Ever tried making yourself look small in an airline seat? It's not easy - yet here I am, feeling like a toddler in an adult's arm chair in British Airways' new First Class suite. I'm at BA's Heathrow headquarters for the launch of their next-generation First cabin, and their new seat is so wide (36.5 inches, to be exact) I couldn't comfortably reach both armrests at the same time.
And as one of the first Brits to actually slip between the sheets to test out the bedding, I can confirm the sleeping space is equally excessive. I had enough room to do a proper starfish, all while cocooned within curved 60-inch walls that make each suite feel properly private, without being claustrophobic. The suite’s swooping curves are meant to echo Concorde' s iconic wings, and it all fits together with BA's design plans - from the Club Suite business class I reviewed back in 2019 to their new herringbone economy seats we got a peek at earlier this year.
The TV is basically a cinema screen - we're talking 32 inches of 4K display right in your face and looks a lot like a normal high-end telly as it's not flush with the console, which actually gives it more of the feel of a proper little hotel room. Read More On British Airways The only minus here is that despite it looking like a normal telly, you can't plug in your games console or laptop via HDMI, but BA told me they are working on some AirPlay-style streaming solution so you can at least watch your own stuff. On the outside, there's a sleek.