V-Flyer

I appreciate that many of us are not fans of the 330, often due to the cabin size and the UC seats. But one big advantage was that they were new and clean.

I was on VS001 on Saturday and VS026 on Monday, both on 330's and I was surprised how quickly they are showing their age.

The UC bar is badly marked and is a mess. The drinks area is now covered by a piece of red plastic, presumably because it has got so bad. The toilets are also looking poor, with the plastic under the seat peeling off - a little like a 10 year old aircraft.

The seats still look OK, although are suffering from a few marks - as may be expected. Also had my first IFE failure on a 330 but a full system reset did the trick.

I wonder if these aircraft are going to need some serious internal maintenance quite soon?

I haven't noticed this myself, other than the wear on the bar which I agree is worse than you'd expect.

I have to agree - Due to my work routes I use the 330's a lot.
Getting to the point now where I am surprised how badly, perhaps a bit strong, they are not holding up.
Its a shame, we all very well know the lack of positive comments on the UCDS however, being at the pointy end is being at the pointy end but its looks tatty......

CC advised me this week that bar surfaces have been a problem and all will be replaced.

There are plans afoot to replace the bar surfaces and also reduce the trasnparency between the seat dividers.

I have to say that I flew on A333 in April and May but didn't notice any of those issues at all ...

Not sure which ones you flew on but I arrived back from Barbados on Diamond Girl and that one was in superb condition

Have not got a clue on the names, guess I could look and find out. Flew PE out and my seat had the aisle arm rest fall off and on to the floor while the FSM was saying hello :0 on the return trip in UC the bar issues but the whole seat area seemed, well a little aged.
I would say those two points make me agree with the OP's comments and while not being an aviation experts I would expect them to look new for a little longer. Of course, I may have just been unlucky.