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#740631 by fozzyo
25 Mar 2010, 15:40
As an on line community we often share our experiences of flights and travels. Sometimes through trip-reports, others through general comments about our experiences in flights.

Looking through the forum and the trip reports got me thinking, if Virgin or another Airline was to publish a book containing stories from flights would you have a story, anecdote or tale you'd contribute? I was thinking it could be a small pocket style book that could be available on Duty Free.

Not necessary a 'review' of the flight, just a story of why your taking the flight or something that happened in the flight to make it a bit out of the ordinary. I know there would be some about the V-Flyer trips over the years!

An example would be my first long-haul flight on BA to Seattle right on the back row of Economy. The crew had decided to wind up one of their newer colleagues, involving a false arm, a jammed toilet door, a blanket and the story of a passenger who had got stuck in the toilet.

Mat
#740649 by pjh
25 Mar 2010, 19:10
I have a couple both of which are memorable for the wrong reasons...the passenger who thought he'd been struck blind halfway through a flight or the passenger who declared they had to get off the aircraft as one wing was lower than the other.
#740663 by RichardMannion
25 Mar 2010, 21:06
Now that is a topic! I think I could write a whole chapter/book on my own....

- the numpty that thought it was perfectly fine to change into his sleepsuit in the middle of the aisle, sans underwear.
- the tossers that think they can use IRIS without registering first
- the guy that drank a SFO flight out of gin on the outbound.... |:)
- the other pax on a SFo flight that spent most of it in the J cabin even though they were booked in W....
- the airline (CO) that has never seen another dime from me when they tried it on with IDB compensation and failed miserably, though I did offer to change their signage first vowel to a 'U' free of charge.
- Northern passengers at MAN, 'they should let us sit in those big seats up front for nothing as they are empty' referring to Premium Economy.
- Whole chapter on airport security, including the bell-end at LGW that questioned why I should get through the line any quicker because I was flying in business class when asked why FastTrack wasn't open.
#740666 by Neil
25 Mar 2010, 21:10
1992, MIA-LGW, returning from a family trip to Disney. The legend that is Bobby Davro has a funny turn, is laid out on his back next to the toilets for half the flight, a week later he is on BBC 1 Saturday morning TV thanking all the people who stepped over him to go to the toilet. I was a legend at school with that story!
#740668 by tontybear
25 Mar 2010, 21:14
Neil wrote: The legend that is Bobby Davro has a funny turn ...



Probbaly the one and only time he was funny !
#740674 by Mandy Hall
25 Mar 2010, 21:58
Ummm... the VS checkin agent who reduced me to tears when checking in for a flight to LAX in 05.

The security agent at the gate for the same flight who looked daggers at me when I pointed out so sweetly in front of her supervisor that she hadn't checked that my mobile phone / mp3 player did actually switch on and that she hadn't checked my bag at all properly... (yeah I know I was taking my bad mood out on her!)

On the return journey, watching as as a late economy pax came on with oversize hand luggage and the stewards frantically look through lockers to find space for it. Being accused of taking the same person's seat twice and showing my boarding card twice to prove we were in the right seats ...

Watching as a very late pax came on holding a bowl of chowder and watching at least two flight crew walk past him on pre take off checks before it was taken off him.

Being waken from a lightish sleep by a FA who asked me if my friend who had been ill earlier in the flight was all right now...

That pair of flights were very ... entertaining!
#740693 by Tinkerbelle
26 Mar 2010, 01:40
Neil wrote:1992, MIA-LGW, returning from a family trip to Disney. The legend that is Bobby Davro has a funny turn, is laid out on his back next to the toilets for half the flight, a week later he is on BBC 1 Saturday morning TV thanking all the people who stepped over him to go to the toilet. I was a legend at school with that story!


^) ^) ^)
#740833 by Guest
27 Mar 2010, 12:09
RichardMannion wrote:Now that is a topic! I think I could write a whole chapter/book on my own....

- the guy that drank a SFO flight out of gin on the outbound.... |:)
- the other pax on a SFo flight that spent most of it in the J cabin even though they were booked in W....


I seem to remeber that the Pax from W that sat most of the flight in J help the guy drink ALL the gin on the outbound (and some vodka after )...

Also dont forget the two panhandlers sat with their begging board out in J ! :D
#740836 by Pete
27 Mar 2010, 12:18
hackneyguy wrote:I seem to remeber that the Pax from W that sat most of the flight in J help the guy drink ALL the gin on the outbound (and some vodka after )...


I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
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