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Old Jul 22nd, 2004 | 09:42 AM
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Flying on Virgin Atlantic

Hi,
My fiance & I are flying on Virgin Atlantic from San Francisco to London in an economy class...Has anyone flown Virgin from San Francisco and how has the flying experience been on it?

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Old Jul 22nd, 2004 | 09:53 AM
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We have only flown Virgin from NY to London .. but every time was a perfect flight. The seating is as bad as most in economy but they try to keep you busy eating and drinking and watching movies.
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Old Jul 22nd, 2004 | 09:55 AM
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VS (Virgin Atlantic) is one of the best airlines for service, etc. They give everyone nice amenity bags and all seats have seat-back video screens.

The main problem is the seat pitch in coach. Most rows are really cramped. AA has more legroom - but most everyone else has as bad, or almost as bad, legroom as VS.

It is still my airline of choice for Transatlantic -- but do try to get exit rows because if you are taller than midgets you will be crowded.
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Old Jul 23rd, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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BEST video entertainment system flying for Economy passengers, IMO, bar NONE...at least keeps you occupied especially if cannot sleep on a plane.

And that couple of inches of "extra" legroom on AA doesn't help that much IMO...go on Virgin!
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Old Jul 23rd, 2004 | 01:31 AM
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London - Washington was a 'good' experience, as much as it can be in cattle class. Flight Attens were great and entertainment excellent - seats are 'cosy' but same as the others, except for AA.
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