MIA - A340 or & 747 ?

Hi all,

i am soon gonna be booking my flight to miami from london, i found out that the aircraft is an A340 does anyone know why they changed it from a 747. Also i have never flown on this type of aircraft and if anyone could tell me what the aircraft is like to fly on.
Thank You







Title of topic edited by mod to make subject clearer.... Nick

The aircraft of choice for VS to MIA at present time is A343. Sometimes this is upgraded to A346. Since moving from LGW to LHR I have not often seen the MIA trip as a 744.

If you check the history you will see that it has not registered once as a 744

Paul

MIA is currently on a A346 and from mid feb will return to a 744 for the summer.

[Nottingham Nick]

You haven't said when you are flying, Tosh.

We are going out to MIA on 21st Feb and our flight is currently showing a 747.

Nick

Similar to you Nick - we are out on March 16th and both the seat map and expertflyer are showing a 744 - It looks like there is going to be a mix of 744 and 340's thru the holiday getaway period!!

I guess the only time you really know what your on is when you are walking down the air bridge!!!

I thought I would check out my flight for Sept which when I booked was a 343 is now showing a 346. Fingers crossed it stays that way, but it's probably a little too far out for me to get my hopes up.

Paul

I think by then although ISTBC the 343's will be on their way out???

[Nottingham Nick]

Originally posted by MarkJ
I think by then although ISTBC the 343's will be on their way out???

I also STBC, as there are a lot on here with much better knowledge of the VS fleet than me, haven't some of the 343s just had suites fitted?

Surely only the non-suite 343s will be leaving the fleet?

Nick

Originally posted by Nottingham Nick
I also STBC, as there are a lot on here with much better knowledge of the VS fleet than me, haven't some of the 343s just had suites fitted?

Surely only the non-suite 343s will be leaving the fleet?

Nick

4 A343's have had suites installed, with a 5th due later this month (G-VSEA I think). These 5 planes are due to stay in the VS fleet, and have the odyssey IFE.

This leaves 3 x non suite A343's (with Arcadia IFE), all of which are due to leave the fleet by the end of 2006 (G-VBUS and G-VSKY having already left).

4 A343's have had suites installed, with a 5th due later this month (G-VSEA I think). These 5 planes are due to stay in the VS fleet, and have the odyssey IFE.

This leaves 3 x non suite A343's (with Arcadia IFE), all of which are due to leave the fleet by the end of 2006 (G-VBUS and G-VSKY having already left).

I didn't realise -VSKY had left - when did this happen? Sorry, I seem to be a bit behind the times.[:I]

Cheers,
VS045

Doh!! Fancy forgettting the 343's with UCS fitted - I think then that the only prob in these 343's is going to be the slightly ancient PE seating - or is/has this been changed too when the UCS refit was carried out?

Originally posted by VS045
I didn't realise -VSKY had left - when did this happen? Sorry, I seem to be a bit behind the times.

She joined BWIA in January 2004. There's a picture of her in her new uniform here!

Originally posted by MarkJ
Doh!! Fancy forgettting the 343's with UCS fitted - I think then that the only prob in these 343's is going to be the slightly ancient PE seating - or is/has this been changed too when the UCS refit was carried out?

You'd hope that the A343's wouldn't be forgotten, would be nice to see some consistency across the VS fleet, especially as some flights can change between A343/A346 depending on demand. But who knows!?..

Sorry i didnt put when im flying, I will be departing on the 28th april. Could anyone tell me how i can look up the program to find out what aircraft is scheduled for that departure.

Thanks you to all who replyed

[HighFlyer]

Tony, you need to check your seatmap on the Vs website (Manage Your Flights) to see the seatmap and what aircraft will be operating.

IÕm afraid that we donÕt actually have access to details of the actual plane that will be on a specific route, or a specific day. Aside from security concerns, please remember that the plane assigned to a particular flight is not guaranteed and can change right up to departure due to operational reasons. Usually you can work out the type of plane by comparing the Virgin Atlantic seat map associated with your booking and the seat maps on V-Flyer. Also, the route history page will give you an idea of the type of plane recently flying that route.

Thanks,
Sarah

[mitchja]

I can now view my V Hols booking on the VS web site for my MIA flights departing Dec 27th 2006 and returning Jan 1st 2007. It's showing as an A346 both ways [oo]

Regards

Originally posted by tosh_5
Sorry i didnt put when im flying, I will be departing on the 28th april. Could anyone tell me how i can look up the program to find out what aircraft is scheduled for that departure.

Thanks you to all who replyed

The A346 is currently scheduled for your flight[:X]

thank you to everyone for your reply. hope i will get to see some of you sometime at the airport or on a flight

Tony:D

As tinkerbelle says the flight is currently scheduled for A346 (B744 from 17 - 25 Feb only)

also in commentTo Richard38 G-VBUS and G-VSKY leaving the fleet - G-VBUS is not flying as Virgin Atlantic but being leased to Virgin Nigeria, Operated by VS Flight Deck and Onboard management with the remainder Virgin Nigeria cabin crew. it still has Arcadia entertainment and J2000 seats