virgin seem to be an oddity right now rather surprisingly its happened under
the nose of RB although i think his beloved airline is not his main interest anymore.
no airline alliance by now
big fleet variation now with more types to come..330 340 x 2 types
747 787 and maybe 777
A380 is well stalled now despite launch order years ago
huge bucks in spending out on 747-400 fleet refurbs
why not get rid of them and get the 2 engined fleet sooner ie more 330's and 777-300er
cutting fuel costs seems to be the word du jour down at virgin towers so am puzzled why keep the 747's ?
so much for four engines for long haul but times do change.
no wonder money is tight but tinkering again with short haul (how many times have VAA played with this)
business class
(upper class suite) is well past its sell by now and VAA haven't caught up with the rest of the legacy carriers in a new product only a re-hash of the now old and increasingly unpopular suite.
the new UC suite re-vamp is too slow to roll out at the moment and only 330's have it right now...
too much product inconsistency for premium class passengers, hence complaints rising...
many flights going out with cabin crew down. hence service issues.
stupid condescending PA announcements treating passengers as if they are
out on a Friday night booze up and must behave themselves or woe be tide them...sorry but they are gut churning.
on-board food in all classes is going down and down in quality and quantity.
too many complaints about not enough food loaded for upper and premium
cabins. (let alone the poor Y's)
the LHR clubhouse is one thing that pax love and performs well.
shame after 25 years of brand loyalty and product awareness that alot of loyal pax are not sticking with them. its decision time soon and
virgin should decide where and with whom they belong...
i used to handle VAA 747's from 1989 for many years and the product then in economy/ mid and upper was superb.
good food, plenty of it
a good seat, v good legroom great movies and wonderful crews...
hard to go back to basics ? i don't think so
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