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New look web site

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 09:13
by Darren Wheeler
Looks like the front page has had a make-over during the night. [y]
Deeper pagers look the same though. [n]
It seems they have moved away from 800x600.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 09:20
by DarkAuror
They've also fixed the bug in the Manage your Booking so that the seat plan and APIS entered message appears. Before they only appeared if you manually entered your booking ref.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 09:22
by willd
A light refresh it seems. Still looks pretty poor IMHO.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 09:40
by Neil
I had already been on once today and didn't notice the change until I read this thread and looked again. Very minor changes, still looks pretty rubbish imo.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 10:43
by fozzyo
The Virgin Atlantic website has had a little refresh, its not a redesign just a little bit of work here and there. Pleased to see they've increased the width of it! First impressions for me, much nicer.
I believe they are currently doing some testing on it and responses, so there is a 50/50 chance of getting the new site. If you clear your cookies this will help you get the new look.
Mat

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 10:51
by slinky09
A slight improvement, no more. What we call a reskin in the trade, however no real effort to improve the navigation to contemporary standards, some pages resize to your browser screen width and some not oddly, nor, by the look of it, any great changes under the hood.
Good to see booking more prominently on the home page, but unlike BA, special offers are still lurking in their usual place (not that there are many at the moment!).
Will hope for more evolution and bug fixing [y].

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 11:17
by carter
Looks like they've fixed the issue with APIS changing date of birth by a date though

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 12:13
by Pete
For those who haven't yet seen it in the 50/50 chance to get the new look, here it is:
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I saw a video a couple of months back of a potential new VS site, and it was pretty impressive. This, on the other hand, is just a bit of tweaking to improve the look and feel.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 12:51
by Neil
Ah, now I have got the new look version, I do think it is an improvement. It certainly looks a lot more modern and the important parts seem to stand out more.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 13:02
by Darren Wheeler
It just needs a re-write to make it cleaner and add some more functionality, such as show all available buckets without going to other pages.
Hopefully all this will follow along with more.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 19:47
by mitchja
No matter what I try I can not get the new page to show using Safari 4.03 under Windows 7 (x64 if that makes a difference). Tried all the usual clearing cache/history etc.
The VS website was never very good with Safari before, seems even worse now. It's shows fine using IE8 or Chrome.
Edit - It wont show using Safari with OS X either [:?]
Regards

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 20:38
by Lizz
The now more red/purple contrast at the top of the page reminds me of the check-in system along with other things at work; depressing much?

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 21:28
by DMetters-Bone
I quite like the new look! I like the new quick links to your booking etc.

Posted:
23 Sep 2009, 21:52
by easygoingeezer
Going to have a play with it and see what I think.

Posted:
24 Sep 2009, 08:23
by slinky09
Hmm, now it won't let me log in [:?]

Posted:
24 Sep 2009, 10:01
by Nottingham Nick
Me neither - We're sorry your account is currently unavailable. Please try again later or contact your Flying Club helpline.

Posted:
24 Sep 2009, 10:21
by slinky09
quote:Originally posted by Nottingham Nick
Me neither - We're sorry your account is currently unavailable. Please try again later or contact your Flying Club helpline.
Works now for me. Temporary glitch I hope.

Posted:
24 Sep 2009, 10:21
by Darren Wheeler
Mine works OK. [:)]

Posted:
24 Sep 2009, 10:24
by Nottingham Nick
I'm in now. [8D]

Posted:
24 Sep 2009, 10:30
by Neil
No problem logging in here, can access all my account details and booking info.