goingau

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/gb/en...y-service.html

well that screws up my flight out to oz

Beoz

Due to "weakening Australian dollar". Really. The govt would have you believe that was a good thing for tourism.

spuddyo

They still code share with Etihad via Dubai though. All is not lost.

goingau

next best airlines to use, singapore/emirates......

bcworld

Well those airlines were already better than VS anyway!

Beoz

Singapore is shite. The staff constantly bump you. No concept of personal space. Seat belt sign goes on a the flicker of a bump. No TV during take off and landing.

Bermudashorts

In economy, Virgin is an awful product. I have the impression business is ok, although not tried it personally.

DML

I have never flown VS but have used the LHR Club House on occasions when on an SQ ticket. The Club House certainly raised the bar in its day but their inflight reputation appears to have gone downhill in recent years. "Breakfast" on a long haul flight now can be little more than a hard muffin and a coffee/tea.

jad n rich

Flew air new zealand for first time. Premium economy. Nice chairs, roomy, whipped out the sealed blanket only to find it covered in what looked like sweet and sour sauce or worse.

Food was bizzare, tray of cold food, including your dessert then the dinner 5 mins later. Described as award winning it was economy food but someone had thrown sauce or weird garnish on it, the main was covered in green chopped gherkins in sticky snot (sorry!) looking sauce. Wine service was the economy drink trolley.

The food trays were on an angle, impossible to not have the meal or drink fly into your lap. The toilets had wallpaper covered in books and magazines, but the cabin had no actual reading materials? All very weird.

Amazulu

Agree that VS economy is very average - on a par with BA

Bernieboy

Singapore all the way

Amazulu

Last flight with SIA they turned off the IFE 40mins before landing. Why?

Last flight with Qantas (to Singapore) a few months ago, IFE was on and available from gate to gate

Mrsgoingau

we flew economy last time and had decided to upgrade this time. economy food/service was fine little ones even got to use premium ecomonies toilets (good job or it would have been a wet floor)

goldchoccycoin

VS 'Upper Class' is not as good as business on Qantas (A380) or Cathay IMO. I found the seats uncomfortable to sit in and very narrow and not very long to lie on (I'm 177cm, 5'10"). I did like the Clubhouse at LHR but the hard product was not up to scratch (old and dated, felt a bit grubby, food was practically inedible) so not to upset at their removal of HKG-SYD. There are better carriers for the same price.

bcworld

I agree. At one time VS was considered pretty class leading...the were one of the first with AVOD entertainment I think. I do like the lounges but otherwise I find it a pretty tacky experience. Like Bermuda said, their economy product is woeful...and Upper Class is all fur coat and nae knickers as we say in the motherland! Still it was nice to have them as an option on HKG-SYD for burning Velocity points and the availability was good.