Virgin Airbus (H'row / Miami)

[Hilary]

Does anyone know anything about these aircraft (good or bad )?

I've just heard that our flight next Easter (Heathrow / Miami) is scheduled to be on an Airbus and wondered how, if at all, they differed from the 747s (?) on the Gatwick / Orlando run. I've seen Virgin's seating plans, but know nothing else about them.

Any info would be great

 

[MickeyMcMouse]

Hilary,

Here's some info ....

Some of Virgin’s planes (Airbus) are equipped with an interactive entertainment system by Rockwell Collins of California, USA. Branded Virgin Arcadia it offers 14 video channels and 9 CD audio channels which consists of:
6 movie channels
2 kids channels (featuring a combination of movies and tv programming)
6 TV channels featuring music, sport & news, comedy and kids programming plus the exclusive Virgin Travel guide
9 audio channels ranging from soul to Classical music
A choice of 10 Nintendo Games
Moving Skymap display which plots the aircraft's flight path
Bulkhead telephones

Aircraft delivered between 1997 and 2002 were fitted with state-of-the-art Avionic Systems IFE. The Odyssey system offers 20 channels of entertainment plus much more as follows:
10 movie channels
2 kids channels (featuring a combination of movies and tv programming)
8 TV channels featuring music, sport & news, comedy and kids programming plus the exclusive Virgin Travel guide
14 audio channels ranging from soul to Classical music
A choice of 35 Nintendo Games
Moving Skymap display which plots the aircraft's flight path
In-seat telephones (located on the reverse of the handset)

So, it looks like you will have Nintendo (for what its worth) but the drawback for us is that unlike the 747's there is no upstairs.

Hope this helps a little ..

David