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

Thanks Tink! Can't get the files on my iPad but will see which plane I was on at work (!) tomorrow

Thank you, what a great source and it worked on my missing one's from those early days!!! Thanks y)

Thanks Tink! Can't get the files on my iPad but will see which plane I was on at work (!) tomorrow

Sorry I looked for you when you posted originally - it is not listed. The data is not too great the further you go back.

[honey lamb]

Thanks Tink! Can't get the files on my iPad but will see which plane I was on at work (!) tomorrow

Sorry I looked for you when you posted originally - it is not listed. The data is not too great the further you go back.

I tried using my MacBook but I couldn't fathom out the downloads but then I really need to spend a loooong time in an Apple Store. Hopefully in July

My first Virgin trip was to NYC in Aug 1995. I didn't get a photo of the outbound plane, but the return journey was on Boston Belle

August 1991 to LAX, and that's about as much detail as I can remember. Other than the fact that I was stunned that you actually got a choice of meal in economy.

That said, I was a wee young thing, and most of my previous flying experience was with Dan-Air (remember them?) and Monarch to the costas... so my expectations were very low back then, I was just happy to have seat that faced forwards...

RC

Hmmm, first flight was LGW-BOS Nov 2nd 1994. No idea which aircraft it was, but it did have UC...

I flew G-VFAB LGW-MCO and return all the way back in July/August 1994... It was quite strange thinking it was all that time ago when we saw her parked up waiting to take us to MIA in 2008 and 2009!

My first flt with was on Maiden Voyager 747 400 lgw/mco in 1989,i think she's now been scrapped(bless) rtn journey was Scarlet Lady 747 400 mco/lgw think she's been scrapped now too...Not sure if they were sold on to another airline....My last flt in 2006 lgw/vegas was either Boston Belle 747 400 or Barbarella 747 400 can't remember

First family flight was VS007 to LAX on 4th April 1998. I can find VS6 and VS8 in the aircraft movements data, but not VS7. I do remember that the IFE was on the blink and all we got to see the entire flight was the skymap, but the whole trip was sooooooo exciting that didn't really matter.

I did a UC outbound to EWR which I think preceded the first family trip. I can't be sure however as at the time I worked for an organisation that always flew us Business or First and so it was no big deal at the time. Now I work for an organisation that questions why I can't take all my luggage as carry on to save the hold baggage fee

LHR to CPT in PE 19/11/01
But Op'upped to UC !!
We it was our honeymoon!!

Ah them were the days.... Amenity kits decent food and J2000 seats...

Nh

Mine was to HKG (Kai Tak) on 25th September 1995 - can't remember if it was from LHR or LGW - was VS201 - would love to know which plane it was!! Return was on 6th October 1995.

Mine was to HKG (Kai Tak) on 25th September 1995 - can't remember if it was from LHR or LGW - was VS201 - would love to know which plane it was!! Return was on 6th October 1995.

G-VFLY was your outbound aircraft. 8D

For your inbound if you left HKG on the 6th and landed on the 7th then you flew on G-VAEL.

If you left HKG on the 5th and landed on the 6th then it was G-VFLY again.

:X

My first VS flight was 747/200 MAN/MCO July 1994.
747/400 MAN/MCO August 1997.
747/400 MAN/MCO July 1999.
747/400 MAN/MCO June 2001.Pretty Woman
747/400 MAN/MCO June 2003.English Rose
747/400 MAN/MCO June 2008.Ladybird
Next will be 300/333 MAN/MCO June 2011.

Would love to know the names of the first 3. Premiun Economy was on lower level then, in the nose cone.

Saturday 27th August 1994

LHR-LAX - VS007 - G-VOYG - "Shady Lady"

Mine was G-VXLG on VS001 LHR-EWR in 2002.

Mine was to HKG (Kai Tak) on 25th September 1995 - can't remember if it was from LHR or LGW - was VS201 - would love to know which plane it was!! Return was on 6th October 1995.

G-VFLY was your outbound aircraft. 8D

For your inbound if you left HKG on the 6th and landed on the 7th then you flew on G-VAEL.

If you left HKG on the 5th and landed on the 6th then it was G-VFLY again.

:X

Thank you - nice to know. Do either of these aircraft still fly?

[mitchja]

G-VFLY went to Finnair as OH-LQA and is still in service there today.

G-VAEL went to Air Comet and then Safi Airways but since Feb 11 is now stored at Lourdes.

MAN to MCO VS75 07/06/08, by process of elimination, I think it may have been G-VLIP.

Never flown with Virgin, my first flight will be Sept 2012, MAN - MCO.

[Nottingham Nick]

Bit late to the thread, but my first flight with Virgin was 23rd September 1984 - easy date for me to remember, because it was the day after our wedding.

We flew on Maiden Voyager which, at the time, was the only Virgin plane - it was a few months after they started flying in June 1984, and the route was LGW-EWR.

The one film shown on the outbound on the drop down screens (no seatback IFE) was Popeye - starring Robin Williams and headsets were available to rent for £3.00 each - which in 1984 was quite expensive.

How times change! 8D

Nick

G-VFAB

1997

December 2002 lgw to mco.

Can't recall the name but it was a 747.

I haven't got a clue, LHR-MIA c. 1995 ... that's about it!

Mine was VROY Pretty Woman LGW to MCO 27th March 2003