BA or VIRGIN
 

Hi all

I usually fly with Emirates but cant stand the long haul flight to the states(going down for a wedding in Miami)

Can anybody tell me which is better. BA Club or Vigin upper class?????
prices seem to be the same but i have never flown with them. Dubai - Heathrow - Miami is my route

thanks

Virgin Upper Class has the lie flats, and pretty good service as well. I can't speak for BA although I think they do too. Virgin tends to run the A340's between the US and UK, and BA still runs almost all 747 that route. I would take the 340 any day over the 47

Virgin is streets ahead of BA. Also , just curious -what's wrong with Emirates long haul business :)

OP finds it too long and would like to break up the trip in LHR.
Nothing wrong with that.

qasa k

Welcome to Flyertalk!

If you are interested in flying EK to LHR, then transfer to a flight from LHR to MIA, VS operates the LHR-MIA route with 747s. Some of the posts on this thread mentioned that the A340s are better. Frankly, if you are flying Upper Class on a VS 747, you might have a choice of seating in the nose or upper deck of the plane, which is advantage over flying an A340.

I would do BA. I got stuck on a couple VS planes with the old IFE and it's a nightmare! I prefer the BA seats (especially if your taller) and the service is a little more formal imo.

However, if your not travelling alone and it's a day time flight go VS because of the bar onboard :p you'll have a blast!

You can't go wrong with either, however my preference would be BA.

Unless flying Y and even vaguely tall (I know you're not flying Y). BA offer a better seat pitch than VS's, the latter being one of the worst in the long-haul business.

Neil

If you are a young, loud, flashy type of person choose Virgin.
Sophisticated, intelligent,quiet and well mannered then choose BA.