rebeccalouiseagain Posted April 28, 2011 #26 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Can't speak for Virgin but I have flown British Air and love them. In fact, you can sometimes upgrade to business class at the last minute. I would do that on the night flight if possible. Better yet- check out the prices on Cunard sailing over- they keep coming down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 28, 2011 #27 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Wouldn't book BA right now as you never know if they will be on strike.Don't forget that any strike will not affect any long-haul flights, nor any flights at all to/from Gatwick or London City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Dean Posted April 28, 2011 #28 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Don't forget that any [bA] strike will not affect any long-haul flights, nor any flights at all to/from Gatwick or London City. Why is that? WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 28, 2011 #29 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Why is that?Because:-All London City flights are operated by a different company which is not involved in the dispute at all; Gatwick cabin crew are fundamentally not involved in the dispute, so will not be on strike; and There are plenty of non-striking and supplementary cabin crew at Heathrow, enough for the airline to run 100% of long-haul flights. (That includes many cabin crew who voted for strike action but have no intention of actually going on strike.) I think that the plan is also to make sure that every short-haul destination has some service, even if those with multiple flights a day may have some of them cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafediem Posted April 29, 2011 #30 Share Posted April 29, 2011 If you look at premium economy - note that Virgin's premium economy seats are wider as well as offering more legroom - BA's are just more legroom. Virgin offer different meals for children, and I think they're more child friendly. I have found Virgin cabin staff generally more friendly, and much much much less prone to industrial action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 29, 2011 #31 Share Posted April 29, 2011 If you look at premium economy - note that Virgin's premium economy seats are wider as well as offering more legroom - BA's are just more legroom.Actually, that's incorrect: BA's premium economy seats are also wider than normal economy. Both BA and VS have 2-4-2 in a 747, compared to 3-4-3 in economy. You may be thinking of United, whose "Economy Plus" offers more legroom, but otherwise just normal economy seats - and so is not a true premium economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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