BA or Virgin???
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BA or Virgin???
Hi all --<BR><BR>I need to purchase my rt air ticket to London via SFO by tomorrow to keep some sort of peace of mind. I've found ok fares on Virgin ($544) and on BA ($624). There's about a $120 difference obviously and I'm wondering if you seasoned flyers (of which I am not) can sway me on which way to go. Is BA worth paying more to fly on? The Virgin plane is a 747 both ways -- will it still have in-seat entertainment? Pros and cons would be much appreciated and if neither will do, suggest suggest suggest away! Thanks!
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The difference is service and what is provided is so minute that there is little question you go with the lower fare.<BR><BR>You can get a great flight on either, you can get a bad flight on either. That is the luck of the draw.<BR><BR>As a matter of fact, it was Virgin that pioneered the use of the individual video screens.<BR><BR>Food etc. is almost identical and why shouldn't it be...they come out of the same kitchens.<BR><BR>Oh yes, there is one difference. Virgin serves its foul tasting Virgin Cola and Virgin Diet Cola (in read and silverish cans of course) while BA serves the real thing.<BR><BR>Whether this is worth a $120 difference is up to you.
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Take the Virgin flight!!! No way is BA worth $120 more than Virgin, in fact a lot of Brits would choose the Virgin flight even if it was more expensive than the BA one. Personally I found the food & service on Virgin a lot better than BA plus Virgin have backseat TV screens in *all* their planes, whereas with other airlines it seems to vary. If you check their website www.virginatlantic.com it should confirm about the TV screens.
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I think it's worth paying more for BA. I flew Virgin once and they made us wait 8 hours while they were fixing the wing. I guess this can happen with any airline, but I kinda don't trust them after that incident. It's a bit too gimmicky to be trusted.
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Definitely Virgin! My experience has been nothing but pleasant. Seats are alittle bit small,but isn't everyone's in economy. The videoscreens are a huge plus...making the trip pass quickly! Friendly service as well! And after reading Richard Branson's(founder of Virgin) autobiography, and learning of BA's shady practices...I would pick Virgin everytime!
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Grab the Virgin! No contest. I was always a British fan until my first flight on Virgin Air. I didn't want to like them just because of the crappy music their mother company sells, but I was pleasently surprised. I've flown them thrice since. Very friendly employees, clean planes, very nice airplane food and the "goodies" bag is a great little extra.
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Fly Virgin! BA WAS a great airline until a few years ago-quality has gone way down. Very disappointed last year on our flight to London. Food was really nice years before; they even served snacks then. But that was then. <BR><BR>Never flew Virgin but should have if I had known better last year.
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Hi,<BR><BR>I would also go with Virgin as the service in my opinion is beter than British airways. You can join Virgin Flying Club , earn miles on your flight and can use them for flights on Hawaian and America West amongst others.<BR><BR>Regards<BR>Gregory
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Virgin has excellent service! We flew on them from London--and while there was a problem with a plane, and we had to leave a day later, Virgin went above & beyond the call of duty to make sure everyone had a good allowance for lunch, then ended up putting us all up in a beautiful hotel (the Rennaisance) for the night-giving us both dinner & breakfast. They won my alliance just by how nicely they handled an unfortunate experience!