NEW A340-600 G-VWIN Lucky Lady: New Config & Seats

Im looking forward to seeing the new economy set up, the question is where the aisles are narrower on a 340 to a Boeing will the new config mean les legs in the aisle... avoiding the ministry of funny walks down the cabin? Also do you think we have got air vents in UCS on D/G seats? would be nice

Economy is the bit that interests me the most too...Both the bf and I are quite tall and we can't realisitically afford sitting any further forward, so any changes down back are good news to us! Is the race on to get pics for people now? When does G-VWIN enter revenue service?

Originally posted by Scott
[br When does G-VWIN enter revenue service?

She's due to operate today as VS250 16.00hrs, but that could change.

Phil

Originally posted by BuffyTVS65

From http://www.lhr-lgw.co.uk LHR First Time Visitors
Heathrow 28/02/06
VS814P G-VWIN A346 736

Guess it arrived a couple of days later than expected.

Thanks Phil - Aircraft d/b & FAQs updated accordingly [y]

One question - the original notified name of this plane was "Lady Luck", but this thread says "Lucky Lady". Anyone know which one is correct please? [?]

Cheers

Michael

New Seat map is now on the site

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/al ... sp?type=11

[mitchja]

Thanks Daffy [y]

I see there's now also 3 different B744 configs there, with 2 different types for MAN/LGW B744's. I presume this comes from the ex-LHR B744's and would explain the confusion we have seen on here over economy rows 21 - 24 (which seems the only difference).

Also where's the economy galley moved to on the A346 new config, or will everything now be coming from the galley inbetween J and W?

Regards

Originally posted by Daffy
New Seat map is now on the site

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/al ... sp?type=11

Thanks for the link Daffy.

Is it a glaring ommission or have VS removed the overwing door in the new configuration. There only appears to be 8 exits with this configuration rather than the 10 on the current.

Phil

Originally posted by mcuth


One question - the original notified name of this plane was "Lady Luck", but this thread says "Lucky Lady". Anyone know which one is correct please? [?]

Mike, deffo Lady Luck.

From one of the database i use.

G-VWIN A346 ARR 20:38 VS814P [C/N:736 Named:LADY LUCK]

Phil

Originally posted by pegitt
Mike, deffo Lady Luck.

From one of the database i use.

G-VWIN A346 ARR 20:38 VS814P [C/N:736 Named:LADY LUCK]

Thanks Phil - will leave the d/b & FAQ as is then [y]:)

Cheers

Michael

Hmm, either someone royally screwed up or the new PE seats were not liked.

That is not true the NEW PE seat is due to be rolled out from June 2006!

It was always planned for new Y seat to launch first!

I'm sorry to keep banging on about this (but as I have said before I am somewhat stuck with travelling in Y), apart from the v:port remote apparently being moved from the armrest to the seatback, what else is physically different about the new y seat?

Originally posted by declansmith
Hmm, either someone royally screwed up or the new PE seats were not liked.

That is not true the NEW PE seat is due to be rolled out from June 2006!

It was always planned for new Y seat to launch first!

Well I knew that, I just forgot that they were going to be rolled out at different times.

The new seat is slightly bigger and offers more padding and is basically more comfortable than the current V-Port Seat.

It looks so much better! and feels so much better!

Not forgetting the purple leather armrests.

I have a photo of the new economy seats but having real trouble uploading it on here can anyone help?

Perhaps you could describe to us your problem, or maybe you could email it to someone (wink wink, nudge nudge) and we'll upload it.

it is too large and i need to compress it to upload any ideas?

[HighFlyer]

You can Email it to me and i can compress it for you, or if you have a program like Paint Shop, or use Outlook as your email client i can advise further, let me know?

Thanks,
Sarah

Originally posted by HighFlyer
You can Email it to me and i can compress it for you, or if you have a program like Paint Shop, or use Outlook as your email client i can advise further, let me know?

Thanks,
Sarah

Or you could email it to me....[:w]

Originally posted by mitchja
Thanks Daffy [y]

Also where's the economy galley moved to on the A346 new config, or will everything now be coming from the galley inbetween J and W?

The Economy service will be run from the galley at the back of the aircraft and the Premium Economy service from the galley in between J and W.

[mitchja]

Thanks Marc [y]

Regards

Originally posted by vscss
it is too large and i need to compress it to upload any ideas?

you neede to open the phote in edit mode and just re size the photo but make sure you have your zoom set to 100% first make the photo about half the size of your screen that should do it.
good luck.

Okay, now all this being said - Im a little concerned about something here. Im flying out on the VS200 to HKG and SYD on boxing day and have booked 2K as im on my own. Id obviously prefer not to be stuck next to the loo for reasons i dont need to explain. However, now looking at the seat plan, the No.2 (excuse the pun) config shows the loo having moved the right side... i.e right infront of 2K. So if this new config has been set up across the fleet this year, should i therefore reserve another seat instead ?

I have all faith that the flight, service and everything else will be just as im anticipating it to be, this is just a tiny tiny concern.

Cheers..

Well, as the main changes are taking place at the back of the UC cabin, I dont see what reason they have for simply moving the toilet from A to K as the aircraft go in for conversion. I think that new aircraft (inc WIN) will be delivered like this but the older '2a' 346's will remain as such. Therefore I think by Christmas your chances of sitting next to the WC will be 2 in 17. If you dont like those odds and it will really bother you that much, maybe you better had pick another seat before more people reserve them.

I think that VS is moving the forward WC as the A position douses seats 1D, 2D and 3D with light every time the door opens. I'm not anal about the registrations of the planes I fly on, but the last three A346 flights I've had have been configured with the WC in front of 2K. I'll check again in 10 days time when I'm out on the VS21/22 run again.

Incidentally, having been in 2K last time on a night flight it wasn't too big a deal, and it is certainly worth being at one end of the A346 cabin if you feel you want to stretch your legs and wander around, given the lack of a middle crossway.

BC