American Airlines- 777 Business Class

[Melman Giraffe]

Flying to Miami in October with American Airlines on a Boeing 777 business Class Whats AA business like? Any feedback .would be great

[Puggit]

I've heard it's preferable to one of the clapped out BA 747s on the same route.

[pushthebutton]

Doesn't BA's A380 fly to Miami as well?

I've read good things about AA's new Business Class, is it on the Miami route?

[Puggit]

pushthebutton said:

Doesn't BA's A380 fly to Miami as well?

I've read good things about AA's new Business Class, is it on the Miami route?

Yes, but are most people savvy enough to work out which plane they're booking on?

[Redarress]

We flew BA A380 actually the newest at that time A380 in BA 's fleet this time last year back from Miami Other than no internet it was fantastic

And yes we always choose our flights by the preferred bird if at all possible

[djc206]

Flew BA A380 to MIA in January and back on the AA 777 both in business. AA 777 is far superior, would definitely do it again

[Melman Giraffe]

Thanks for the info Chaps

[dci]

Aren't BA and AA both part of the one world alliance group? You could book your flight with AA and still end up on a BA aircraft.

[Puggit]

dci said:

Aren't BA and AA both part of the one world alliance group? You could book your flight with AA and still end up on a BA aircraft.

They are - but when you book it's possible to see who you're flying with and what metal it is.

[Melman Giraffe]

dci said:

Aren't BA and AA both part of the one world alliance group? You could book your flight with AA and still end up on a BA aircraft.

Yes booked via BA, however booking says.... BA1528
American Airlines | Business | Confirmed

[djc206]

dci said:

Aren't BA and AA both part of the one world alliance group? You could book your flight with AA and still end up on a BA aircraft.

Yes we booked our 5 flight trip via AA but specifically selected the flights based on time fully aware of which carrier and which type we'd be flying on. Google flights is very good for this.

We did an ex EU trip flying CDG-LHR (BA A320), LHR-MIA (BA A388), MIA-PAP and PAP-MIA (AA B752) and MIA-LHR (AA B77W) all for £1100 in business.

[djc206]

Melman Giraffe said:

Yes booked via BA, however booking says.... BA1528
American Airlines | Business | Confirmed

It's actually AA39. I think if you use your BA record locator you should be able to log on and select your seats for free for the AA leg, I may be wrong about this but worth a try. The 77W has a mini business cabin just behind the first cabin that only has 8 seats in it. We sat in 3D and 3G and it was very peaceful. With a maximum of 16 passengers sat in front of the doors there's very little foot traffic. The main business cabin has 44 seats so worth getting the seats up front if you can!

[Melman Giraffe]

djc206 said:

Melman Giraffe said:

Yes booked via BA, however booking says.... BA1528
American Airlines | Business | Confirmed

It's actually AA39. I think if you use your BA record locator you should be able to log on and select your seats for free for the AA leg, I may be wrong about this but worth a try. The 77W has a mini business cabin just behind the first cabin that only has 8 seats in it. We sat in 3D and 3G and it was very peaceful. With a maximum of 16 passengers sat in front of the doors there's very little foot traffic. The main business cabin has 44 seats so worth getting the seats up front if you can!

Perfect thanks, i can pre book seats via the BA Executive Club

[djc206]

Melman Giraffe said:

Perfect thanks, i can pre book seats via the BA Executive Club

Even better

[User33678888]

Which is preferable? I've been avoiding US airlines for years, but are BA any better?

[Puggit]

User33678888 said:

Which is preferable? I've been avoiding US airlines for years, but are BA any better?

Not any more in Business. They are widely seen as lagging behind.

BA introduced the first ever lie flat business class around 20 years ago. They still use the same design and layout to a large degree, and have slimmed down the soft product (the service) too. The US carriers have fought hard to catch up and overtake.

Your mileage may vary in the back depending on new/old plane with the US carriers. With BA, if it's a business destination then generally the planes in economy are acceptable (again, the soft product is lacking). US carriers can and do use old 757/767s on some routes (shudder).

[peter tdci]

Look at Youtube trip reports. This one is for AA38 (Miami to London) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DMIJfgim5Y

[cashmax]

If this is the same as the other AA service (BA 1526?) and it's a 77W, then the business class is one of the best in the sky, far better than BA Club world and only matched by some of the middle eastern airlines. I am flying out early August and ensured I booked the AA metal over the BA option.

[blindswelledrat]

Love everyone's genuine response to this.
Melman, admit it, this thread might just as well have been entitled: "Hello everyone. I just want to tell you that I am flying business class to Miami and looking forward to it"

[Melman Giraffe]

blindswelledrat said:

Love everyone's genuine response to this.
Melman, admit it, this thread might just as well have been entitled: "Hello everyone. I just want to tell you that I am flying business class to Miami and looking forward to it"