V-Flyer

Does anyone know about this?

Age of aircraft? Were they all refitted in 2012?

Anything scheduled for them?

I'm off to Vegas in April UC and was wonder what to expect?

Thanks

Hi

There are a couple of recent threads which show all the hours run by each a/c which is very helpful.

The Gatwick based fleet were all refurbished in 2012 and are all relatively young. All have touch screen entertainment.

G-VBIG 'Tinkerbell' will be joining the Gatwick fleet from Heathrow soon but should be refurbished first.

eugegall wrote:
Age of aircraft? Were they all refitted in 2012?

Some are quite 'young'. All were 'refreshed' and fitted with the latest IFE in 2012.

eugegall wrote:
Anything scheduled for them?

Such as?

eugegall wrote:
I'm off to Vegas in April UC and was wonder what to expect?

A great time in a 14 seat UC cabin and looks of envy from LHR flyers who will no longer have the A zone of the 747 to look forward to. Are you talking seat / IFE / service / weather?

pjh wrote:

eugegall wrote:
Age of aircraft? Were they all refitted in 2012?

Some are quite 'young'. All were 'refreshed' and fitted with the latest IFE in 2012.

eugegall wrote:
Anything scheduled for them?

Such as?

eugegall wrote:
I'm off to Vegas in April UC and was wonder what to expect?

A great time in a 14 seat UC cabin and looks of envy from LHR flyers who will no longer have the A zone of the 747 to look forward to. Are you talking seat / IFE / service / weather?

Thanks.

Flying 6A out with my Mrs in 6K.

Then 7A and 7K coming back.

There should be 7 of me and my friends out of the 14 seats.

Are the seats ok? I can't find any reviews on those seats or pictures?

eugegall wrote:
Flying 6A out with my Mrs in 6K.

Then 7A and 7K coming back.

There should be 7 of me and my friends out of the 14 seats.

Are the seats ok? I can't find any reviews on those seats or pictures?

The seats themselves are the standard non UCDS suite that serves in the 747/346 fleet.

Though there are one or two who's tastes run differently I think it fair to say that 6AK and 7AK are popular seats for couples amongst V-Flyers, as they are toe to toe very close and have no passing traffic.

CHill710 wrote:G-VBIG 'Tinkerbell' will be joining the Gatwick fleet from Heathrow soon but should be refurbished first.

Or more specifically, to the same spec and layout as the other 'leisure' 747s.

Have a look in the trip report section

toolbox_trip_report_index.php

Select most flights leaving Gatwick - all 747's are the same as the Vegas ones ( unless they've been substituted with a LHR config which are actually worse)

Check out the Orlando ones VS 015, 027, 075 - in upper especially - there are plenty. That should keep you reading, probably until your about to depart ;)

Enjoy - they are great planes !

David

G-VROC has just been away for 2weeks in china was that for a refit or ?

No just routine maintenance in Xiamen

David wrote:Have a look in the trip report section

toolbox_trip_report_index.php

Select most flights leaving Gatwick - all 747's are the same as the Vegas ones ( unless they've been substituted with a LHR config which are actually worse)

Check out the Orlando ones VS 015, 027, 075 - in upper especially - there are plenty. That should keep you reading, probably until your about to depart ;)

Enjoy - they are great planes !

David

Thanks for that.

Its a shame not enough people don't post more pictures with their reviews.

I flew UC in 2012 to Miami and had the full Heathrow check in experience and loved it.