The Virgin Atlantic Fleet In 2022: Just Three Aircraft Types
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ต.ค. 2022
- Especially when compared with fellow UK carrier British Airways, the fleet of Virgin Atlantic is a much simpler and smaller collection of aircraft. Indeed, the fleet of British Airways is nearly eight times larger than the subject of today's video. Having shrunk drastically due to the pandemic, let's take a deep dive into the fleet of Virgin Atlantic.
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Some of the a340s now fly out of Bournemouth as cargo jets for European Cargo. They still have the distinctive red engines and tails, although the virgin branding has been removed. Beautiful jets.
The Virgin Atlantic vs the Chad British Airways
Lol
Virgin are easily better.
Fair fight
Concorde is the ultimate Chadmobile.
747 is a special plane. Evolution means we must move on but the 747 really lead the way as a great example. Recently flew in a virgin a330 and it was a smooth 2 engine experience. Superb. Planes always amaze me in how is it even possible to do what they do.
I have flown Virgin Atlantic once in my Life (my family loves British Airways), from LHR to MIA on a 747-400 it was an amazing experience and the only time I have ever flown on a 747
Thats great. I flew Virgin 747 to Las Vegas in 2012
Same for me, i rode a 747-400 virgin atlantic from dulles international to manchester london, so still from the east cosst to the uk and it was awesome, to bad the 747s are gone, im just hoping lufthansa continues to operate the 747 for a long time although they aaid theyre gonna retire the 400s by 2023
It was exactly the same case for me @m1lo_w. My first and only flight with Virgin Atlantic was also my first and only flight on a 747-400 from LHR to MIA. I was on Premium Economy which was okay. The experience of flying on a 747 will be unlikely to be replicated
I flew on Virgin Atlantic A330-300 Premium Economy from Heathrow to New Delhi back in 2019, one of my favourite flights to record. I just really love Virgin Atlantic I find it a very young person airline compared to British Airways which to me feels stuck in the past. I love the mood lighting on Virgin Atlantic as well as the mini afternoon tea that they serve you on arrival to your destination, I also love the fact that they give out mini menu's even on Standard Economy which is lovely I wish more airlines did this. My favourite plane used by Virgin is either the late B747 or the late A340. My next flight on Virgin Atlantic will be on an A330-300 Economy from Heathrow to Miami and on an A330-900neo Economy from Miami to Heathrow which I'm thoroughly looking forward to.
I would love too fly with Virgin Atlantic Airways next year on both there WideBodied Fleet from Barbados to London and back Awesome Video!!!!
I just love the A340-600. It's so long it almost looks photoshopped.
The silver, blue and red livery were one of my all time favourites. It was a very elegant combination on a superbly majestic looking aircraft. For a time the A340-600 was the longest commercial aircraft in the world, superseded I think by the 747-8i. What a classic machine those Virgin A340-600s were 😳 👏
Quite an exciting experience for me when I flew two of their A340's leased to defunct virgin nigeria as a flight attendant
Have flown with Virgin Atlantic on several occasions & my best experience was with the beautiful A340-600. An amazing aircraft offering a fantastic passenger experience. Now looking forward to flying on the A350-1000 which is simply majestic ❤
I like A340-600 went to and from LA in 2007. I'm still waiting my A350-1000 too was supposed to go LA recently on it but was changed to B787-9
We flew to Orlando on their A350/1000 this August..
Absolute gorgeous aircraft👏🏻👏🏻
@@MC-nb6jx fingers crossed hopefully soon. Then I can say done complete Airbus as I have with Boeing
Very informative and great to see Virgin Atlantic investing in such a fleet.
I am curious as to why they operate three completely different aircraft trpes.
For example the A330neo and 787-9 have similar passenger numbers and range, with both types capable of operating all of Virgins route network.
Also they could have simplified their fleet with just one aircraft family type for example an all 787 fleet of maybe 787-9 and 787-10’’s or an all A350-900 and A360-1000 fleet.
While the 797-10 has a more limited range it’s still capable of operating routes like like London to west coast of USA, like United already do.
Its just quite a few aircraft types for a small airline like Virgin!
Well… I guess the reason why they have the 787s, was because they are efficient and possibly an aircraft that would be able to do a330 jobs considering similar size and capacity, while being more efficient. Also a fleet consisting of only 787s would not really work as the capacity of the 787-10 is still much lower than that of the a350-1000 and would not cater to high capacity routes such as LHR-JFK. It makes more sense to have a very flexible fleet with varying capacities.
I flew with virgin last year it was A330- 500 to Orlando great plane staff fantastic good layout
I always have loved the loyalty of VS with Airbus A330 and 340’s❤
I agree, although their loyalty to the 747 was the most impressive.
@@aviationlba747 truely, but the queen is no more 💔
I am flying a Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 from LHR to JFK in April, and am very excited (it will be my first flight on Virgin Atlantic as well as my first flight on the A350, and my first long-haul flight since early 2020.)
I am flying on Virgin Atlantic Rightnow lol
@@qdfice_avid607 lol how is it?
Their Upper Class club lounges at Heathrow and Honkers were some of the best airline lounges I’ve been in; comparable with Emirates and Qatar.
Great video, would have been nice to mention the 747 and A340 as they were definitely worth a mention! X
Thanks for the recommendation, and thank you for watching! 😊✈️
Why would you mention planes that don't exist in their current fleet? Odd
I love their new A330NEO
I was crew with Virgin from 2003-2016 and flew on a340 300/600 747 a330 and 787 working upper deck on the 747 was the BEST!
In my thought experiment for long haul by simple flying's how to start an airline series I would have a similarly small but modern and efficient fleet.
Not having a single passenger narrowbody is unique to say the least.......
Cathay Pacific, Emirates and from phasing out 757s nearly 3 decades ago, till the introduction of the 737 Max recently , Singapore Airlines all have a wide body only fleet.
Great Video, my favorite is the Airbus a350-1000. Virgin should have retired their 787 NightMare Liners and gone with an entirely Airbus Fleet.
the loft is on the 350 mainline fleet and the booth is on the 350 leisure fleet, also the loft is on the 339 neo's
Virgin Atlantic are my "go to" Airline. I have flown on the A340 - 600, the ex Air Berlin A330's and many 787 Dreamliner. I was also lucky to use the Little Red service to / from Manchester Airport to Heathrow, to connect in to my flight to Johannesburg. I was hoping VA would of bought Flybe and created a service similar to the Little Red one for connecting passengers from the North of the UK, traveling to destinations served from Heathrow.
In 2018 I took a trip from Florida to England and back. International flights were on VA. JFK-MAN was a 747, I think a -400, and MAN-ATL was an A330-300 called Champagne Belle. Obviously the 747 is out of their fleet.
VA is Virgin Australia
@@qdfice_avid607 It is used for Virgin Atlantic too
@@ethansaviation2672 I dint know
@@ethansaviation2672 I dont have a PhD in Aviation...Yet
@@qdfice_avid607 No worries, I apologize if I came off rude
I hope vs modernises its upper class flights to India asap, as a regular flyer of uc on virgin I would love to see the new cabin...the current ones are a bit wretched....
A340-600 London to Sydney not long before that route stopped. Most comfortable and quite flight
Flew on 747 Virginia Atlantic service was amazing
Ah finally a aircraft named after me
The booth was a complete let down on my recent Delhi to London flight. I felt it was a waste of space compared to the bar on the b787-9. Have both of them on my video report for more details.
Favourite airline. Done vs19 to San Francisco on Dreamliner and vs 127 on Boeing 747 in July 2019.
A350 and I looking forward to flying on New A330 - 900 Neo in July of this year ✈️
Not yet, but when I go to England next summer I'll be flying a Virgin Atlantic A330 over. Maybe it'll be one of the new ones.
I'm almost certain a European air freight company purchased some of those birds
The 350-1000 and 330-900 NEO are such beauties.
787😋
1st also virgin Atlantic is so great
You are second
Flown with Virgin Atlantic, since the early 2000’s. Can’t really comment on the best aircraft, as they always send them to Heathrow, and we fly from Manchester! 🤷♂️
Irrespective of VAs fleet composition/size/type, they still specialise in leaving your luggage behind. Cargo getting priority, perhaps? Yes, it's happened.
Airlines use third party providers for baggage handling, the airport itself for the infrastructure and baggage screening, combine that with airports being understaffed and things like that happen.
Not really Virgin's fault.
A flight will not wait for bags if they haven't made it to the aircraft on time. Airlines are fined under EU rules if delayed.
Over dozens of VA flights over many, many years we’ve never lost any luggage👍🏻👍🏻
I’ve never had my luggage left behind by VA.
@@xr6lad Happened on my first trip with them - they were quite upfront about it. No big deal - I simply got a (much) smaller suitcase in America. The original one caught up with us 9 days into the trip (shoutout to the tour director [escorted tour] who contacted them daily for updates). Part of the fun.
@@daveroche6522 I’ve only had it once in 40 years flying (fingers crossed) . Lufthansa and tbh that was due to a late arrival from another connecting flight at Munich and therefore a run to the plane that they held for me so the luggage didn’t make it. But they got it to my hotel by 11pm that night on another flight a few hours later.
Would love to see the 787's go
Do you know when the A339 Neos will start flying the LHR - Caribbean routes?
Been on one of their 747’s some years ago
I've been on most of Virgin aircrafts. Recently went to Los Angeles and returned from Las Vegas. Went on B787-9 both ways although, was supposed to go LA on A350-1000 but was changed. Great plane nonetheless B787-9 and was my 1st time on it as would've been with A350-1000. A350 is now the plane I want to go someday
I’ve not flown on Virgin Atlantic but would like to for the experience given their mediocre service quality according to different sources. Favourite aircraft is easily the Airbus A350-1000 specifically G-VJAM, named “Queen of Hearts”, because it was the first A350 I spotted at DUB last year. Any idea why the airline has the reg “VJAM” on their aircraft?
Why would you want to fly an airline that supposedly has mediocre service?
@@mirzaahmed6589 dont be rude
@Merky Aviation no way i flew on an a350-1000 labeled "queen of hearts" from jfk to lhr
I dont know thw registration though
@@Danz5368-1 that's not being rude it's a valid question 😂
I work for this airline in Tampa FL
Remember “4 Engines 4 Long Haul” plastered on the sides of their 744s and 346s? Economic realities certainly put an end to that in a hurry.
I’d still want to be footing a 4 engine plane in an emergency than a 2 engine one with a loss of engine
I have travelled on Virgin 747 4 times and Airbus 330 once and 787-9 once.
My favourite is a350-1000
The 787-9 the best aircraft in this collection
cool
I wonder how this airline gets its feed passengers if it doesn't have narrowbody short haul flights
Ive ridden on virgin atlantics Boeing 747 in 2018 which is sadly retired 😭 and also virgin atlantics a350
My favorite aircraft from their modern fleet is the airbus a350, and from their old fleet its either the a340-600 or 747-400
But i still love the a330-200, i rode a delta a330-200 before
Does anybody here know whether "The Loft" and "The Booth" are for only business class passengers or economy passengers as well?
if i remember rightly the loft etc is available to people who fly upper class, we were lucky enough to fly upper class back from Vegas in april thanks to an amazing covid related price never to be repeated normally the best we can afford is the extra leg room economy delight seats! and we made use of the loft on one of their dreamliners.
Best will always be the A340-600 The Flying Pencil I miss it so bad😭
Glad to see the A330 200 (ex Air Baltic) gone, long haul with 29/30" pitch, shocking Economy cabin. Sad the A340 600 gone too, probably one of the best !
Toaday’s new word: twenny
Why having both A330neo and 787? The are the same size
clearly Virgin Atlantic needs additional fleet of 14 brand new A350-1000 HGW & 22 A350-900 ULR . . . in the process retire it's aging fleet of A330-300 . . . the modern day legacy full service carrier Virgin Atlantic has always been a slow mover in terms of service expansion & distributed presence across the market . . . without expansion Virgin Atlantic will find itself struggling more & more compared to it's generously funded rival full service airlines . . . the in-flight bar feature at VA is better than the booth concept . . . besides the booth feature suits best in large quad engined wide body jets like the B747-8I & A380-800 . . .
don’t put so many full stops. it isn’t good for the eyes
@@kyzerkyzerkyzerkyzerkyzer noted . . . apologies . . .
Wooooo!
Flown on a 747 to Vegas, that was fine, flying back, it was almost as if they forgot to employ Cabin Crewe, disgusting service, left to starve and dehydrate for nearly 8 hours of the 11 hour flight, never flying them again, Would genuinely rather fly AA, yeah the service isn't polite but there's service at the push of a button.
Virgin atlantic 🎉🎉❤❤
Because of Delta I don’t get the 787
747 they had one
We flew on the A350 on 6/110/2022, LHR -MCO, what a horrible flight. The seats in Premium Economy are so uncomfortable they left me in pain for several days, it was pain killers and Lidocaine that kept me going. Unlike the crew who are 100%. I was not he only one to mention the seats, several of my fellow travellers comment on the same.
I flew "upper class" on their 787 from LHR-JFK and thought that seat was crap too. The diagonal seat configuration means you have to twist your neck painfully to see out the window. The lie flat beds have a footboard that is only designed for people under 6ft. If you're taller than that, like me, you won't fit in the bed. Also one arm rest is in front, the other arm rest behind you so using them twists you weirdly. It's a crap layout and I wouldn't fly them again because of it
I flew upper in October (2022), Had the same problem. The menu has gone down hill as well now, the staff where really nice to be honest. We had friends in economy who said otherwise and that they spent most there Time gossiping around the bar area! The silly thing about the flat bed is you have to get out of the seat to lay it flat🤷♂️. We fly from Manchester and have noticed that if the flight time is 9hrs rather than 9.30hrs its the A350 which we have booked for April (upper). The configuration is better on them.
A330-900 upper 👌🏻
A346
yhe 747-9 has 4 eng
747 no contest
The Booth don't look as impressive as the bar on the 747s
5th
4th
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Used to love Virgin, lost their way a bit, seem not to want Joe public anymore……..
BA have become in my opinion on a par with Ryanair for customer service. They are an appalling elitist airline. Virgin are much fairer and value their customers. But neither are a patch on Emirates, Qatar or Etihad.
BS airline…….
The Airbus A340-600 is a favorite to many passengers.
A340 600