V-Flyer

Hi
I found out on Friday on the VS Source that 2 former Merdiana Fly A320's (I-EEZG and I-EEZF) are being prepared for VS in Seletar so that's good news for VS

Well I sincerely hope they're being reconfigured. BA seats 152 on their A320s, Aer Lingus 174, and Meridiana 180. Even VX sits just 149. So either VS is going for LCC standard or x-fingers there'll be a reconfig.

An A320 in 180 config isn't that bad for 45-50 minutes unless your 6'0ft + and for 45-50 mins its not that traumatic. Done worse far longer far too many times to Europe.

slinky09 wrote:Well I sincerely hope they're being reconfigured. BA seats 152 on their A320s, Aer Lingus 174, and Meridiana 180. Even VX sits just 149. So
either VS is going for LCC standard or x-fingers there'll be a reconfig.

It might be a Y174 config as it is being wet leased from Aer Lingus

174Y

[cough] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2006_ ... n_open.jpg

ilikebluesmarties wrote:An A320 in 180 config isn't that bad for 45-50 minutes unless your 6'0ft + and for 45-50 mins its not that traumatic. Done worse far longer far too many times to Europe.

The point I was making is that if VS keeps this layout then it'll be cramped compared to its competition, namely BA, so we either expect LCC standards with fares to boot, or the comparisons will favour BA.

G-VSHY wrote:It might be a Y174 config as it is being wet leased from Aer Lingus

Well, the headline was 2 x VS 320s on their way, and then from Meridiana, so maybe to Aer Lingus and wet leased, but will they be reconfigured to 174 seats or something else, or left, as Mr P eloquently puts it, in sardine format.

prefiffer wrote:[cough] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2006_ ... n_open.jpg

They will be in a 174 layout.

Not sure what the layout is for EasyJet A319 but I fly quite regularly now from SEN to JER and I have to say I was worried as had heard bad things but the seating isn't too bad, and I normally fly PE on VA and I have to say all it reminds me of is the VA Economy seats which aint bad and the service is great, here's to a VA future in short haul.