VS3003 LHR-EDI 28 FEB 15 (Economy)

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First and sadly probably last round trip on Little Red. A short notice flying visit to Edinburgh for Scotland v Italy rugby. This reports covers up and back. Booked the return flights the previous week using miles via website - quick and easy I have to say. Checked in online and hand luggage only so on arriving at LHR we had no need to meet any ground crew hence a neutral 4 as a rating. Flight was slick and swift. Both flights at least 75% full and closer to 80% I think - not bad for Sat and Sun? Thought seats were great for a domestic flight and crews worked hard on both flights and delivered service with a smile. My one gripe (rant on) - the hand luggage - OMG I have never known it take so long to board such a small aircraft (it's all relative and yes I have done a Montego Bay flight). I know we only had small rucksacks (as I say it was a flying visit) but it was frankly ridiculous (IMHO) that people were allowed to take on the amount and size of hand luggage that they did. On return one of CC said as much when we shared a few wry smiles at the door I suspect that what my fellow travellers thought they gained by not waiting for baggage reclaim on arrival was lost by the time we lost on boarding for both flights. Rant off!! I loved LR, shame it is going ,everything I wanted from a domestic flight - comfy seat, on time dep and arr, friendly crew. Oh and the views of London when we flew back into LHR on 1 Mar were awesome. Britain lucky to have such a great skyline to welcome visitors

Thank you for your TR which already has such a nostalgic air about it.

So sad to think that these LR TR's will soon be a part of history

[buns]

Thanks for recounting your experience

Such a shame that LR will end soon

buns

Thanks for sharing your TR.

It's so sad that LR is closing. To say goodbye at the end of this month to the MAN flights will be really sad. The LR crews are amazing. Not everyone from LR CC are transferring to long-haul (for various reasons) which is a huge loss I say

It's particulaly painful as my last few flights on LR from MAN in the last month have been consistent loads over 120 with 95% of passengers transferring onto VS long-haul. I do feel that with th DL partnership the service may have been axed too soon but the deed is done and we just need to enjoy the last couple of weeks of operations from MAN (few months for EDI/ABZ)

Jon

The ridiculous quantity of hand luggage issue plagues all the airlines, and actually I've found things much less of a problem on LR, compared with BA domestics.

But I'm lucky, as I can travel super-light, with just a phone and a toothbrush.

On my last LR flight I sat near the front and it was really annoying to see people filling the overhead lockers with their "hand" luggage then going to sit further back in the plane. Then when the front passengers (who are last to board when boarding is by seat row numbers) there is nowhere for their luggage.