A Bit of Fun: What Was the First VS Aircraft You Flew On?

Sorry, senior moment. Spirit of Sir Freddie was the aircraft on that inaugural MCO-LGW flight. Thanks for the hint, seany.

[Neil]

G-VXLG Ruby Tuesday on the VS45 to JFK in March 2006.

Either Scarlet Lady or California Girl to LAX in 1994.

Although the most exciting for me as a 13 year old was getting to go on G-VXLG when it was only 2 days old back in 1998, also to LAX. Couldn't believe my eyes when we turned up at the gate and looked at a VS a/c with a name i didn't know existed! Then once onboard the captain came on the PA and said Ruby Tuesday had only been in service for 2 days. Got a flight deck visit and the Captain said it had 'Running in - please pass' written on the tail. Although haven't managed to find any photographic evidence so cant have lasted very long!

No idea what the aircraft name was but the stamp in my passport tells me the flight was on May 12th 2004 (as the Americans would say). The route was MAN-MCO. I think it was a 747-200 operated by Air Icelandic something or other but stand to be corrected.

Pretty certain mine was G-VIRG Maiden Voyager from LGW-MCO around 1995 when I was a young kid with the tail fin shaped amenity kit if I recall correctly!

5th March 1999 LGW-MCO not sure which plane it was but it was a 747-200 y)

For me it was Calypso Queen, G-VRUM LHR-MCO VS015.

I recall it had Gallery+ was it, with the bigger screens.

Kev.

PS to my recent post.
My first flight to the USA was LGW to MIA with Laker Airways ( Sir Freddie Laker) summer 1980 on board a DC10. Thought I would include it as he was an inspiration to SRB.

[Neil]

G-VXLG Ruby Tuesday on the VS45 to JFK in March 2006.

Actually that is rubbish , we flew LGW-MIA in both 1990 and 1992, but no idea on which a/c B)

Don't know the exact plane but it would have been an A340-300. LHR-HKG flying into the old Kai Tak airport.

G-VHOT to JFK in the late 90's when she was a young'un... It's crazy to think that she's been in the sky pretty much every day between then and now, and how many miles she must have flown!

On a seperate note I am currently being stalked by G-VFIZ, she's done a leg on each of my last 6 flights with VS!

Matt

Mine was on A346, G-VBLU Soul Sister, LHR-DEL VS300, on 22nd Nov 2006.

The route was MAN-MCO. I think it was a 747-200 operated by Air Icelandic something or other but stand to be corrected.

Air Atlanta (who are an Icelandic company).

You flew on G-VNAP. |:)

My flight with VS was LHR-EWR VS1 on 4th July 2010

Don't know the aircraft though? Any help with that one Tinkerbelle?

Tinkerbelle for me back in 1997 LGW-MCO followed closely by morning glory back from MIA.

My flight with VS was LHR-EWR VS1 on 4th July 2010

Don't know the aircraft though? Any help with that one Tinkerbelle?

G-VGAS

Mine was G-VLAX California Girl MAN-MCO in 2000

Mine was G-VIBE (Dancing Queen)LGW-LAS October 2000

I flew to Boston with VS (from LGW then) on 25th June 2001, but no idea which aircraft it was. Pretty sure it was a 747. Can anyone look it up for me? I'd love to know!

I have nooo idea save for the fact it was from from LHR to JFK in December 1993 (on a "Jumbo Jet" ). Dragonbaby was a babe in arms (literally) and DL the Elder and I crossed the Atlantic on the first of our annual "jolly jaunts".
Goodness, where have the years gone??? :0 :0
DL

I wish I could find the archive list on the internet - tried just about everything I can think of!!!

Jon

I just looked too Jon, and found nothing. Tinkerbelle has some kind of magic going on there!

I can see this turning into the new "load check"!!! Unless of course Tinks can share........

Jon

I just looked too Jon, and found nothing. Tinkerbelle has some kind of magic going on there!

Try http://www.lhr-lgw.co.uk. If you can remember the exact date then you could be lucky and someone will have been in the car park at the end of the runway and noted down the details (thats how it used to be done before people got their hands on ACARS data etc).

The route was MAN-MCO. I think it was a 747-200 operated by Air Icelandic something or other but stand to be corrected.

Air Atlanta (who are an Icelandic company).

To show my geeky side- it is actually Air Atlanta Icelandic |:). Air Atlanta Icelandic was (is) owned by the Avion Group who actually purchased the XL Group/Sabre Holidays and made them into a mega tour operator that then went belly up.

They then formed a UK subsidary called Air Atlanta Europe. However, the 742's that were operated for a while on behalf of VS where in fact operated by Air Atlantic Icelandic. The 742's that were operated on behalf of VS, in full VS livery, were eventually sold to VS and transferred to the British register becoming aircraft such as Island Lady (and possibly Morning Glory and that one about bees). A quick search of the A.net database will provide the answers.

I've been using http://www.lhr-lgw.co.uk and have posted the registrations that I could find out from there. I don't believe there is any other way to find them out.