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Virgin Airlines Vs. Malaysia Airlines

  • 03-06-2009 11:03am
    #1
    Teg Veece
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 550 ✭✭✭


    I'm booking flights home for Christmas from Oz and I've a choice between two Airlines, Virgin and Malaysia Airlines.

    Pricewise, the Virgin flight is about AU$2450 and the Malaysia is around AU$2500 so its much for muchness really.

    Has anyone had any experience with traveling on both airlines? Is one any better than the other? It's about a 30 hour flight so small things like extra leg room, personal tv screen etc. make all the difference!

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Malaysian's service is generally good (food, cabin crew etc) and economy class seating has at least 3 - 4" over Virgin. However, not all planes have video on demand etc but should have personal screens.

    Virgin - well can be hit and miss. Great AVOD entertainment, food so-so and crews either great or awful. Very tight seat pitch, but the A340-600's the run to Australia are in a 2 - 4 -2 layout so you're never stuck with two people either side of you if you want to get out of your seat etc.


  • #3
    Slice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,133 ✭✭✭Slice


    The last time I was booked on a Virgin flight from London to Kuala Lumpur a few years ago it turned out to be operated by a Malaysia Airlines as code share. It could just be one and the same either way if you're transiting in KL


  • #4
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Could be, but I think they stopped that when they launched their own route to Sydney. I could go digging but I can't be bothered :P


  • #5
    Teg Veece
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 550 ✭✭✭Teg Veece


    Thanks for the advice!

    Booked the Malaysia Airlines one. Glad to get that out of the way and looking for to a nice proper cold Christmas back home.

    FYI, www.kayak.com was able to find me cheaper tickets on cheaptickets.com than going to cheaptickets.com directly.


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