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Planes for the vegas route?

PostPosted: 28 Feb 2026, 12:16
by Fordie
Hey all,
My friend is looking to go vegas for his wife’s 40th next march and I may consider going out. I tend to book UC which helps for the long haul flights but is there any chance they’ll update to new planes for that route any time soon? I refuse to spend out for the coffin style planes where other airlines will have better spec to a certain degree.
I wanted to think over my options to either stick with virgin or try another air line for march 2027

Re: Planes for the vegas route?

PostPosted: 28 Feb 2026, 13:24
by danflyer429
Id not book if the 'coffin' seats make it not worth it to you. I have a flight to YYZ booked for this year in upper, Booked with a 787 on the route, then changed to a 339, now it's a A350.

Re: Planes for the vegas route?

PostPosted: 28 Feb 2026, 13:53
by mikethe3rd
It’ll be the 787. I’d personally fly BA with their club suites LHR-LAS.

Re: Planes for the vegas route?

PostPosted: 28 Feb 2026, 14:57
by Fordie
mikethe3rd wrote:It’ll be the 787. I’d personally fly BA with their club suites LHR-LAS.


Even into 2027 they’d use the old 787? I’m shocked they won’t update this route because what they charge for them seats are still! I had considered BA for their suites. Are they newer planes? I’ve only ever done first with ba to Chicago

Re: Planes for the vegas route?

PostPosted: 28 Feb 2026, 19:08
by mikethe3rd
VS will be updating the 78’s from 2028.

BA are newer yeah, A350s and a very good hard product. The soft product however…

Re: Planes for the vegas route?

PostPosted: 28 Feb 2026, 20:55
by mitchja
IMHO, those A333 / B789 VS seats are still by far the best when in bed mode. They blow all other VS J seats out the water for width and flatness when in bed mode.

All VS aircraft also have air vents and reading lights above all seats unlike the BA A350's.

Re: Planes for the vegas route?

PostPosted: 07 Mar 2026, 22:03
by Louie84x
From Manchester they tend to use the A350 to Vegas has been my experience recently