New Upper Class Meal Service Revealed

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Am I correct in understanding that on some flights the only UC "cooked" breakfast is a bacon sandwitch while PE are still served a full cooked breakfast.

Yes, that's right.

Here is a link to the various meal services and if you scroll down you will be able to see which is available on each flight. Express breakfast, which seems to be on the shorter east coast of America, Caribbean and Dubai flights, is the bacon roll

The bacon roll is not very nice at all! Very strange bacon - I think it is 'formed' and tastes very strong indeed.

I have flown 4 UC flights with the new service. 3 overnights and 1 day. Overall its not bad, but I'm not sure it makes me want to fly Virgin anymore than what was previously on offer. I'm not sure the actual food has improved either.

The service was also sloppy on one flight. More than once I recieved items I had not ordered.

Its only small but the eye mask which used to be quite a good one compared to PE - is now the same quality as PE, just in black. Its these extras, which need improving not the other way.

I asked about the new UC seat. Very vague about whether it will appear on the current fleet.

I asked about the new UC seat. Very vague about whether it will appear on the current fleet.

Interesting, now VS have said that they will fit new UCS to all the LHR fleet by 2013 or 2014 (can't remember) ... so does that mean the LHR fleet will be all A333 and B787 by then?

Or, more likely, crew vagueness is probably that, they just don't know.

I asked about the new UC seat. Very vague about whether it will appear on the current fleet.

Interesting, now VS have said that they will fit new UCS to all the LHR fleet by 2013 or 2014 (can't remember) ... so does that mean the LHR fleet will be all A333 and B787 by then?

Or, more likely, crew vagueness is probably that, they just don't know.

I thought they said it would be 3 years after it being introduced? Though I personally doubt it will be that "quick".