PaulS wrote:The major difference between this forum at FT is that even though it's a BA it's acceptable and the norm to be able to praise or critisce BA on tha forum whereas any critism of VS on here is immediately defended usually by referencing what's wrong with BA.
I think this is actually nonsense, and not been the behaviour in any of the five years I've been here.
I quite liked VS at first, but had quite a few shitty UC flights with them, more for the service and staff onboard, which had improved recently but sounds as if its still there from recent trip. I've criticised VS on here for a number of times and its been taken as a sad degradation of service. I just plain won't fly PE anymore, lack exclusive upper deck, marked degradation of the drink and the the food service as well. VS had got worse, got better and is probably a little worse again.
I've switched to BA now, had a TP run in January. Some of the differences are striking and better. Others are just different. Galleries is no way a replacement for the Clubhouse, and how anyone can dismiss that is definitely in the area of unjustifiable bias, and silver doesn't get me into the better lounges (can you eat with status in the BA lounges?). I've not flown enough with them to have a bad BA flight yet, but I expect I will. Got two returns booked and considering a First in December, where I was previously considering a VS.
BAEC was significantly better than VS FC until recently. It might still be a little better for me (I don't fly shorthaul with LR or BA so no difference). What used to be great: 2 for 1 on a 100K flight (gone, now 125-150K). W to Club upgrades at a mere 12.5K leg (gone). Earning 100% mile on silver (gone). VS FC is as crappy as its always been, with PE priced Economy fares to upgrade to Upper. The last time I looked for a reward fare though, VS had a lot more to where I was considering going, so it does have some benefits. The difference is VS FC is still crappy, BAEC has become crappy.
The attitude of v-flyer has to never felt the need to defend such statements. Flyertalk, however, always has someone on there talking about the oiks in First Class nowadays, saying how recent changes are good cos they only fly Club Fully flexible and always seems to have mad bugger on there with an extreme view which disagrees with everyone else...
Only time I've seen anything like criticism on here was in response to a barely literate and argumentative troll, which this post is smelling a lot like...