Virgin Australia's new A330, B777 business class
Aug 4, 2016, 2:11 pm
#181
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 476
http://lux-traveller.com/2016/virginaustralia-777-business-class.htm
Aug 24, 2016, 2:46 pm
#182
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: ATL
Programs: DL
Posts: 47
VH-VOZ still sitting in CWF - with under a week until it's due back in service and VA29/30 resumes from Abu Dhabi. With the flooding in this part of Louisiana where the refurb is underway I can't help but think the first flight resuming this service on Aug 31 AUH to SYD will be delayed.
Anyone care to speculate if Etihad will just takeover this flight? Will they cancel? Called the service desk and my tickets are still confirmed. The agent was clearly contract and didn't care to speculate.
Anyone care to speculate if Etihad will just takeover this flight? Will they cancel? Called the service desk and my tickets are still confirmed. The agent was clearly contract and didn't care to speculate.
Aug 25, 2016, 12:02 am
#183
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: San Antonio
Programs: DL DM, Former AA EXP now AY Plat, AC 75K, NW Plat, Former CO Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 27,042
Really enjoy the new J with one exception. In lie-flats mode it gets hot. Asked the pursuer and she told me yes this is a common issue but didn't know why. I then figured out it was hot in cradle position and figured out why. The vents on the floor where air is pumped through get blocked by the seat in bed mode. Thus there's no air flow and it can become hot. She told me she's seen some passengers start taking a small USB plug in fan out to keep cool. A pain but otherwise I really like the new setup. Especially like the way the table is positioned. No need to be neatly upright to use it like some J class.
Aug 31, 2016, 10:05 pm
#184
Join Date: May 2009
Location: California
Programs: AS 75K Gold, UA Silver, Marriott LT Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, National EE
Posts: 236
Confirmed today via Twitter the new Business Class is 100% rolled out on all of their B777's & A330's. https://twitter.com/VirginAustralia/...34541599612928
Oct 3, 2016, 12:27 am
#185
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Australia
Programs: Virgin Velocity
Posts: 58
So.... has anyone got experience in the new Premium seats?
The cabin is smaller so less seats, has anyone experienced a full PE cabin now to LA or return to Aus?
When there were the 5 or so rows in PE on my last trip in March 2016, it seems half full so nicely spread out.
The cabin is smaller so less seats, has anyone experienced a full PE cabin now to LA or return to Aus?
When there were the 5 or so rows in PE on my last trip in March 2016, it seems half full so nicely spread out.
Nov 3, 2016, 11:43 pm
#187
Join Date: May 2014
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Ambassador
Posts: 187
Any luck on finding recent menus? I'll be flying this route soon myself.
Dec 5, 2016, 9:02 pm
#189
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Australia / USA
Programs: AS 100K, UA 1K, VA Platinum, HA Platinum, QF Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 414
You on the other hand can travel back into the Y cabin.
The crew are very strict about this and Ive witnessed countless times where one person in J is asking if their partner in Premium can come to the bar for a drink. Its always a NO. This is the exclusive "The Business" for a reason. There isn't that much room at the bar for only a fraction of the J guests especially on the busy leg heading to LAX
Dec 28, 2016, 5:30 am
#191
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 378
Sorry, I'm not on FT regularly. I'm sure you've flown already, but I had a Pork Schnitzel, which wasn't the best. Catering is trying to be WAY too fancy, and lacks any basic options. We didn't even have a chicken/steak option, it was basically pork or veggie.
Dec 28, 2016, 12:38 pm
#192
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Location: OKC
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https://www.virginaustralia.com/nz/e.../2016/va-wifi/
I am hoping to do LAX-SYD-LAX late in 2017. I know it is impossible to guess if my flights will have Wifi, but is there any information about the carrier and costs?
I have done well with Gogo in DL flights in the past including LAX-SYD in terms of price so my expectations might be unrealistic.
I am hoping to do LAX-SYD-LAX late in 2017. I know it is impossible to guess if my flights will have Wifi, but is there any information about the carrier and costs?
I have done well with Gogo in DL flights in the past including LAX-SYD in terms of price so my expectations might be unrealistic.
Dec 28, 2016, 2:42 pm
#193
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I would suspect there is little chance of being able to rely on having in Flight WiFi on VA transpacific in 2017.
The fleet-wide upgrade is expected to take "a couple of years", Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti said during a media event in Los Angeles.
Feb 4, 2017, 4:03 pm
#194
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: OKC
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I am finally confirmed in VA #2 (LAX-SYD) in late Nov after DL did schedule change that let me get the aircraft I wanted.
I am now too late for 1A so is there a thread about 777W seat preferences in J when going solo?
I am now too late for 1A so is there a thread about 777W seat preferences in J when going solo?