Virgin Atlantic

allibastor

I am flying with these lads in a few weeks, Just wondering what they are like.

Do you get loads of drink on the plane and so on.

Is it worth getting the upgrading leg room or going to a different class. Going on Honeymoon so want to make sure everything is good.

Thanks,

Banjo String

Very frigid I hear.

allibastor

allibastor wrote: »

I am flying with these lads in a few weeks, Just wondering what they are like.

Do you get loads of drink on the plane and so on.

Is it worth getting the upgrading leg room or going to a different class. Going on Honeymoon so want to make sure everything is good.

Thanks,

ive flown with them several times in the past ,the upper class service is excellent. If you can do it, upgrade,.

You get some nice free kit when you get on too, great pajamas

have a gander

http://www.jaunted.com/story/2014/7/1/35324/33794/travel/Inside+the+Amenity+Kit%3A+A+Pouch+and+PJs+in+Virgin+Atlantic+Upper+Class

wazky

Oh I suppose you haven't heard about the doors opening mid flight issue they were having?, ah they probably fixed that now anyway.

allibastor

wazky wrote: »

Oh I suppose you haven't heard about the doors opening mid flight issue they were having?, ah they probably fixed that now anyway.

It being Virgin I would imagine they don't open for love nor money.

I would imagine they would be tightly shut also.

cournioni

I wasn't overly impressed with them when I went with them in 2010. I do think you get free soft drinks with them though.

On the subject of free drink on planes, Emirates are amazing for this. Free Johnnie Walker and coke the whole way over to Hong Kong.

Donkey Oaty

If their planes are half as good as their trains, then their trains are twice as good as their planes.

Nemeses

Just make sure you don't get Branson as the pilot on your flight.. I hear he likes Barrell rolls!

ArtyM

Jake1 wrote: »

You get some nice free kit when you get on too, great pajamas

have a gander

Is that served warm or in a salad?

ldnboy87

BA are also very good for free drinks. No problem filling us with vodka / Glenfiddich 12 whiskey throughout our 9hr flight from Heathrow to Vancouver

ArtyM

ArtyM wrote: »

Is that served warm or in a salad?

in a salad, freshly tossed, right at your seat.

The Backwards Man

I'd take BA over Virgin every day of the week. I've always noticed people coming off a Virgin transatlantic flight look like something from the Walking Dead, whilst us lucky folks on BA are doing the conga through CBP.

KungPao

Iv'e heard all of their flights now enter space along the way, which is a nice little extra.

YFlyer

Richard Branson, head of Virgin Atlantic, has pledged that his employees are not the type to "bang on lavatory doors when a couple slips in there." The airline even installed double beds with privacy screens in some aircraft, for a "more intimate flight."


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/virgin-atlantic-sex-on-planes-policy-2011-9#ixzz392vIFLrd

allibastor

ldnboy87 wrote: »

BA are also very good for free drinks. No problem filling us with vodka / Glenfiddich 12 whiskey throughout our 9hr flight from Heathrow to Vancouver

Do they give the free drinks then on the lfights over the atlantic. It was a toos up between virgin and BA to be honest and other people told me to go with Virgin. Worried now

Banjo String

Cathay Pacific, Melbourne - Hong Kong, free bourbon and coke the whole way, honest to god, one of the flight attendants actually came down to me and check of I was ok, cos apparently I drank almost the whole bottle.

The Backwards Man

allibastor wrote: »

Do they give the free drinks then on the lfights over the atlantic. It was a toos up between virgin and BA to be honest and other people told me to go with Virgin. Worried now

Yep, you usually have to go the galley and get it yourself after the first couple of rounds though, but you can drink away if you want.

Manic Moran

It's worth the upgrade to Premium Economy (or whatever the hell their term is) for a long-haul. The seats are now improved over what they were when I went two years ago, with center consoles giving you a bit more room between your neighbor. I had one leg (Sydney-Hong Kong) in upper class, which was very nice, complete with a bar to socialize around. But it's a tad pricey and, frankly, almost any long-haul business class is going to be reasonable.

Dial Hard

allibastor wrote: »

Do they give the free drinks then on the lfights over the atlantic.

They do, but they are very quick to cut you off if they think you're drinking too fast or too much.

We're also currently taking them to the small claims court in the UK due to their refusal to pay EU-mandated compensation for a delay of 27 hours on that same flight, but that's a thread for another day...

hairyprincess

Delta give all the free drink you want as well

fleet_admiral

Do they go all the way?

House of Blaze

cournioni wrote: »

I wasn't overly impressed with them when I went with them in 2010. I do think you get free soft drinks with them though.

On the subject of free drink on planes, Emirates are amazing for this. Free Johnnie Walker and coke the whole way over to Hong Kong.

I got a few free whiskeys out of virgin in fairness, and i was flying coach.

OP, I didn't think the extra leg room was worth it, but then there was hardly anyone on the flight I took so I just helped myself to a row of seats and got some kip!

allibastor

Manic Moran wrote: »

It's worth the upgrade to Premium Economy (or whatever the hell their term is) for a long-haul. The seats are now improved over what they were when I went two years ago, with center consoles giving you a bit more room between your neighbor. I had one leg (Sydney-Hong Kong) in upper class, which was very nice, complete with a bar to socialize around. But it's a tad pricey and, frankly, almost any long-haul business class is going to be reasonable.

I was think the premium looked Nice, any idea on price. The agent i booked with looked for 730 per person return to do this.

Adamantium

Frankie Boyle

RyanAir have been getting a hard time lately because of there £7 flight to New York. But as always with Ryanair it does always land a little bit outside of New York. In Dublin.

ceadaoin.

allibastor wrote: »

Do they give the free drinks then on the lfights over the atlantic. It was a toos up between virgin and BA to be honest and other people told me to go with Virgin. Worried now

Yes you get free drinks. You will have to get them yourself or ask a flight attendant if you want one in between the normal food/drink service but they don't have a problem giving them out. Virgin are way better than BA in my experience so don't be worried!

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Virgin Coke was nice but not so nice that I called it Virgin Cola.

Henry Ford III

I flew in Upper Class from LHR-JFK a couple of years ago in an A340. Superb comfort. I even slept in my flat bed.

TPD

I thought it was great when I flew with them in 1998. I was 8 then though, could be rose tinted glasses.