sinned19 Posted February 17, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hello, We are taking a British Isles Cruise and are looking at fights from JFK to Heathrow both through eZair and on our own, which airline is better? I am 6`2 and DW is about 5`9. I appreciate your input. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Working 2 Cruise Posted February 17, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Virgin Atlantic! So much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenRonn1104 Posted February 17, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Virgin Atlantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enyliram Posted February 17, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 17, 2016 no contest. VIRGIN ATLANTIC is best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcruiser64 Posted February 17, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Depends on what class you book. BA's business class is better than Virgin's economy Virgins business class is better than BA's economy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDC1 Posted February 17, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Virgin Atlantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted February 17, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) I can only speak to half of this as we have only flown VA Upper class. We are scheduled for first Class on BA in September. While the service was second to none, I really didn't like the Upper Class cabin. It seemed quite claustrophobic ( and this does not bother me). I also found the pods to be somewhat uncomfortable. Remember, this is just my personal opinion..... Bob Edited February 17, 2016 by Woobstr112G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedprincess Posted February 17, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) We vastly prefer BAs First class over Virgin's Upper class. Excellent service, great food, large personal space, extra baggage allowance, etc. We prefer Virgin's Upper Class over BAs Club World class, - Virgin's Upper class offers more space and amenities over BAs Club World (business class). In economy, 6 of one, half a dozen of the other. Economy is fairly similar across the board. Smallish seats, economy meal, packed aisles.... If it's economy, we'd be booking based on price and schedule, without much differentiation. Edited February 17, 2016 by reedprincess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted February 17, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If you are talking economy looks like seat pitch and width are the same. As others have said it would then come down to price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbug123 Posted February 17, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 17, 2016 One more vote for "it depends on what class you're talking about." If you are flying coach, differences are likely negligible so look at the flight times, price and available seats. If you're flying business, consider comments above from those who've flown both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted February 17, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 17, 2016 On a 'relatively' short flight like JFK - LHR, I would be inclined to save my money, and travel in Premium Economy, rather than Club. Both BA and Virgin operate a 'proper' PE service, with a separate cabin. The Virgin offering is a bit more 'upmarket' than BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinned19 Posted February 17, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks everyone, we would fly economy. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbgd Posted February 17, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 17, 2016 We vastly prefer BAs First class over Virgin's Upper class. Unsurprising given that Upper Class is a business class product (despite Virgin's marketing hype). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach1213 Posted February 17, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Neither is great, but I've had some less-than-ideal experiences on Virgin and have chosen to largely avoid them. I prefer BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gardyloo Posted February 17, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hello,We are taking a British Isles Cruise and are looking at fights from JFK to Heathrow both through eZair and on our own, which airline is better? I am 6`2 and DW is about 5`9. I appreciate your input. Dennis Neither. If you book on American Airlines you can pay a little extra for "main cabin extra" economy seats with lots more legroom and priority boarding (hence no fighting for space in the overhead bins.) Plus, you can pick your seats at no cost when you book the flights, rather than having to pay extra to pick seats on BA or Virgin (unless you're willing to wait until 24h before flying.) MCE is NOT a "premium economy" product like BA's World Traveller Plus or Virgin's premium economy, which are separate cabins and which will cost a lot more than ordinary economy. Delta (JFK) and United (Newark) have similar "economy plus" products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted February 17, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 17, 2016 According to their Web site, the extra legroom on AA is 6 inches. Hardly 'lots more legroom'. And of course you have to pay for your beer and wine (and spirits) on AA, which are free on BA and Virgin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gardyloo Posted February 18, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2016 According to their Web site, the extra legroom on AA is 6 inches. Hardly 'lots more legroom'. And of course you have to pay for your beer and wine (and spirits) on AA, which are free on BA and Virgin. Beer and wine are complementary on AA transatlantic and have been for years. For economy, I'd say six inches is quite a lot if the alternative is having the seat in front of you reclining into your nose. YMMV as in all things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbug123 Posted February 18, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The extra legroom and extra recline (on some) is a matter of perspective as to whether it's worth it or not. Some people book an Economy + type product, believing it's pretty much like business class or domestic first class and are sorely disappointed to find out it is a LOT closer to regular economy than to either biz or first. I was on a flight recently with a friend who got burned by that unrealistic expectation. As long as one understands exactly what a few inches of extra legroom means and/or a tiny bit of extra recline (so little I can barely tell the difference, myself) then one can make a fair judgement as whether it's worth whatever the difference in price is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted February 19, 2016 #19 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Beer and wine are complementary on AA transatlantic and have been for years. For economy, I'd say six inches is quite a lot if the alternative is having the seat in front of you reclining into your nose. YMMV as in all things. Mea Culpa. However, as has been noted before, it is important that pax know that the AA offering is not a true PE product, and the extra 6 inches is a lot less space than you might be expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FawnRiver Posted February 19, 2016 #20 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I don't know what planes they're using, but watch out for the Dreamliners if going BA. Their economy class is awful, booking the bulkhead or exit rows doesn't really help. Our first BA flight YYZ-LHR, I paid extra for exit row for DH who is also 6'2 (& I'm 5'8). With the immovable armrests, the seats were extremely tight and uncomfortable. I have an old hip injury from a car accident and the seat was so tight to my hip that by the time we landed, I couldn't walk without help. I'm a little hippy, but even DH was not comfortable with the width. The girl in the "window" seat (there wasn't a window there) knew what she was doing when she booked. There is a jut out there for the door, she was so petite that she curled up wedged between her seat and the jut out and slept very well. Our last BA flight, we paid extra for the Plus class and it was worth every penny. And on our way home, we were given an upgrade to Business Class :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gardyloo Posted February 19, 2016 #21 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) ...the AA offering is not a true PE product, and the extra 6 inches is a lot less space than you might be expecting.Which is what I said. OTOH BA WT+ offers 7 inches and costs $1100 more for some arbitrary dates in June, plus the price of reserving your seat. For comparison, BA WT+ is $100 more expensive than business class on LOT's new 787s - http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/07/12/review-lot-polish-business-class-787-new-york-warsaw/ Edited February 19, 2016 by Gardyloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twickenham Posted February 19, 2016 #22 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Which is what I said. OTOH BA WT+ offers 7 inches and costs $1100 more for some arbitrary dates in June, plus the price of reserving your seat. For comparison, BA WT+ is $100 more expensive than business class on LOT's new 787s - http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/07/12/review-lot-polish-business-class-787-new-york-warsaw/ Good grief, if you can get LOT biz for less than BA WT+, then that really is a no-brainer! I mean, I enjoyed WT+, but LOT biz on the 787 was eons beyond - excellent product, and very friendly FAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted February 19, 2016 #23 Share Posted February 19, 2016 It's only a 6 hr flight. The few extra inches on the various US based airlines (MCE, E+ or the Delta one) would be fine. All the economy is about the same, AA, BA, UA, DL doesn't really matter...you are in the back and there really isn't much difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted March 2, 2016 #24 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Consider the aircraft used and the seating configuration. Is it 2-4-2 or 3-3-3? BA's 787 economy cabin is extremely uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted March 2, 2016 #25 Share Posted March 2, 2016 It's only a 6 hr flight. The few extra inches on the various US based airlines (MCE, E+ or the Delta one) would be fine. All the economy is about the same, AA, BA, UA, DL doesn't really matter...you are in the back and there really isn't much difference. Are all the old aircrafts gone from AA now? We flew in an old aircraft (767?) from Miami 2012 and that was far from what BA offer in World Traveller. I will not make that mistake again so I will stay away from AA on longer flights!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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