V-Flyer

Hello - I am new to this forum although have been looking at all the other posts for ages now! Its brilliant!

Am thinking about a trip - travelling either on Sunday 28th August or Monday 29th August - VS005 - LHR-MIA and returning on either Sunday 11th September or Monday 12th September - VS016 - MCO-LGW (don't think that the VS028 is running - or if it is its not showing on VA site for booking).

Please can you do a load check for me for these flights - we would be travelling in PE? Also any ideas which plane(s) they will be? Thank you very much.

Flights to MIA scheduled on a Airbus 340-600 and MCO flights on Boeing 744-400
** VS VIRGIN ATLANTIC **
28AUG-SUN- LHR MIA 1150 1620
VS 005 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X7 N0 O0
29AUG-MON- LHR MIA 1150 1620
VS 005 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X7 N0 O0

** VS VIRGIN ATLANTIC **
11SEP-SUN- MCO LGW 1930 0845+1
VS 016 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q0 X0 N0 O0

12SEP-MON- MCO LGW 1930 0845+1
VS 016 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X0 N0 O0
12SEP-MON- MCO LGW 2015 0925+1
VS 050 J4 D4 R5 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X1 N0 O0

Thank you for the very quick reply.

I have read the info about fare codes but am not 100% sure I understand - does this mean that PE and the rest of the flights are fairly full? I know that the max to show would be 9 although this doesnt mean that there is only 9 seats left - but with all the buckets showing as 4 or 7 I am concerned its fairly full - and would like to pre-book my seat (and I know that only a certain % can be done before On Line Check In).

PE isn't full, but it is getting that way, and my reading of it is that there are only 4 seats left.

It is strange that the W is showing as 4, yet S is 7, usually the highest code which is this case is W would always have the larger figure (notice it is the same on the Z & R fare codes)

Sorry, using a different system to get inside Virgin.

On this display 7 = 9 except for J, D, Z, W, K where the maximum shown is 4.

Sorry to do things differently,
Ed

Thanks for explaining, Ed. Thought it was strange, but makes sense now, so PE still fairly busy is still the answer.

Thanks for explainin, Ed. Thought it was strange, but makes sense now, so PE still fairly busy is still the answer.

Thanks for your help. Am still a bit confused though. Does this mean that there are very few seats left in PE? Am confused as 4 means 4 but 7 means 7 or above (but 4 is showing in the more expensive ticket category and there seems to be more in the lower priced buckey?) Does anyone know if the quota for pre-booking seats has been filled - I dont want to take my chances at OLCI stage as to whats left and we want to sit together. Thank you - sorry for so many questions!

From what Ed is saying, the system he uses only ever shows a max of 4 in the highest fare code from each class. Also, his system only shows 7 as the max in any fare code, where expert flyer shows 9.

The key thing with the info provided for your flights, is that there aren't any K class PE fares left, which are the lowest and cheapest. That would indicate that quite a few have already been sold, but as there is the max number in S & W there are still a number of seats available.

Oh I get it now ...! Thanks very much for your help. As you can tell I am a novice!