This is the main V-Flyer Forum for general discussion of everything related to flying with Virgin-branded travel companies.
#835473 by corkpilot
21 Jan 2013, 00:43
Hi all this is my first post so please bare with me. My wife and I along with an infant are travelling to LAX in March. We booked to go PE and it said it was a 747 , I have chosen our seats and was just wondering as I have read on here that Virgin are not using 747's on this route till June what happens with my seat selection, could we be put back in economy if not enough PE seats on Airbus. When I log in to manage my trip it still says 747 but i see todays VS 7 was airbus, can any one shed some light.

Thanks
#835480 by DragonLady
21 Jan 2013, 07:09
corkpilot wrote:so please bare with me.


:0 :0 :0 :0 :0


We're a friendly lot here but not THAT friendly....LOL.
Welcome to v- flyer :) . No you won't be put in economy. Whilst the aircraft might change it's VERY unlikely that your cabin will ( especially if travelling with an infant).Keep an eye out on your seats in manage your booking, as if the aircraft changes you won't be automatically allocated new seats.
DL
#835610 by Adapsys
22 Jan 2013, 10:39
Had the same happen to me on the LAX route. Sometimes shows a 747 but they always change it to a Airbus nearer the time. Just keep an eye on the seating chart as you will loose your selected seats when they change the aircraft and you'll need to pick seats again.

Very much doubt you would ever be downgraded!
#835611 by clarkeysntfc
22 Jan 2013, 10:55
Good news about it changing to an Airbus is that the PE seating config is 2-3-2. So you should be able to get the much-coveted row 18 bulkhead seats which have lots of room!
#835640 by martymcfly
22 Jan 2013, 18:15
Hi, another first time poster to bare with here please...

We are booked on VS07, also in March, and manage my booking is still showing a 747. Just to confirm...will the aircraft definitely be changing and how near to departure date does this usually happen?

We had already picked 12a & k but still only four seats in UC have been selected as at today. Does this seem low to those in the know and is it anything to do with a pending aircraft change?

If it is changed can anyone recommend good seats for travelling as a couple in the A340-600? Thanks.
#835645 by gumshoe
22 Jan 2013, 19:10
No, there's every chance it will stay a 747, particularly if it's a weekend. But if it does change to a 346 it could happen at any time so it's worth checking your MMB page every week or so just to check.

Only 4 seats taken in UC at this stage sounds perfectly normal to me. Contrary to what you might be led to believe reading V-Flyer, the vast majority of passengers don't sit at their computers, fingers hovering over F5 at exactly T-90 days waiting to snap up the first seats. Most leave choosing a seat till check in.
#835649 by Petmadness
22 Jan 2013, 19:43
gumshoe wrote: Contrary to what you might be led to believe reading V-Flyer, the vast majority of passengers don't sit at their computers, fingers hovering over F5 at exactly T-90 days waiting to snap up the first seats. Most leave choosing a seat till check in.


:0 :0 :0 These people really exist????? I thought it was normal behaviour :w
#835664 by ratechaser
22 Jan 2013, 21:21
Petmadness wrote:
gumshoe wrote: Contrary to what you might be led to believe reading V-Flyer, the vast majority of passengers don't sit at their computers, fingers hovering over F5 at exactly T-90 days waiting to snap up the first seats. Most leave choosing a seat till check in.


:0 :0 :0 These people really exist????? I thought it was normal behaviour :w


Based on my 1st experience of the 90 day rule and the way that the good seats got snapped up almost immediately, I'd have to disagree... There are quite a lot of obsessive people out there!
#835666 by honey lamb
22 Jan 2013, 21:35
Regardless of the 90 day rule in the last twelve months I have had flights booked where for the longest time, I was the only one with a seat requested and even until a few days before the flight I could count on the fingers of one hand the number requested. Not everyone is as nerdy or as informed us with regard to seat requests and others simply are not bothered. On each occasion, while the cabin was not full, there were certainly far more in the cabin than the number who had pre-requested
Virgin Atlantic

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 181 guests

Itinerary Calendar