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Flying Virgin Atlantic's A350-1000...in ECONOMY CLASS!
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Date of Travel: 4 NOV 2019
Airline: Virgin Atlantic
Livery: Virgin Atlantic "new" billboard livery
Route: JFK-LHR
Aircraft: Airbus A350-1000
Flight Number: VS 138
Miles: 3448
Airborne time: 5h31m
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loved virgin economy when i used it to america the ba flight back was so disappointing
I spent 6 weeks going around Hong Kong & Thailand this summer so if you're heading that way let me know and I can throw some good tips at you( put it this way we did not backpack it ;) ) and I can firmly recommend Bangkok Airways absolute pleasure to fly with.
If you're sticking closer to home then tbh there are few places left in Europe ( both EU & none EU countries) I haven't been so will be more than happy to spend some time with you sharing thoughts on some of the more unusual places to head to and what to do when you get there. Hit me up here or Insta: SilverInSix as always happy to help a fellow traveller especially the guy who was the 1st ever aviation reviewer I ever came across on YT.
Minneapolis. Then go to the state fair
Always good to see an economy trip, though I know it is hardly a joyful couple hours. I always travel economy, happy when I get the empty seat next to me. I do enjoy your "bucket list" flights too, keep up the good work.
Would love to see you travel in Africa Paul and try a few of the local carriers such as Ethiopian Airlines, Air Mauritius, Kenya Airways or Royal Air Maroc.
Thank you for the shout-out Paul! :) Was really nice to have dinner with you in New York! Looking forward to bump into you again somewhere on the planet...
Simply Aviation sir where is your rewiew
Cheers David! Was great to see you in NY!
Simply Aviation David when is brutally honest coming back ?
Hopefully u wont bump into each other in the air 😂
If you want a tip for JFK, you can do security in T2 and bus over to T4. Lots of time savings and really good views from the ramp of the heavies.
Daniel Blell Thanks for the tip. That’s a good one. I’ll bear that in mind!
Can't do that anymore
Seeing you fly economy again felt like a big refreshment after many business class reviews. Do more of that. Also, i am hoping to see you on SAS’s A350🇳🇴🇩🇰🇸🇪
Im really no aviation expert whatsoever but doesn’t norway have “norwegian airlines”?
KonPlayz Yeah, we have. We have Norwegian Air Shuttle, the low cost carrier, and Widerøe, a reginal airline who flies to many of Norways short-runway destinations. Those with SAS are the biggest in the norwegian market.
@@konplayz Yeah but SAS is still the national carrier. Norwegian though is just a Low Cost airline though I can see why you'd be confused. More confusingly, a lot of their biggest routes are now outside of Norway and they now even operate domestic flights in Argentina of all places, so the name doesn't really make much sense anymore to be honest
@@konplayz Scandinavia is confusing! Iceland has Iceland Air and Finland has Finnair, and the rest (Greenland, Estonia, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (Copenhagen being the largest hub) belong to SAS! Norwegian is a low cost carrier, which ironically has hubs in London for Norwegian UK, and are a lot like Thomas Cook and Jet2 (Tui as well, though I think they have the best long haul budget product and I’d fly them for 15 hours happily). Various other airlines like BRA Brathens Regional (Sweden), Wideroe (Norway), and the now defunct WOW! (Iceland). I hope this helps you understand as it is very confusing. If you like alliances, SAS belongs to Star Alliance and Finnair belongs to One World. Of course, most major airlines, especially if they are part of an alliance, fly to Scandavia, and most, if not all, European airlines serve at least one city.
@@ryanfrisby7389 Scandinavia is only Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Also Estonia and Greenland have their own flag carriers
Hi Paul, I’m so happy that you are doing another economy class review! I like when you do business class reviews too however like me not many can afford business class! As usual though another great video.
Ethan how is business class
@@nicgur_6981 I think Ethan was saying he can't afford business class normally. VS Upper Class is generally a great product though. The older seats not so great but the Clubhouse's are amazing places to spend some time before a flight and well worth turning up early for. As a rule of thumb VS CC are pretty amazing in all cabins and i'm yet to come across any bad ones in Upper Class
This is so weird haha I was literally on this flight!! I sat in one of the economy delight seats that you filmed hahah crazy
Small world!
I flew the A350 inagural service to New york in economy light, return trip for under £380, I found this to be an absolutely solid product, cannot fault the A350, a great product for Virgin to own
I definitely recommend Economy Delight for transatlantic. I did that on both ways to Miami and London. The extra legroom goes a long way.
I love the way Scafell Pike was on the route map while flying over Ireland. What a great hike that is.
I've been happy with the flights to London with Virgin Atlantic in economy, though much further, from the west coast. I'm glad to see you reviewing the back of the plane, makes me feel less sad when I turn right while boarding to know what to expect. :D
Thank you for this wonderful video Paul I love Virgin Atlantic they are my favourite airline I have flown with them 3 times and I wouldn't fly with any other airline besides them. It's good to see you fly economy class and showing what it is like as not everyone can afford business class. Your videos are great I look forward to them keep up the good work.
Just wanted to say how good these are and that i could quite happily binge watch lots of these in one go, the work that goes into this is immense and most certainly pays off so well done and keep up the good work!
i stumbled across these vid's while off work with a sprained ankle i watched all his videos then Noel's vid's then simply aviation vid's then so many more ,some nights i'd watch till 3 or 4 in the morning !! LOL also check out the ATC recordings some great one's out there
Glad to see Virgin Atlantic is rebranding Flybe Virgin connect . So So looking forward to flying with you my favourite regional airline !
Great as always. As mentioned, good to see you in ‘cattle’ as this is where I suspect the majority will be. Enjoyed this report. Thanks.
I did this trip on this plane at the beginning of January. I loved it! I found that the seats were way more comfortable than the seats on virgin's older planes.
Love Virgin Airlines, one of my favs. Got to fly last September in the "bubble " or upstairs on a 747 from Manchester to Atlanta. Was one of my best flights. You should fly to Minneapolis next summer and taste the food at the state fair.
Flew home today on Iberia’s A350! It really is a wonderful plane!
5 hours must have been a hell of a tailwind 👍
Awesome video Paul!!!
I’ve always wanted to go on Virgins A350 and also the TWA Hotel!!!!!
Thanks for another great trip report Paul...looked pretty good for the duration of 5 and a bit hours ! Well done as always mate and I look forward to your next adventure !!!
Good job as always! I love the music at the end!
A350 is a magnificent plane.Especially in Virgin's livery looks stunning.In my opinion their prices are higly above the average prices of other airlines.Great video Paul
I don’t fly or travel much at all but I find these videos so relaxing, informative and entertaining! A really interesting video once again. I’m going to uni in Dublin this September so I will be flying much more regularly- definitely going to be testing Aer Lingus, BA and Ryanair (ew) so I’d love to see reviews of that route!
You passed close to my house (it looks like you were west of Bridgeport CT; I’m just a few miles east of there.) I often see the later transatlantic flights heading across to Europe when I take the dog out for the last time of the evening. Incidentally, I’ll be flying on a VS 351 to LHR later this week and back on a DL 764 next week, a type that has somehow eluded me. Can’t wait!
Cheers, Paul - another great video with professional-quality editing and a fair opinion. Thank you!
Loving the new music in this video! Great addition, Paul!
That looked like a nice flight over to London from JFK. I do like the economy reviews. Looked like the only thing letting it down was that stained seat. But at least that had coved it. Great review.
Aaahh yes the champagne! Flew this flight on the A340 in March 2018, the crew tried to play matchmaker! Thinking me and lady next to me where a couple, at least it got us talking, we almost had to share a meal too! Like passing ships in the night, I never knew her name!
Can you do a flight with TUI Long haul
Did you get the backing music from a 1970’s porno? 🤣
I heard that too and laughed.
If it wasn't a skin flick soundtrack it must have been from a Blaxploitation film lol.
Think it was to match the Virgin Mood lighting...
Haha, I thought the same.
I had an VHS tape many years ago with similar music about a Night Flight. I have developed fear of flying since! The things the crew did to the passengers! Despicable! 😂
Hi Paul, the production in your videos is getting really good mate. The cinematography is first class, business at the very least ;)
I appreciate it’s hard for you to travel hours and hours in economy, one flight after the other, but I really enjoy seeing you review the economy seats that most of us will be travelling in! Great video Paul
Again - a super report. Particularly like a comaprison of service against price, comfort and the toilet facilities. Thanks for sharing. Wishing you safe and happy travels in 2020. Looking forward to viewing your adventures and channel development. Hello from London : )
Hi Paul, Love your videos. I always take note of the airline menus, and try and guess what your going to order. Thank you for doing a video in the economy class for all us Peasants.
Interesting to see a video from the merky depths of economy class!
Paul,
It's nice to know that you don't mind"Slumming":)
How do you handle your videos when seated next to other passengers?
I would imagine you explain what you do for a living.
Just curious,
Cheers,
Rik Spector
I'm amazed that you made it back alive ! Economy ! Oh pish posh ! Try this on American airlines sometime. Although it must be said that they do scrape the seats of urine, fecal material and vomit chunks once a month. And they put fresh straw down every couple of weeks in the restroom/broom closet. The in-flight food is good, particularly if you're on an airplane tap water diet.
LMAO
I'll be flying this beautiful bird in economy delight in September LAX>LHR and cannot wait, first time on a 350 and I love virgins livery and their lighting 😍 I was expecting you to butcher this product but was pleasantly surprised which is a good thing! :)
Great review!
Love the use of the word “Fab”!
Excellent video Paul! That Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 looks simply FABULOUS especially the gorgeous winglets and their distinctive livery just look spectacular however I miss no longer seeing their beautiful 747 still flying the skies! 😢 Regardless I cannot wait to try them soon especially in the A350!
It's lovely to see an Economy Class review. Most people cannot afford Business Class, so it's nice to see an Economy Class video! As always, great video
I've flown VS many times between both SFO and JFK to London - both in UC and Premium Economy. What I remember the most...are those creepy interstitial videos that play before every movie or show on VERA -- the guy on the motorcycle, the car at the petrol station with the mystery bag...
My best flying experience was on Finnair and their A350 (OH-LWL). It was amazingly quite and the atmosphere in the cabin was much better than anything I have tried (have flown a380,777 and a330).
Just flew Frontier from Tampa to Philadelphia....
My plane was delayed 1 hour due to “engine issues”.
Got strong Daft Punk vibes from 5:50 to like 6:05
Awesome trip report as always! This one looked like a great value!😸😻
I was wondering when you would check out the TWA Hotel, glad you did
Hi Paul!! Your flight reviews are always relaxing and enjoyable. Keep it up 👍
Can you do air Canadas economy?
Was it just the one toilet at the rear? Wouldn’t be much use if the equivalent of the English rugby team was travelling . I saw a women struggling to squeeze, what appeared to be, a slightly oversized case in the overhead locker. This I find annoying as it holds up others from reaching their seats. An airline I flew with on one occasion had extra staff at the boarding gate. They were checking the size of every oversized looking item in one of those size checking thingys. Anyway they had quite a collection of bags. Quite a few disgruntled passengers as the bags were taken away to be placed in the hold. I loved it. 😳
Do you have Global entry? if so you can use TSA pre check which would help with the security wait times.
Can’t wait for your video about the twa hotel. My grandma used to work for twa and we’re thinking of taking her there.
Great video yet again Paul
@1:44 the national beer of Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹., Carib...also Jamaica's Red Stripe is there too!
Lucky you to get a JFK departure over the city. I've always been routed straight out to sea over Long Island...
I enjoy your economy class reviews since that's the class i'd be sitting in on any plane.
I have been in a plane before
I still haven’t seen a flight on JetBlue’s new A321neo from New York JFK to Guayaquil, Ecuador. Hopefully South America is on your itinerary in the near future!
When you fly British Airways A380 economy, I HIGHLY recommend flying on the upper deck.
Mergatroid Already booked 💪🏻
Yeah I did LAX-LHR upper deck (at the back) on an a380 and it was very fine, small cabin and chilled.
@@Paul_Lucas I did it in November. Protip: If it's chicken tikka masala, don't eat the decorative chilli on top. Seatmate and I both made that mistake, both resorted to the coffee creamer to put the flames out.
Side storage bins were filthy but much appreciated.
Less appreciated was the woman in front slamming her seat fully back (then flicking her ponytail over my screen!), which put the movie so close to my face I couldn't focus. I reclined as little as I could, only for the woman behind to spend the next FOUR HOURS trying to push my seat upright with both feet. Such are the joys of long-haul economy.
Otherwise - ehhh. Ticked the A380 box, I suppose.
Really decent video as per! Really look forward to your uploads!
Brought me joy to hear you use feet and inches.😂🍻
Paul, just LOVE the music as you show us around the lounge from 1:30.....it's SO retro porn ! Keep up the good work.
It's absolutely insane to me that round trip with Virgin that includes multiple rounds of food and beverages across the Atlantic cost me less than roundtrip from Philly to Atlanta.
Flew premium from gatwick too Florida very good service and too be fair rather comfortable seats
Looks hellish when compared to business or first class but that's to be expected. I always wonder why there aren't more morning flights from the US/Canadian east coast to the UK. I much prefer leaving in the morning and arriving in London in the evening. It's so much more civilized. Sadly there don't seem to be many options like this.
Always like flying Delta to the US and VA back home.
I love the Boarding music!
Thank you for the video. If you are asking for destination suggestions, Israel would be the top of my list.
nice video as always Paul keep them coming ,and your train journey's pity here they had like a disco on an over night train back in the late 80/90's would of loved to see you do that one it was from Paris to Toulouse i think
That lounge at JFK looks like a high school cafeteria! And that pink light makes me feel like I'm in a teeny tiny Pepto Bismol bottle and I can't get out!
How funny that other guys plane being visible from yours! Great video.
Booked a round trip ticket from NY to London on Virgin for just $340. Thats insane given you get meals and entertainment. I spent more just going from Raleigh to NYC.
I love watching all these videos from Paul. Keep it up
VA interior lighting is so nice
Love that purple lighting! I've only flown on Virgin America; someday I'll fly on Virgin Atlantic to London.
- Red
5:24 I've got a model of that aircraft! It's just so beautiful!
Needed to see this! I'll be in row 49 for my trip to London in March
5hrs 31min from JFK to LHR?!?! WOW, must've been one heckuva tail wind. I've never seen a plane's ground speed listed as 1065km (that's 660mph for us here in the 'states 😉)..& did I hear u right that there's just 1 lav on an A350-1000?? I'm assuming u meant that was the only lav for Economy I guess? I wonder if that's standard on all A350's or just on VA's fleet. Enjoyed the vid as always. 😉👍👍✌
Really enjoy your vids, Paul. You lucky duck. Wish I had your job!
Thanks for the tip on the documentary😊
7:50 If you're saying there's only one restroom allocated for economy (people really are supposed to stick to restrooms for the class they booked) then that seems oddly low for that long of a flight.
No, there is just one at the rear of the plane, not that there is only one for everyone in economy.
5ft 8 and a half - every half inch counts for us sub 6 footers haha
That was nice of David but I get the impression he's a lovely chap all around from the interactions I've had with him. Nice to see VS have opted for the air vents and cameras ( things it annoys me BA didn't opt for!).
Have to say that was an impressively quick flight time as well. I know it's usually quicker that way but that was still pretty good going. An excellent review as always of a pretty solid product.
Finally a new paul video ! I was going through withrawal 😅
Can you kindly define what all the different economy seats as I fail to see what economy & economy delight is all about? Good video nevertheless 👍
The difference in the seats is there are three inches of extra pitch in Delight.
Wingin’ It! Paul Lucas oh thank you & that makes sense. Very good review & fair comments all round 👍
Paul I love your videos. Next time hop on that ELAL you zoomed in on and come on over
More shots of the external front end views on takeoff and landing pls! 😀 another great video Paul!!
You should fly Philippine Airlines A350-900 London to Manila 🇵🇭
Paul, medium time subscriber; first time commenter! Do you find your treatment at the gate and on board changed since you've become a pretty popular influencer?
Always look forward to getting an email and notification when you upload a new video if you're ever in stoke on Trent Paul let me know and I'd be happy to show you around
I love the lighting color i might be flying with virgin in 2-1 year or so to england
Haha that retro sound track! 👍🏾
Love a350s
What do you do to know the route of the plane in your trip reports?
Great vid mate was wandering which do u prefer Planes or trains
Paul, love your vids. but, as you asked, I do prefer business/first class flights. Something I doubt I will ever be able to do so I like seeing "how the other half live"! Thanks.
Thumbs for guys from Simple Aviation👍
Loving your videos!
Are you flying on the upper or lower deck in the BA A380 economy?
I've flown on the upper deck, which is 2-4-2 , in a window seat which have the shelves/storage bins on the top deck, while the main deck is 3-4-3.
I think Virgin Atlantic also have premium economy in their 747s upper deck, would be awesome if you are seated up there.
Flying upper deck on both of course ☺️☺️
@@Paul_Lucas Naturally. Looking forward to seeing those videos.
Fly First Air line departs from Ottawa Ontario to Northern Canada
Good video 👍🏻