V-Flyer

Barbarella has not been seen since last flight from VS038 BGI-LGW 2012-06-10 00:20 07:43
So any ideas where she is ?

Most probably a tech issue, only been out of action for a couple of days.

Whats happened to VROM? It hasn't appeared on the Status pages for a few days and Aircraft database has its last flight as 10th June. Maybe having teething troubles following refit?

It's probably just routine maintenance or just that she's not been needed the last couple of days

She is back scheduled to operate the VS035 today.

Good to see Barbarella back in action.
I am Flying From Glasgow to Orlando Saturday 16th June, Its scheduled to operate a 747-400 for the first time this year, was hoping it would be the refitted Barbarella.

gaitken wrote:Good to see Barbarella back in action.
I am Flying From Glasgow to Orlando Saturday 16th June, Its scheduled to operate a 747-400 for the first time this year, was hoping it would be the refitted Barbarella.

Not wanting to put a dampener on your hopes, but she hasn't operated a flight ex MAN/GLA since her return yet, it seems she is currently working only ex LGW flights. Whether that is being done for a specific reason or just the way it has worked out we don't know.

Perhaps since LGW is the base it's easier to fix any teething issues there?

Damn, hoped that it was just waiting at LGW so that she could operate the 043 on Friday, specially for me.

There shouldn't be any teething issues as new w seats and jam ife are the same as the 330s operating out of man and gla so engineers there just ad practised as thise at lgw Probably it's just that she hasn't happened to be on the rotation where the lgw a/c at mco flies back to man

its that whole london preference rubbish again..nothing exists outside there

It was in the hanger for maintenance, nothing more. Having worked on it several times already, I can testify that it's cabin is fantastic and little to no issues regarding IFE. The refreshed Upper Class looks, smells and feels brand new. You should not be disappointed at all. I can not wait until the whole fleet refit is completed.

nholman wrote:its that whole london preference rubbish again..nothing exists outside there

Erm, Glasgow and Manchester already have the new A330's and G-VROM isn't being confined to one route ex-LGW unlike the A330's

went on it last week she is fine the ife is better than a330 its all touch screen no hand set !!! very new and smelling nice no tat even the seat buckles are still shiney and new leather headrests which move up and down !!! good for us poor old eco people !!!! lol

Having done the 'rounds' it looks like she is now being allocated to the Barbados routes

PaulS wrote:Having done the 'rounds' it looks like she is now being allocated to the Barbados routes

Most likely just the way the loads are working at the moment and the rotation cycle the a/c are in.

Don't all the LGW/MAN747 have the same lad capacity?

PaulS wrote:Don't all the LGW/MAN747 have the same lad capacity?

The new config has more PE and less Y than the old config, so if they have high W loads for BGI and high Y for MCO then it makes sense to put the a/c on the optimum load route.

Surely most of the seat sales are long term I.e. as sold by VH and therefore at the time of the original sales they must of been working on the original config unless they allowed for extra PE sales on the BGI routes knowing hat by now they would have a re-config aircraft.

PaulS wrote:Surely most of the seat sales are long term I.e. as sold by VH and therefore at the time of the original sales they must of been working on the original config unless they allowed for extra PE sales on the BGI routes knowing hat by now they would have a re-config aircraft.

Not necessarily, just could be they are full or oversold in W and low in Y on BGI and the opposite on an MCO for example. There just isn't any point having to do some op-ups or downgrades when using the different config will solve it.

I know I am going off subject here but it has been a very hot day here in Spain and I am irritable and this is one of my pet hates, so here comes the soapbox. I dont know how airlines (not just VS) get away with selling seats they don't have. This is at best a total disregard for the customer (unless the know that there are upgrade seats) available and at worst it is a blatant criminal act. It's a few years since I was policing but it certainly used to be a criminal offence to obtain Money by deception which is basically what happens when you sell something you don't have. I have been a viticm of this myself having paid my good money I've month earlier only to be told at check in " the plane is full "

PS I would have put a smiley face but that sort of technology is beyond me

PaulS wrote:Don't all the LGW/MAN747 have the same lad capacity?

Oooh loads of lads - well so long as they're not loutish lads )

Never did get that English O level

So.... ROM makes her first visit to MAN today!

mattyp wrote:So.... ROM makes her first visit to MAN today!

I think im going to faint!