Check the flight number, for example AA66 (British airways partner flight from JFK to BCN) and there are several sites that give detailed info on the type of plane. I was able to learn that for this particular flight AA66, it is the newer 777-200 being used.

Norwegian has stopped providing lounge access to most Premium customers because it’s not cost-effective (presumably the same reason BA doesn’t do this).

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/norwegian-scraps-free-lounge-access-for-premium-passengers/

However, Norwegian doesn’t use its own lounges. It has contract lounges that, as far as I know, are mostly part of the Priority Pass network. That means you might be able to access them for free with certain credit cards no matter what airline you fly.

Thank you, again. Very good to know!

I have not flown Air France, but it’s probably better than British Airways. I’ve flown WT+ on BA a couple times in both versions. I preferred the newer product. Neither was very impressive, but I consider BA unimpressive in almost all cases and only fly them for the sake of convenience.

Thank you SO much, Scott. So, whether it’s new or old version, it’s better than standard econ (which is awful on any airline). I’m wondering if you’ve flown Air France. I have flown premium economy on that airline and it was night and day from flying economy. But I’ve never flown British Airways. Do have any idea how they match up? I’m asking because Air France premium econ. is FAR more expensive.

IFE is a standard abbreviation for “in-flight entertainment.”

“World Traveller” (WT) is British Airways’ brand name for economy class. “World Traveller Plus” (WT+) is their brand name for premium economy class. WT+ comes in both old and newer versions because the seat changed during roll-out.

Some people are critical of the old version for being dated and worn, even though the seats do have extra padding. Some people are critical of the new version for being not much better than regular economy–simply extra legroom. You’ll find people who dislike both versions of WT+, but nearly everyone can agree it’s still better than standard economy.

What is “IFE”? This lingo is confusing to a non-Brit. We are booking a flight to London from US on WTP. Is this what you are saying is awful–or is regular economy awful? are you saying that the new seats that are bad or the old? English please.

The old seats also had leg rests. They were significantly more comfortable than WT seats (and very padded). They’re just dated and worn and the IFE is awful now.

I flew this new one last year from ORD And found the reduced padding to be difficult to sit on for 8 hours.

Haha. Like Graeme said, it didn’t look great but it was tasty.

Thanks for the info. That’s rather unfortunate. But if United can do a great dietary restrictive meal, BA can. Don’t slack guys!

But if you prebook your meal due to diet restrictions, they won’t give you anything else – I’ve seen people in WTP ask for something else because the special dietary meal was inedible, only to be told that they can only have their prebooked meal.