Virgin from Manchester

[Jennie4647]

Hi,

Been off the boards for a couple of months, has anyone done the Virgin from Manchester flights yet? Can you let me know what it was like? We go in October and I know that there has been some issue with the planes being 'wet leased' from somewhere else!

Many thanks


Jennie

 

[MickeyMcMouse]

We had no problems with flight (end of july beginning of aug). Just like a regular Virgin flight. Plane even had nintendos.

David

 

[Daftman]

David,

Was this flight using the Air Atlanta Icelandic aircraft and crew?

Booked to fly from Manchester in November using this plane.

Regards

Sean.

 

[MickeyMcMouse]

Yes

It's actually a virgin owned plane, wet leased to air atlanta .

Virgin own it but air atlanta run it and staff it. It is a 747 - 200 but in new livery.

Don't know what economy was like but club orlando was worth every penny. We had 4 windows to our seat and it was the first time that we've had to unbuckle our seat and walk 2 paces to get the inflight magazine.

Wish we were going back ( November must be about the last of the orlando flights, before it changes over to a carribean flight )

Any other questions - fire away !

David

 

[Jennie4647]

Thanks for that David - but has anyone flown virgin from Manchester recently in economy? Would like to now about seatback TVs, Nintendos, Kids packs etc.,

Thanks

Jennie

 

[Shuttle Fan]

Hi Jennie,

We flew Virgin Economy in August. Can't help too much as when we checked in they told us we would be flying with Air Atlanta as the Virgin plane had a technical fault and was still in Orlando. So the plane we flew out on was a plane white jumbo, no seat back tv, just one large screen at the front of the cabin. We still got the K-id pack and amenity bags and usual food. Cabin crew were excellent.

Coming home, we were lucky to have a Virgin plane with seat back tv's and nintendos.

Funny though, we seemed to have more leg room on the Air Atlanta flight going out.

 

[Jennie4647]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I guess it is a case of wait and see. We flew with Airtours last time and it was pretty basic - but it is only a means to an end. I was quite looking forward to having all the 'Virgin' extras that are talked about so much on these boards.

Jennie