In this trip report, I include all my British Airways European Business Class or “Club Europe” flight reviews. If you travel around Europe on British Airways, their European Business Class is the highest level of luxury they offer on these short-haul flights.
For those who do not regularly travel in Club Europe, the seats on offer are currently the same as those in Economy. However, the Economy seats are 3×3 across the plane. The Business Class seats tend to be 2×2 on most short-haul planes, as British Airways has wedged a small into the middle seat, which gives you room to breathe, plenty of elbow room, as well as an alternate platform to sit your drinks. The pitch or leg room remains pretty cramped on these planes, but for 2 hours, it is not unbearable.
You also get a hot towel, a drink (or as many drinks as you like including alcohol) and a choice of meals as well as less stressed more attentive air stewards.
For me, the reason to fly Club Europe is to get access to the British Airways airport lounges which are very good when flying out of London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Out of Heathrow you get access to the Heathrow Galleries Club South Lounge or the Galleries Club North. Out of Gatwick you get access to the British Airways Business Lounge. All three lounges are excellent and are used by travelers flying Club Europe and Club World. For me, the use of these lounges makes it worth flying Club Europe on outbound flights from London.
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Below you will find my most recent flight reviews of British Airways European Business Class, you can draw your own conclusions.
British Airways European Business Class Reviews
Evening Flight Review: British Airways A319 Club Europe Business Class
There is something very disorientating about flying late at night in the dark. You look out of the window and into blackness with no idea where you are, particularly if you are on a British Airways flight without drop-down screens like the one I am currently flying on. As an aside, there are no charging points for your laptop on this A319, even in Club or Business Class, which is extremely frustrating because my laptop is hovering at about 10% battery life, and we are only halfway through the flight. Thankfully, my flight is not long. BA flies from Nice to Gatwick in around 2 hours.
Flight Review: British Airways A320 European Business Class From Gatwick
I regularly fly on British Airways out of London Heathrow to Nice, just have a read of my European British Airways Flight Reviews to find out what the Heathrow route is like, but today I flew from Gatwick. I actually prefer to fly out of Heathrow because I am a major fan of Heathrow Terminal 5 with its modern and impressive design and the glamorous facilities, all set inside a modern aircraft hanger-style building with glass sides and loads of structural detailing.
Horray! British Airways Afternoon Tea Scones Are Back!
I love a British Airways afternoon tea. Even when it’s not the greatest in flavor, it fills my stomach and passes the time on the flight. Well, my dear traveler, British Airways scones are officially back! On my last flight over to Nice on the 25th of October, I experienced the new and improved afternoon tea. After my hot towel and drinks, I chose diet coke and a sparkling water, which came with a small packet of almonds (a first on such a short-haul bA flight), the trolley arrived with my afternoon tea.
Flight Review: British Airways Business Class London Heathrow To Geneva
Yesterday, I flew from London to Geneva on a short-haul British Airways Airbus A319 in Business Class or Club Europe. I promised to review and feedback from my latest Club Europe flight regarding the afternoon tea scones situation. You see, British Airways cut back their Club Europe goodies more than a year ago, to the horror of short-haul British Airways passengers, but they are making a u-turn and re-introducing much of the goodies that had been taken off the menu. Due to make their return are the scones and clotted cream along with the individual bottles of wine.
Flight Review: British Airways B767 Business Class Nice To London Heathrow
In this trip report, I review British Airways B767 in Business Class, Nice to London Heathrow. Usually, when we fly between Nice and London, be it on the Gatwick or the Heathrow route, we fly in British Airways Business Class on the A231, which I have reviewed. Sometimes, British Airways also flies a larger, aging Boeing 767 built in 1994 on this route, and we flew on this on our return trip from a trip to Nice. On this flight, we were traveling in Club Europe in a cabin right at the front of the plane. The cabin was split into a Club Europe cabin at the front and an Economy cabin behind.
Flight Review: British Airways A231 Business Class Flight London Heathrow To Nice
Having reviewed my usual afternoon flight on the British Airways A231 from London Heathrow to Nice in Business Class on a previous occasion, I will keep this review short and sweet. The seat and the plane has not changed, although the Economy part of the cabin will change as BA continues to densify their planes. On this flight, the food and drink choices were different from my last flight although the experience remains similar). You can read all my other British Airways flight reviews in European Business Class.
Flight Review: British Airways European Business Class
In this trip report, I review my flight on British Airways in European Business Class from London Heathrow (LHR) to Nice Airport in France. I am very, very happy to report some good news. My flight from London Heathrow to Nice left at 1:55 pm in the afternoon on Saturday, 10th February. Pre-flight, I stopped by the British Airways Galleries Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5. The flight left around 5 minutes late, but the jolly pilot was keen to share that we would make up the time en route. I was seated in 5F, which was the back window seat in the Club Europe cabin.
Flight Review: Club Europe Short Haul On British Airways
In this trip report, I review short-haul Club Europe or Business Class on my flight within Europe on an Airbus A320 from London Heathrow to Nice. British Airways offers a fairly consistent Business Class offering throughout Europe which means that whatever your destination within Europe is; if you are traveling in Club Europe; your experience will be similar to the below. The seating in BA Club Europe on their Airbus A320 is pretty tightly packed in a 2x2 arrangement in front of the BA Economy Class cabin.
Best Club Europe Seats On British Airways A320
From my experience, Club Europe or Business Class seats on European flights on the British Airways Airbus A319, A320 & A321 are the same in layout (as shown by the pictures below), with the best seats being the front seats across all three plane types. Equally, the best Club Europe seats on the Boeing 767-300 and the Embraer 170 and Embraer 190 are also at the front. On the British Airways Airbus A319, A320 & A321, the seats are set out in a 3-3 configuration at the front of the plane with the aisle in the middle.
Is British Airways Club Europe worth it?
I like to book Club Europe tickets on British Airways on my outward leg of flights out of London Heathrow. For my family, this is worth the expense, particularly if I buy the ticket on Avios miles, but less so if I am paying for the ticket with cash unless I spot a good British Airways Sale. The problem is that I don't travel enough on a single airline to make it worth flying Club Europe solely for tier points towards status, so I am purely paying for the pre-flight access to the British Airways lounges in Terminal 5, in-flight experience and extra seat space.
I have also reviewed a number of my British Airways First Class flights and my British Airways Business Class flights. British Airways also features in our 5 best airlines to fly to Europe in Business Class.
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