I built a model of this at the beginning of the year and emailed Mr Richard Branson too see if he would buy it but was not interested lol, it has cabin lights / motorised engine fan blades and flashing navigation and beacon lights too.
Excellent review as always! I would say that for a 7 hour flight to the East Coast the service on Virgin in economy is better than on most European carriers with the exception perhaps of Swiss
Swiss .Hummm ?.... Lots of Legacy Name Brand "Glamour". Great Hub Zurich ! Great Crews ! Great C Class ! Current Economy is little more than what a Low Cost carrier would offer in terms of Catering and Space. Nothing to write home about .
I haven’t been to London in several years. The last time was a United 757 from Newark - that’s right, 757. My daughter and I had the window and aisle seat, nobody in the middle. And it was fine! I don’t have great expectations on any Economy seat, so I’m not disappointed easily!!
@@wotan10950 wow what an experience. I like to think forward to what I’ll be able to tell my (hopefully avgeek) grand children what I flew on back in the early 2000s. Booked on a 717 for the first time in July. Can’t beat a DC-8 though!
Travelled on this plane back from JFK just over a week ago. It was great. Very comfortable and good media equipment. Plus it only took 5 hours into Heathrow. Very impressive
I really think that one of the primary reason why Virgin Atlantic stands out above many other trans Atlantic carriers simply comes down to aesthetic. Many other carriers have similar offerings in economy class but with their young fleet of planes and their flashy style Virgin Atlantic makes the whole journey an experience in itself, almost as if you’re boarding a spaceship Virgin Galactic style.
Nice video. The only time I’ve ever used universal power in economy was when the USB port failed and had to chard my tablet. Kind ok hard to use a laptop in economy class though. I personally feel it’s completely unnecessary in economy given the limited space.
Why would anyone need to charge their laptop on a 6 hour flight? Surely your fully charge laptop will last that long. And won't USB charge your laptop?
Virgin market their ‘second snack’ as Afternoon tea and here in Britain, afternoon tea generally consists of light food and cake/scones. Plus I dare say that Virgin will have done some market research on the need for chargers on board and found that for the majority of travellers, a USB is sufficient
Great video as always David! The VA livery looks great on their A350s! Looks like you had a nice flight, shame about the 3 hour delay. I guess the empty cabin made up for that a bit.. The food all looks good, plenty of options for economy as well :) Regards, Brendan
David, another good video. I missed the good old days where Economy got formal 3 courses and afternoon teas. Maybe also to include the price you paid to give people prospective for value, and also could you do Gallery check between the meals, as providing the premium snacks will be much better than just waters
Agreed, but I think we suffer from nostalgia😀 Nowadays 3 meals is even in biz class not common on long haul flights, only on LH first you can eat as much as you like😀
Can I please point out that the USB ports built in to the IFE screens are not designed to charge your devices, they are for viewing files from your phone on the display, so they will charge your phone extremely slowly or not at all. Always use the ones separate from the IFE
There were like 50 passengers in the main eco cabin. How the crew can’t deliver an even better service with an empty cabin, I don’t understand. Good video man.
Dave, That's a good video content right there. I hope that you have made your research and stated all possibilities pertaining to the different things available on the flight so that you can have a complete flight review.
What a very British experience! Macaroni cheese (note: not "mac 'n' cheese; it should never be "mac 'n' cheese"), Rodda's clotted cream on your cream tea; Love Hearts... Fantastic!
I'll be flying the A350 on Sunday, booked in Upper Class from LHR-LAX. Due to the pandemic, I assumed there would be a reduction in meal and drink service, so I wrote Virgin. From the UK I'll receive a hot meal and an afternoon tea. No alcohol service, but beer and wine will be offered with meals. I've always flown Upper Class on Virgin's B789 so this is going to be a very different experience, but it sounds like it'll be better than BA's current business class service which consists of a cold sandwich in a box! It is odd about the lack of power outlets. It won't affect me but it will certainly upset others.
I love your 'Brutally Honest' series of reviews. It's very realistic and sticks close to the subject matter, instead of drifting off into a self-centred personal blog like many other 'reviewers'. BTW: even though flights delays happen to all airlines, I always associate virgin atlantic with flight delays, due to past experiences. I much prefer virgin for flight experience and customer service, but I must concede they don't seem to recover as well as B.A. when it comes to flight delays.
When I saw you uploaded a video on the Virgin Atlantic A350 a couple days after Paul Lucas, I thought to myself “wouldn’t it be something if they were both on the same flight?” Well, I was pretty close
David can I say something? I think this flight better than british a350 flight. Right? And try turkish airlines boeing 787-9 dreamliner flight to istanbul please?
I love the small Hot Snack before landing. Virgin Atlantic really treat economy class passenger nicely. Great flight. Can wait to see your upcoming video. Already subscribe your travel Vlog.
Wow,l'll never forget my first flight,which went from São Paulo to Brasília,the flight lasted an hour and fifty minutes,it was a unique experience at Gol Linhas Aéreas Intelingentes.But your flight was also very sensational in terms of in-flight service,and also a very interesting route.
AirPlane spotter AH basically, it’s a review based on what the passenger’s expectations are for any given flight, given the airline, class, route, etc. He describes what his and the viewers’ expectations are, then checks to see if they are met. During the flight, he checks off the various items as either exceeded, met or not met. That’s about it in a nutshell.
I was on the a350-900 with Qatar and it was great but was only 3 hours compared to the 16 hour flight on the 777-200lr for the connecting flight. It was a huge difference the a350 is so much better in legroom and upper bin storage
David are they expecting the leisure travel contingent to carry them? Not offering power ports ? That’s got to be a no go for an economy business customer .
I have an interesting recommendation (which has maybe been suggested before but I don’t usually read the comments) and that is for whenever an expectation is exceeded; instead of having the same sound effect as “expectation met”, perhaps a different sound, like a “ta da” sound? Keeps things interesting and I think viewers would enjoy 🤷🏻♂️
At least he's honest unlike some of the other reviewers who get FREE airline provided $12,000 first class suite tickets and are basically paid to not review but advertise the flight.
Do one on SAA longhaul (London-JNB/NewYork-JNB on SAA's new A350/Hong Kong-JNB) Very rarely covered airline and with the financial issues theyre having they may disappear like Airberlin soon.
I wonder David if they have a Universal Power socket in Upper Class ? ( Business?) Also you may not have noticed but in their "new" livery on this aircraft Virgin had replaced the Union Jack flag on the wing lets with the Virgin logo !! You were spot on about the lack of passengers on this flight !! I presume the in flight entertainment was ok ? Well done and I always enjoy your brutally honest reviews !! Thanks mate!
Have you found these A350 aircraft to be noisy inside the cabin? especially when the the undercarriage is retracted and the flaps extended! i was expecting the latest aircraft to be much quieter than older generation but thought it is noisier! big disappointment in this department, recently done the same trip from Heathrow to JFK on Virgin Atlantic A350.
That's Hainan Airlines' Boeing 787... We do not have a video about flying on their Dreamliner, but we do have an Economy Class and a Business Class Tripreport about flying long-haul on their Airbus A330-300: th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=simply+aviation+hainan+airlines
I would imagine VA opted not to install the power outlets in Y class as they consider themselves more of a "leisure" airline and maybe thought the cost of having those power outlets outweighed the amount of passengers that would use them on the average flight for working. Additionally people flying on VA for work would likely be in PE cabin or Upper class.
love the brutally honest review series! here's an interesting one for you if you ever find yourselves in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow to Toronto with Air Transat A321LR .
Another great video David... I would like to see a review on any chosen premium airline, the difference between their standard economy versus their premium economy, or premium economy versus business. The same flight number, same route, and so on, so that an accurate comparison can be made/ And let us see if the cabin class comparison is worth the extra in price paid for the ticket.
The main disappointing thing I found in economy on the virgin a350 was when someone puts there seat in recline it gives you very little room and encroaches majorly on space. Also virgin economy food isn't the best. Also this flight review was very empty flight. Try it when its rammed full. Very different experience. No hot towels, less drinks offered and alot harder to move out of the window seat when full. Virgin are a good airline overall just some small touches need to be made.
I was just checking seat guru and aside from the B787-9, their entire fleet aren't equipped with power outlets in economy class which is a shame, in my opinion.
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David and Paul in the same video. The legends have met!
The virgin atlantic livery suits the a350 very well
I built a model of this at the beginning of the year and emailed Mr Richard Branson too see if he would buy it but was not interested lol, it has cabin lights / motorised engine fan blades and flashing navigation and beacon lights too.
PAUL TAYLOR dang, sounds awesome
Go back to review into milk bars
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@@ptaylor5014 A model plane with motorized fan blades, flashing lights and cabin light?! Oh, that is sick!
Excellent review as always!
I would say that for a 7 hour flight to the East Coast the service on Virgin in economy is better than on most European carriers with the exception perhaps of Swiss
Turkish and Austrian are two other ones better than Virgin.
Swiss is average
yeah, LOT is alright and Airfrance is also brilliant, so is TAP
Swiss .Hummm ?.... Lots of Legacy Name Brand "Glamour".
Great Hub Zurich ! Great Crews ! Great C Class !
Current Economy is little more than what a Low Cost carrier would offer in terms of Catering and Space. Nothing to write home about .
@@elevat1on yeah put both of them on the top
I haven’t been to London in several years. The last time was a United 757 from Newark - that’s right, 757. My daughter and I had the window and aisle seat, nobody in the middle. And it was fine! I don’t have great expectations on any Economy seat, so I’m not disappointed easily!!
My first transatlantic (and long haul) flight was a Continental 757 from LHR-EWR back in 2011 😁
@@WeMuckAround My first transatlantic flight was on a DC-8-63, back in 1971. But I’m an old fart!
@@wotan10950 wow what an experience. I like to think forward to what I’ll be able to tell my (hopefully avgeek) grand children what I flew on back in the early 2000s. Booked on a 717 for the first time in July. Can’t beat a DC-8 though!
A350 sounds boss
A360 and A370 gonna be sick
Travelled on this plane back from JFK just over a week ago. It was great. Very comfortable and good media equipment. Plus it only took 5 hours into Heathrow. Very impressive
Saw Paul's video already. Loved it and I can't wait to see this video as well love you both .
I really think that one of the primary reason why Virgin Atlantic stands out above many other trans Atlantic carriers simply comes down to aesthetic. Many other carriers have similar offerings in economy class but with their young fleet of planes and their flashy style Virgin Atlantic makes the whole journey an experience in itself, almost as if you’re boarding a spaceship Virgin Galactic style.
David is back at it again at what he knows how to do best it’s simply aviation. Kudos my brother....
I’ve taken this maybe exact a350 from jfk to lhr on virgin atlantic
Nice video. The only time I’ve ever used universal power in economy was when the USB port failed and had to chard my tablet. Kind ok hard to use a laptop in economy class though. I personally feel it’s completely unnecessary in economy given the limited space.
cndam same, who needs wifi, IFE and power outlets, main thing is the seats !
Why would anyone need to charge their laptop on a 6 hour flight? Surely your fully charge laptop will last that long. And won't USB charge your laptop?
@@ronclark9724 no, USB wont charge a laptop
Do you use any contraption to stick the camera up next to the window so you don’t need to hold it for takeoff and landing? If so, what is it called?
Virgin market their ‘second snack’ as Afternoon tea and here in Britain, afternoon tea generally consists of light food and cake/scones. Plus I dare say that Virgin will have done some market research on the need for chargers on board and found that for the majority of travellers, a USB is sufficient
David finally had a haircut.
Look good!!!
its about time he did . the last videos he keeps shoving it unsuccessfully....hahha
I LOVE brutally Honest such a great and different concept!
Keep the amazing work up!
Great video as always David! The VA livery looks great on their A350s! Looks like you had a nice flight, shame about the 3 hour delay. I guess the empty cabin made up for that a bit..
The food all looks good, plenty of options for economy as well :)
Regards,
Brendan
amazing serie, i love your vids, please continue like this
David, another good video. I missed the good old days where Economy got formal 3 courses and afternoon teas. Maybe also to include the price you paid to give people prospective for value, and also could you do Gallery check between the meals, as providing the premium snacks will be much better than just waters
Agreed, but I think we suffer from nostalgia😀
Nowadays 3 meals is even in biz class not common on long haul flights, only on LH first you can eat as much as you like😀
Damn, that's a lot of meals!
I got two meals plus drinks and pretzels. In economy. Cabin crew were great.
I love how empty this flight was 👍
In December of 2019, they still served the penn state pretzels. It’s on all the routes, LHR-JFK, SFO-LHR, LHR-JNB, you get the picture...
Flying to london in September next year and this video really helped me decide to go with virgin instead of british airways
I appreciate the Isley Brothers playing as the boarding music 👌🏾
on sunday we are the 10:20 pm to london from sanfranisco i wish we were flying on the a350 but we are flying on a b787-9 dreamliner
Paul and David. 2 of my fave aviation youtubers.
once again another awesome episode of Brutally Honest... btw can we expect a full detailed trip report :)
9:10 I also saw in a singapore airlines B777-300er economy class that there was no universal power outlet but that usb port was for charging
I love Virgin Atlantic. They are the best airline that I've used to fly to London.
Paul seems like such a good guy love both your videos all we needed is Quinton and Sam
Great video! I love this format!
Terminal 3 it’s nice - flew Thai to Bangkok out of there. The walk though it’s long! even with the people movers .
David- thanks for another brutally honest video. Also glad the mirror image effect was rectified from 1:25 onwards
Can I please point out that the USB ports built in to the IFE screens are not designed to charge your devices, they are for viewing files from your phone on the display, so they will charge your phone extremely slowly or not at all. Always use the ones separate from the IFE
There were like 50 passengers in the main eco cabin. How the crew can’t deliver an even better service with an empty cabin, I don’t understand. Good video man.
Nice review, your lucky to have a good flight, I flew in the SQ A350 and the seats where tiny !
Ah purple mood light when boarding looks awesome.
Dave, That's a good video content right there. I hope that you have made your research and stated all possibilities pertaining to the different things available on the flight so that you can have a complete flight review.
I love Paul and I love David, great seeing the, together!
fantastic ----- as always! i ENJOY ur reviews immensely! Subscribed.
You can buy a usb to pc power converter plug.
You should try AirAntwerp, new from 2019. Flights between London and Antwerp (Belgium). I think that's very interesting.
What a very British experience! Macaroni cheese (note: not "mac 'n' cheese; it should never be "mac 'n' cheese"), Rodda's clotted cream on your cream tea; Love Hearts... Fantastic!
David, a question...completely random: Is your PD Backpack a 20L or a 30L? It looks to be a 30L, but wanted to ask. Love the videos!
It's a 20L... :)
Mine is a 30L...
I'll be flying the A350 on Sunday, booked in Upper Class from LHR-LAX. Due to the pandemic, I assumed there would be a reduction in meal and drink service, so I wrote Virgin. From the UK I'll receive a hot meal and an afternoon tea. No alcohol service, but beer and wine will be offered with meals. I've always flown Upper Class on Virgin's B789 so this is going to be a very different experience, but it sounds like it'll be better than BA's current business class service which consists of a cold sandwich in a box! It is odd about the lack of power outlets. It won't affect me but it will certainly upset others.
Also the webcam on the tail or front of the plane is great for watching take off and landing
What a beautiful Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 flight! Virgin Atlantic’s A350-1000s reminds me that Virgin Atlantic should order 787-10s
I love your 'Brutally Honest' series of reviews. It's very realistic and sticks close to the subject matter, instead of drifting off into a self-centred personal blog like many other 'reviewers'.
BTW: even though flights delays happen to all airlines, I always associate virgin atlantic with flight delays, due to past experiences. I much prefer virgin for flight experience and customer service, but I must concede they don't seem to recover as well as B.A. when it comes to flight delays.
When I saw you uploaded a video on the Virgin Atlantic A350 a couple days after Paul Lucas, I thought to myself “wouldn’t it be something if they were both on the same flight?”
Well, I was pretty close
I was under the impression that if you ask, the cabin crew can provide you with an amenity kit, even in economy.
just curious, does the lighting color bother anyone? thanks!
No free WiFi. Should this be standard for all airlines?
i love this a350 from virgin atlantic👍👍
Love it 😍 nice video almost empty seats 💺 on the back greetings from California USA 🇺🇸 I am from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
David can I say something?
I think this flight better than british a350 flight. Right? And try turkish airlines boeing 787-9 dreamliner flight to istanbul please?
I love the small Hot Snack before landing. Virgin Atlantic really treat economy class passenger nicely. Great flight. Can wait to see your upcoming video. Already subscribe your travel Vlog.
Wow,l'll never forget my first flight,which went from São Paulo to Brasília,the flight lasted an hour and fifty minutes,it was a unique experience at Gol Linhas Aéreas Intelingentes.But your flight was also very sensational in terms of in-flight service,and also a very interesting route.
Can someone explain to me what the "brutally honest" series is? I'm new to the network and I don't understand
Thanks
AirPlane spotter AH basically, it’s a review based on what the passenger’s expectations are for any given flight, given the airline, class, route, etc. He describes what his and the viewers’ expectations are, then checks to see if they are met. During the flight, he checks off the various items as either exceeded, met or not met. That’s about it in a nutshell.
@@yaronsteinbuch3956 okaay thank you very much
Nice I was at the airport at the time to catch a flight to Germany on Lufthansa’s A380
Except Lufthansa doesn't fly the A380 between London and Germany...
elevat1on I think he meant the NYC airport lol
Good review it looks like a nice cabin I am too surprised about the lack of power point. They really need to upgrade T3 at LHR it looks so dated.
Apparently it's available in Business class. That's according to Paul of course who sat in 11 A
I was on the a350-900 with Qatar and it was great but was only 3 hours compared to the 16 hour flight on the 777-200lr for the connecting flight. It was a huge difference the a350 is so much better in legroom and upper bin storage
David are they expecting the leisure travel contingent to carry them? Not offering power ports ? That’s got to be a no go for an economy business customer .
I have an interesting recommendation (which has maybe been suggested before but I don’t usually read the comments) and that is for whenever an expectation is exceeded; instead of having the same sound effect as “expectation met”, perhaps a different sound, like a “ta da” sound? Keeps things interesting and I think viewers would enjoy 🤷🏻♂️
As I live i London UK I've gotta say Virgin Atlantic Is my favourite airline
At least he's honest unlike some of the other reviewers who get FREE airline provided $12,000 first class suite tickets and are basically paid to not review but advertise the flight.
Do one on SAA longhaul (London-JNB/NewYork-JNB on SAA's new A350/Hong Kong-JNB) Very rarely covered airline and with the financial issues theyre having they may disappear like Airberlin soon.
I wonder David if they have a Universal Power socket in Upper Class ? ( Business?) Also you may not have noticed but in their "new" livery on this aircraft Virgin had replaced the Union Jack flag on the wing lets with the Virgin logo !! You were spot on about the lack of passengers on this flight !! I presume the in flight entertainment was ok ? Well done and I always enjoy your brutally honest reviews !! Thanks mate!
To be brutally honest (pardon the pun), I prefer the brutally honest series to the trip reports as they are more detailed...
The expectations set were low especially for such an airline.
Um David
What is purple mood lighting
I'd love to fly this, if anything to earn some Velocity points which are fairly easy to redeem here in the US for Delta flights. - Red
Could you review Turkish Airlines a350 economy class when they arrive
Have you found these A350 aircraft to be noisy inside the cabin? especially when the the undercarriage is retracted and the flaps extended! i was expecting the latest aircraft to be much quieter than older generation but thought it is noisier! big disappointment in this department, recently done the same trip from Heathrow to JFK on Virgin Atlantic A350.
7:53 a lounge! Very nice!
Just curious, Who’s Dreamliner is at 9:27?
That's Hainan Airlines' Boeing 787... We do not have a video about flying on their Dreamliner, but we do have an Economy Class and a Business Class Tripreport about flying long-haul on their Airbus A330-300: th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=simply+aviation+hainan+airlines
I would imagine VA opted not to install the power outlets in Y class as they consider themselves more of a "leisure" airline and maybe thought the cost of having those power outlets outweighed the amount of passengers that would use them on the average flight for working. Additionally people flying on VA for work would likely be in PE cabin or Upper class.
Nice Video!, What's your verdict on the winner between this and BA A350-1000.
did you get Economy ( normal ) or Economy Delight ( extra legroom )?
Normal Economy...
@@simply_aviation oh ok. at least you were still comfortable like you were more in the 787 dreamliner
@@simply_aviation you're right. You were in 58K. I thought it would have been between row 54-57 but still good
love the brutally honest review series! here's an interesting one for you if you ever find yourselves in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow to Toronto with Air Transat A321LR .
what camera did u use for the night city-view before landing? It's amazing!
Another great video David... I would like to see a review on any chosen premium airline, the difference between their standard economy versus their premium economy, or premium economy versus business. The same flight number, same route, and so on, so that an accurate comparison can be made/ And let us see if the cabin class comparison is worth the extra in price paid for the ticket.
Sweet I've featured in a Simply Aviation review ✈️
Also David, Scoot recently rebranded their premium cabin to "Scoot plus". Do you think that's a smart choice or do you think that is not good enough?
I went on the a350 to New York it was a very nice plane
do a video with Paul Lucas, Noel Phillips and Jen Brooks, all make incredible trip reports and would be interesting to see you collaborate 👍🏼
0:38 Why is everything reversed?? 22 is backwards, but as you go one to speak it switches back to what it should be.
Would you one day be able to do a brutally honest for Air New Zealand? :)
Good David! Virgin Atlantic is a nice airlines Equal to BRITISH AIRWAYS!!
Love the 350
I usually get a hot towel at KLM, Lufthansa, Delta and don’t get me wrong but I also think United. It sounds weird but I think that I got one in 2017
Wie viel kostet der Flug
I like that expectation thing you do...good info Sir.
Please do a Tripreport format about Virgin Atlantic Australia to USA David
The main disappointing thing I found in economy on the virgin a350 was when someone puts there seat in recline it gives you very little room and encroaches majorly on space. Also virgin economy food isn't the best.
Also this flight review was very empty flight. Try it when its rammed full. Very different experience.
No hot towels, less drinks offered and alot harder to move out of the window seat when full.
Virgin are a good airline overall just some small touches need to be made.
What seat was that?
As always, we show the seat number in the description of the video! :)
do more tripreport on Qatar,Emirates,Etihad,Turkish.Thai and Lufthansa
please
I think I'd prefer the VS A350 over the BA A350. Dunno why but somehow VS looks better.
Excellent report looks a lovely aircraft . with good leg room
I was just checking seat guru and aside from the B787-9, their entire fleet aren't equipped with power outlets in economy class which is a shame, in my opinion.
Is that the Gotham hotel ? The room looks like the one we stayed in a couple of months ago.
Nope, that's a Microtel by Wyndham...
One day we will be able to fly like this again.