Anyone traveled recently on VS 006 or VS 005?

Have any comments (of any nature) you would like to share?

Thank you

[preiffer]

Umm... That's a very vague question!

Aircraft facilities/standards depend on the exact plane operating on the day - as well as the crew, so these would be irrelevant.

Do yoou therefore mean the ground staff? Services? Route of flight? Immigration? what?

How about comments on in-flight service??

[preiffer]

That's why I'm struggling with the openess of the question. You could have an appalling crew on one VS5, but an entirely different set up on the next day's - it's not indicative of regular service, asking for "snapshots".

Is there a reason for the question? Are you flying on VS5/6 soon? When? What are you concerned about?

As paul said hard one as what to say, i was on VS5 in OCT but that was 5 day's after the hurricane hit FL and it was a halfload, that's all i can add.

Phil

I was on VS6 earlier this month and the service was good[y] as always I must say I use VS 5/6 alot and I never had a bad flight.

And the service given on a flight is not solely because of the route - it's the individual crew members and how they perform together.

A good crew will give a good service whether it be the 5, the 3 or even the 651!!

Very little of this seems specific to flight 5/6, but you asked...

I flew 6 and 5 in Upper Class within the past week, both were operated with A340-600 aircraft even though ExpertFlyer showed 5 to be an A340-300. It was not a last minute aircraft substitution, Virgin's seatmap was showing the A340-600 interior for at least ten days. The A340-600 Upper Class cabin resembles a flying dormitory, very institutional.

On the flight to London I was permitted to carry both of my bags even though one exceeded the published weight limit. I waited in the Club America lounge until we were escorted to security as a group. Many passengers chose not to wait because they thought we had been forgotten, and there are no monitors or announcements in the lounge to advise us that the flight was delayed. I did not eat onboard and slept as much as possible. I was pleased I had brought a small pillow because VS no longer provides two per passenger. Little "service" was provided or desired. However, the landing cards were not distributed until after we had begun final descent into LHR, and even then I had to ask for the Fast Track pass. I did not use the arrivals lounge.

I checked in online for the return flight and this paid off because my usual 45 minute taxi trip from SW15 to LHR took a full 90 minutes, and the Upper Class check-in line was long, but the bag drop line was empty. I was again permitted to carry both bags even though the larger one weighed 13k. I collected my pre-ordered duty free from Berry Brothers and Rudd, skipped the Clubhouse, and proceeded to the gate. Virgin groundstaff made no attempt to discourage Economy Class passengers from congregating near the entrance to the final security area, and it was difficult to work one's way to the front of the crowd. This was caused, in part, by the poor placement of signs which did not allow passengers to see the designated waiting area beyond the boarding entrance.

Onboard they had my special (vegan) meal, but "did not know who had ordered it". One flight attendant apologized for offering me cheese, because she understood that vegans do not eat dairy, but another one cheerfully offered ice cream. I don't mind such offers. A number of people changed seats, evidently because their suites were defective. The flight arrived on time and I was in my home driveway 45 minutes after touchdown at MIA [8D].

dennis