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VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2012, 20:14
by uktigger
VS27 14 April 2012 Gatwick - Orlando
VS28 28 April 2012 Orlando - Gatwick

Does anyone have any idea which config aircraft will be running on the above flights, as pre booking of seats is not available via the VA website.

Want to try to work out where is best for us, as there are 5 of us in flying PE.

Thanks

STeve

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2012, 11:26
by Guest
There isn't a vs27 scheduled for 14th April, has your flight been merged with the vs15? In any case the vs15 on 14th is scheduled as a jumbo either config 1 or 2.

This is the same for the vs28 on the 28th both flights are showing as running on this date.

You can view the seating maps here:- http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/al ... /index.jsp

747-400 config 1 or 2 is what you should be looking at. P/E is mostly upstairs plus a couple of rows on the lower deck.

*M

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2012, 12:00
by uktigger
Thanks for that, however, VS27 & VS28 are still showing as my flight numbers in the manage my booking section of the VA website, but as I said, they're without the seat pre-booking being available.
Bizarre or what :-)

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2012, 12:06
by David
0 Connections
VS () 27 0 LGW 14/04/12 11:15 AM MCO 14/04/12 3:25 PM 744
Su,W,F,Sa
47% / 32m J4 C4 D4 I4 Z2 W2 S1 K0 Y9 B9 R9 L9 U9 M9 E9 Q9 X9 N9 O0

0 Connections
VS () 15 0 LGW 14/04/12 1:00 PM MCO 14/04/12 5:05 PM 744
Daily
57% / 38m J3 C3 D3 I3 Z3 W9 S9 K9 Y9 B9 R9 L9 U9 M9 E9 Q9 X9 N9 O9


?| Both flights are still showing in EF

David

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2012, 12:08
by Neil
Magic55 wrote:There isn't a vs27 scheduled for 14th April, has your flight been merged with the vs15? In any case the vs15 on 14th is scheduled as a jumbo either config 1 or 2.


I'm not sure where you are getting that information from, but the VS27 on the 14th April is still scheduled and due to operate. I don't think I have ever seen VS merge flights to MCO during the very busy Easter period, which the 14th April is slap bang in the middle of, even if outbound flights aren't full the inbounds will be busy.

The VS27 on the 14th April is due to operate as a 747. You probably won't be able to select seats/see the seat map now because when the 60% of seats that are available for pre-selection have been reserved the system then locks the seat map until OLCI stage.

Thanks,
Neil

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2012, 14:13
by uktigger
Thanks very much for the info. Much appreciated :-)

btw - we were told the reason we couldn't pre-book seats was that due to the LGW 744 refit, they couldn't say whether it would be an existing config aircraft/refurb/A330.

As long as it's not an A330 I'll be happy - Much prefer PE in the bubble :-)

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2012, 14:29
by Neil
uktigger wrote:Thanks very much for the info. Much appreciated :-)

btw - we were told the reason we couldn't pre-book seats was that due to the LGW 744 refit, they couldn't say whether it would be an existing config aircraft/refurb/A330.

As long as it's not an A330 I'll be happy - Much prefer PE in the bubble :-)


Ah sorry, missed the fact you were flying PE, so yes, the reason you can't select seats is because of the refurbs and them not knowing which a/c will be operating the flight, although with the first a/c not due back until mid April I would expect a current config a/c.

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2012, 14:36
by uktigger
Brilliant - Thanks very much.

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 19 Apr 2012, 18:03
by LucePorti
I came across this thread, bet your glad it wasn't the 16th April VS027 flight!

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2012, 10:04
by jwhite9185
Got a good pic of you taking off!

Can't resize on iPad so you'll have to make do with a link!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x35/ ... 1249ca.jpg

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 30 Apr 2012, 19:26
by uktigger
Nice one :-)
Pity it wasn't from the other side though - you'd have seen me peering out from 70K in the bubble :-)

Re: VS27 14 April 2012

PostPosted: 04 Nov 2013, 13:25
by uktigger
Anyone offering to take a pic of VS27 on 28th April 2014 ?
I'll be on that one too :-)

(joking btw but won't object ;) )