• "They would need to upgrade their service standards if they ever hope to join. "Could you elaborate on the basis for this statement? Because if I look at for example Lufthansa, a short haul flight in Europe has 'no bag' and 'no seat selection' light options like virgin, and none of the economy ti...

  • Ultimately as intimated in the article, Qantas's on paper product (as long as comparing 737s) is slightly ahead but the Virgin overall experience is good enough especially when the fare difference is more than a couple of hundred.In this context it's worth mentioning the main reason why rex doesn...

  • Interesting that Air NZ's new seats still face/tilt toward the aisle.

  • Interesting they have installed USB A chargers in a world moving to USB C. My last two Samsung phones came with a USB C power brick and a USB C to USB C cable. New iPhones come with a USB C cable. Perhaps today USB A is still more widely used, these seats are there for 10 years.

  • I'm not sure I'd call it a "fail" ... It certainly an appropriate step up from business.I do agree it's not on par with the Singapore suite or Etihad 'apartment' on their A380s, but it does appear to beat those airlines' A350, 777 and 787 offerings.

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  • This immediately makes me think of the design flaw in the original 737 rudders in the 1990s, which I think was caused by failure of a hydraulic value in the rudder controller.

  • Originally Posted by greg959 Thanks very much for this report. It is good to hear. I tried virgin earlier in the year and it wasn’t great. I do enough domestic and international travel to maintain platinum on both QF and VA but hadn’t taken a VA flight in a few years.My sense is that ...

  • I would reconsider any overseas travel while this requirement is in place. I understand the desire to ensure there isn't spread on the plane and transit to quarantine, but getting stuck overseas for unknown period without being able to board my return flight would be hellish. The risk likelihood ...

  • Originally Posted by XWu @andyfI wonder if your flight on Sunday was part of a return flight itinerary or separate bookings from outbound flight (ie one return booking vs 2 separate booking) which may influence the way they handled your request or rebooked your flight.I also wondered if you asked...

  • My (Sunday) direct flight cancelled by Virgin. Rebooked for Monday morning (with stopover) automatically, got a text and email about 5 hours before the flight just saying my flight has changed, and that I could check in to the new flight.Called VA Gold Line to see if there were any alternatives, ...

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