What happened
One Mile at a Time reports that Air Peace is selling 18 of 50 identical 2-2-2 seats as first class on Lagos to London Gatwick 777 flights. The airline's site prices those seats at nearly 40% more than business class, and Google Flights lists the product as an angled first-class seat.
The typical jet is a 22-year-old Boeing 777-300 5N-BWI, a former Singapore Airlines aircraft configured with 50 business seats and no first-class cabin. AeroLOPA's map of that layout marks all 50 premium seats as business class. A review from a year earlier showed the same forward three rows sold as business. Air Peace previously operated an ex-Emirates 777 with a first-class cabin, but that jet remains grounded. The report found no explanation of what first class adds.
Points travelers comparing this flight to other Lagos-London options should score it as a 2-2-2 business cabin. Pay the business fare on this route rather than the first-class premium until a real product difference is confirmed.
- Numbers
- 40%: first class premium over business class
- 18 seats: premium seats sold as first class
- 32 seats: premium seats sold as business class
- 50 seats: total identical premium seats on the aircraft
- 22-year-old years: age of the 777 typically used on the route
- Where
- Lagos (LOS), London Gatwick (LGW)
- Takeaway
- Do not pay the first-class premium on this route unless you confirm a real product difference; compare it to the business-class fare.