REVIEW: British Airways Business-Class Free Upgrade to $11,680 Seat

• I booked a $720 round-trip economy ticket from Seattle to Manchester on British Airways.
• On the way back to the US I received a surprise upgrade to business class.
• I enjoyed the experience at a business level but probably wouldn’t pay full price for it.

As a Brit from Seattle who often travels between the US and EnglandI like a comfortable flight. So when I was upgraded to business class on a British Airways flight last summer, I was absolutely thrilled.

I paid about $720 for a round-trip economy ticket from Seattle to Manchester, and on the way back to the US I had a stopover in London.

When I scanned my boarding pass to board the plane, the gate agent printed a new ticket and said I had been upgraded British Airways’ Club World, the airline’s long-haul business class cabin.

British Airways, which has declined in popularity in recent years, is Spending $9 billion over the next two years to upgrade its aircraft, customer benefits and other aspects of its business model. So I was curious what the experience would be like.

This is what my 10 hour flight in British Airways business class looked like.