the Amex Rep he claimed that referral points will only be triggered once the new card welcome bonus spend has been achieved. Not sure if anyone else has heard this? Anyway wasn’t entirely certain he knew what he was talking about as he seemed to think you always needed to spend of the new card first to activate referral bonus, thought it might be an interesting reference point (as an aside we were trying to refer from Plat to BAPP, will update if it doesn’t work).

        • Rob says:

          31 Jan31 January 15:49

          Nonsense.

  • Jeremy says:

    27 Jan27 January 11:25

    I think someone said the other day that Adblocker on iPhones partially blocks the page, including the BA cards section. So just disable for a minute and you should be able to see the full range of cards. Bizarre!

  • Pid says:

    27 Jan27 January 22:05

    I recall earlier in the week comments about 3000 MR pts for taking out a supplemental amex gold card. There were mixed success rates. I spoke to Amex via chat who confirmed that there was currently no bonus. Applied anyway and points posted within 24 hrs!

• James says:

  27 Jan27 January 07:40

  With the new Club World food and Economy selection, is there anything we know that has been changed for Premium Economy? I’m flying BA to Newark soon and wondered if there will be a change? Seems strange to upgrade Economy and Business but not Premium Economy?! There isnt much difference between them and the food used to make a difference!

  • JamesB says:

    27 Jan27 January 08:21

    Changes reportedly coming on WTP soft product but not until late in the year. I can understand food trials etc but it’s beyond me how they need to drip-feed changes in food that are ordered and supplied on a tray, blankets and pillows thst can simply be switched, and so on.

    • Catalan says:

      27 Jan27 January 11:50

      JamesB. Do&Co are the caterers for the new CW meals. Until the outstations are fully up to speed and have the facilities to handle the new catering it’ll continue to be added route by route.

• Till says:

  27 Jan27 January 08:32

  I won’t get to try it. Got CW booked to return from Toronto to LHR in May but it’s thd sleeper service. Got F booked on the outbound. All on the 241 voucher.

• Tilly says:

  27 Jan27 January 08:33

  I won’t get to try it. Got CW booked to return from Toronto to LHR in May but it’s thd sleeper service. Got F booked on the outbound. All on the 241 voucher.

  • The Original Nick. says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:14

    Tilly, I’ve also got the return booked from YYZ to LHR in May in CW. Sunday 12th I think.

    • Tilly says:

      27 Jan27 January 13:58

      I’m on the Sunday flight back too. 13th May. 10pm or something like that. Whichever is the sleeper service.

• Simon says:

  27 Jan27 January 08:33

  Are 747 WTP/Cw an old version or are all the same?.. flying to WAS and back from PHL and flights I need to take are operated on a Jumbo
  Also anyone flown AA new premium ?

  • JamesB says:

    27 Jan27 January 09:01

    I think there are two versions of CW seats but I don’t know how they differ between aircraft. The versions are much the same, I think the newer version might just be an upgraded old seat in most cases, new upholstery, added sockets etc. I had a CW seat on my last flight to KUL which was much more comfortable than usual so I think that was one, and it did make a difference. The 744s are being retrofitted, or have already been so, therefore you can likely expect newer psoducts. I am sure others will confirm, I have not had the pleasure of flying a 744 for several years now unfortunately, I would take it over a 777 any day.

  • Lumma says:

    27 Jan27 January 10:06

    The BA 747s with the smallest economy cabin have the newer IFE installed so presumably they’ll also have a newer version of the seats. It’s the flight were main deck club goes to row 22 and WTP is rows 33-36 and economy starts at row 40.

    • Geoff says:

      27 Jan27 January 10:20

      Indeed, see below. It was the new layout when I booked, but at checkin it changed to the older type. As I checked in on the app, I saw my 34E morph into 14E. For a joyous moment I thought I had been upgraded – but that dream rapidly faded as I realised we had been switched to the older aircraft.

  • Geoff says:

    27 Jan27 January 10:16

    There are at least 2 standards of 747s in the BA fleet, with some pretty old. Did a return to the ME recently on aircraft with the WTP section immediately behind first, and they were poor both ways. We had the old seats in WTP with IFE screens little bigger than a smartphone. As for movies, there were about 20 recent releases, but the so-called ‘movie library’ had 6 movies.
    CW on the way back was in a similar aircraft fit – bigger screens than in WTP but old and lo-res and with the same limited choice. On the other hand, both ways last year to S Africa were on much newer aircraft with big hi-res IFE in CW. Can’t say I noticed any major difference CW seats themselves though, apart from tiredness.
    In fact the layout changed between seat selection and checkin, so I guess there had been an aircraft change. Biggest variable seems to be the crew – if you get a good worldwide crew it can be very pleasant.

• Mark1980 says:

  27 Jan27 January 09:01

  OT but I’ve got a 2 night work stay coming up ata Hilton. If I check out after the first night will it class as 2 stays and therefore incur 2 x 2000 points in the current promo?

  • JamesB says:

    27 Jan27 January 09:06

    No. Not even wortwhile trying it and chasing up with CS, they take a tough line on this and similarly if mixing award and cash nights. If there is another Hilton nearby then switching hotels gets round the problem.

  • Rob says:

    27 Jan27 January 09:29

    No

    • Mark1980 says:

      27 Jan27 January 15:28

      Thanks both. Will I get the bonus points and any status benefits if work books it for me on a corporate rate?

      • Genghis says:

        27 Jan27 January 15:51

        Yes, usually a normal corporate travel agent.

• Kathy says:

  27 Jan27 January 09:14

  I fly to Hong Kong in Club on 6th Feb but have a special meal ordered – any idea how that will work with the New meal service? Will I just get mine first, since I won’t be choosing from the trolley?

  • Nick says:

    27 Jan27 January 10:54

    Yes.

    • Kathy says:

      27 Jan27 January 11:58

      Excellent, thanks.

• Rhys says:

  27 Jan27 January 09:31

  OT: Reposting this as asked the question a bit late in the day yesterday. I will be going to a conference in Miami in April and can either stay in the JW Marriott Marquis or the Hotel Beaux Arts, Autograph Collection, which is the top floors of the Marriott building as far as I can make out.

  I am Gold through the Amex Plat. Any views on which one to choose or likely benefits from being Gold? Thanks

  • Nick_C says:

    27 Jan27 January 15:36

    I’ve stayed at the JW Mariott in downtown Miami and it’s excellent. (I thought it was much better than the Conrad which was very disappointing).

    • Rhys says:

      27 Jan27 January 17:27

      Thanks Nick

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