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Gatwick - Orlando Virgin Atlantic
Hi All
i have just booked and paid for my honeymoon
in florida and will be traveling First Class 
with Virgin Holidays from Gatwick to Orlando.
Can anyone tell me what aircraft type they use any any other usefull information about the route and flight.
Regards
Craig
i have just booked and paid for my honeymoon
in florida and will be traveling First Class with Virgin Holidays from Gatwick to Orlando.Can anyone tell me what aircraft type they use any any other usefull information about the route and flight.
Regards
Craig
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There are better folk than I to tell you but I have done it a time or two as they say. Upper Class is great. They will spoil you rotten - especially if you let it be known you are honeymooners. The aircraft is a 747-400. You will be in the air for around 9 hours give or take.
As for the trip it starts in the Upper Class lounge at LGW and then you are about the last to get on board to be met with bubbly the stuff and bubbly staff.
Danny might even be aboard if you care to find out before hand. He will surely come to meet you if he is.
You can also check-in online the day before if you wish and change your seats if you don't like the ones you get days before you leave.
You will have a fine start to your honeymoon.
And from the PPRuNe mods may we wish you a happy flight and a very happy honeymoon - and hope you and your wife have a very happy and successful life together.
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As for the trip it starts in the Upper Class lounge at LGW and then you are about the last to get on board to be met with bubbly the stuff and bubbly staff.
Danny might even be aboard if you care to find out before hand. He will surely come to meet you if he is.
You can also check-in online the day before if you wish and change your seats if you don't like the ones you get days before you leave.
You will have a fine start to your honeymoon.
And from the PPRuNe mods may we wish you a happy flight and a very happy honeymoon - and hope you and your wife have a very happy and successful life together.
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Thank you ever so much for the kind words and quick responce, however DANNY ??? can you tell me who danny is?? and again i don't know what the Vort IFE is.
Regards
Craig
Thank you ever so much for the kind words and quick responce, however DANNY ??? can you tell me who danny is?? and again i don't know what the V
ort IFE is.Regards
Craig
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Stuff about V:Port, and other interesing info about flying Virgin: can be found on their website or through a web search. On PPruNe it's advertising, no matter how well intentioned.
Most of the LGW 744s have NOVA IFE, some are ODYSSEY.
Most of the LGW 744s have NOVA IFE, some are ODYSSEY.
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I am tempted to let Danny tell you who he is. He might have a bit of fun telling you just who he is too.
Actually he is very busy right now BUT...........he is the owner of this site. The one who gives you the opportunity to use it for free. His day job is as a pilot with Virgin, and he flies the 744 to MCO quite often. Getting the picture?
You will now need one of these
next time you post.
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I am tempted to let Danny tell you who he is. He might have a bit of fun telling you just who he is too.
Actually he is very busy right now BUT...........he is the owner of this site. The one who gives you the opportunity to use it for free. His day job is as a pilot with Virgin, and he flies the 744 to MCO quite often. Getting the picture?
You will now need one of these
next time you post.PPP
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DANNY!!! Hi There (is it working)PPRuNe Pop
i have been to V flyer and have been looking at thing's about Virgin and as for this very nice person by the name if danny i think you said
well i wait for contact you never know.Thanks PPRuNe Pop
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Upper class all well and good!
You will have a great time in upper class...even though the Gatwick experience generally falls quite a long way short of the "normal" or non holiday routes flown from LHR , the upper class section is substantially smaller and as previous reports suggest the aircraft do not have the latest IFE. Aircraft at Gatwick are frequently late and the general attitude toward those in cattle class at Gatwick is quite different from what you might imagine.
Cannot knock Virgin upper class at all, but the virgin experience is now showing its age, they need to update the overall vibe of the service in coach and achieve the correct balance of fun vs professionalism, at present the cartoon safety briefing says it all!
Cannot knock Virgin upper class at all, but the virgin experience is now showing its age, they need to update the overall vibe of the service in coach and achieve the correct balance of fun vs professionalism, at present the cartoon safety briefing says it all!
LGW - MCO
Having recently returned from a trip to MCO with VS in Economy, a few points to add:
- The basic IFE (Nova?) has films and audio only, no games. This is typically what the LGW-based a/c have.
- However, the a/c are rotated to an extent. On our return, there was an a/c swap in MCO to bring the MAN-based a/c to LGW (for maint presumably).
This was VTOP, which has the better systems (Odyssey?), with games, phones at every seat etc. Don't normally do computer games, but did while away some time playing "Millionaire"!
On our return, it was my wife's Birthday. A quick quiet chat with the CSD and some champers and choccies soon appeared from Upper Class...thanks a lot peeps
- The basic IFE (Nova?) has films and audio only, no games. This is typically what the LGW-based a/c have.
- However, the a/c are rotated to an extent. On our return, there was an a/c swap in MCO to bring the MAN-based a/c to LGW (for maint presumably).
This was VTOP, which has the better systems (Odyssey?), with games, phones at every seat etc. Don't normally do computer games, but did while away some time playing "Millionaire"!
On our return, it was my wife's Birthday. A quick quiet chat with the CSD and some champers and choccies soon appeared from Upper Class...thanks a lot peeps
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Virgin Are thinking of Pakistan!!!
Here is something from the daily Business Recorder's coverage of Pakistani PM's UK visist.
Has anyone else heard of these????
if they are going to fly to Pakistan, then which cities are they interested in????
UK airline may start flights
LONDON (March 07 2006): The Virgin Atlantic is studying prospects for launching flight operations from Pakistan, owing to good market prospects and a 15 percent annual growth rate in passenger and cargo traffic. Virgin Atlantic airways is now Britain's second largest airline serving world's major cities.
The chief executive officers of the airline, Steve Ridgeway and Willy Boulter, who called on the Prime Minister at the Douchester Hotel, said they were seriously considering adding Pakistan to their list of operations.
The CEO termed the Pakistani market as "attractive" and said the growing economy has led to a tremendous surge in air travel.
The Prime Minster said apart from growing business trends, there was a tremendous tourist potential. He noted that Pakistan has a large diaspora, particularly in North America, Europe, Middle East and the Gulf, which can utilise services of Virgin Atlantic.
Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2006
LONDON (March 07 2006): The Virgin Atlantic is studying prospects for launching flight operations from Pakistan, owing to good market prospects and a 15 percent annual growth rate in passenger and cargo traffic. Virgin Atlantic airways is now Britain's second largest airline serving world's major cities.
The chief executive officers of the airline, Steve Ridgeway and Willy Boulter, who called on the Prime Minister at the Douchester Hotel, said they were seriously considering adding Pakistan to their list of operations.
The CEO termed the Pakistani market as "attractive" and said the growing economy has led to a tremendous surge in air travel.
The Prime Minster said apart from growing business trends, there was a tremendous tourist potential. He noted that Pakistan has a large diaspora, particularly in North America, Europe, Middle East and the Gulf, which can utilise services of Virgin Atlantic.
Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2006
if they are going to fly to Pakistan, then which cities are they interested in????
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I dont know anything about Islamabad's objections to Virgin's name...would be intresting to hear that what are they????
On the other hand i have a question....how come they are still Virgin???Surely many people have been in and out of those planes!!!!
On the other hand i have a question....how come they are still Virgin???Surely many people have been in and out of those planes!!!!
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ahem
well why not dress er up in a santa clause outfit? the legs must be just as offensive! anyway its about time virgin started putting up pictures of half naked blokes - keep it equal and not sexist - and far more towards my taste.
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They never objected on the dressing of other female crew on other airlines....so why virgin?
does anyone have the original story, where Pakistan had objected on the clothing? or some is just b
g here????
does anyone have the original story, where Pakistan had objected on the clothing? or some is just b
g here????