Yes business is in most cases a blocked middle seat. BA used to have more leg room but that was "enhanced" away The problem is business demand varies wildly -

Yes business is in most cases a blocked middle seat. BA used to have more leg room but that was "enhanced" away The problem is business demand varies wildly - some flights will warrant 50 seats, some struggle with 5, sp the cabins are varied -- by eliminating extra leg room BA squeezed in 12 more seats, which is £500 on a full plane. They figures that was better than losing 1 seat in business which itself is £500, because most people travelling in business are paying for the schedule and thus don't have competition. the train often works well on the continent - especially with sleeper trains. Eurostar is less appealing thanks to the security theatre, and Paris is a pain to change in.