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There were less options for seating, no upgrades available, the in-flight entertainment kept cutting out and the "meals" were crap (bearing in mind I'm one of those odd people who normally loves BA Curries and cakes that arrive semi-frozen in a cardboard box on my lap). :D

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The 777 is slightly smaller than the 747, so there are fewer seats.

The IFE and the meals should be the same on both planes though.

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Sounds like I struck out on the meals . :(

I vastly preferred the 747 seating.

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I think I only ever flew on a 747 once, or maybe twice. It was the most cramped transatlantic flight I have ever had, and among the most cramped of any flight I have experienced.

I would, if given a choice, avoid flying on a 747 again, and given Virgin Atlantic's love of 747s and packing people in, I would not fly with Virgin if there was an alternative.

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I've never been on a 747, is it 3-4-3, as opposed to the 3-3-3 on the 777?

So far, the 777 has been the most comfortable plane I've flown on. Even the AA one wasn't bad.

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I was sat in front of you, exercising my right to the space I paid for and reclining comfortably. :devil_smile:

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It is, though if you get the right spot it is 2-4-2

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I doubt that it was "comfortable", because you had my knees in your back! :lol:
The "right spot" is anywhere in a 777. :)

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Slept wonderfully. :nod:

Except where I was sat, apparently. :(

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Have you only flown on a 747 with VS? To be fair BA's 747-400s aren't bad, just not as good as their 777s.

I absolutely detest Virgin Atlantic. They are the epitome of Branson's marketing hype over substance. Nasty cramped seats, surly staff (BA's cabin crew are far nicer, yet they are the ones with the bad rep! :confused:), mediocre IFE (Aer Lingus's is better). Oh but they have a funny safety video - whoop de do.

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I think it was Virgin one way, and United (Virgin code-share) the other. Both were equally bad. :(

I can only presume that Branson's customers are mostly students, cattle, dwarves, sardines, and people with no legs, .... plus celebrities travelling first class. :unsure:

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;)

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WTF? :blink:

" ...... take your mind up to the sky .... " I can't honestly say that's where my mind was. :o

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Hmm, think I had better wait until I'm not in the office before watching...

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I refused to fly Virgin generally as they refused to upgrade people. With my contacts still at the airport, I have a fairly good chance of being upgraded with BA out of LHR. That said, the last time I flew VS, we flew on the 346. By far the smoothest and quietest aircraft I've flown on. I expected it to be fairly spacious inside. The toilets were. They were huge. But the seating, awful.
When I flew out to move over here, I managed to get bumped up to the bubble. That wasn't even like being on a plane. If you're flying business, a 747 is definitly the way to go.