LGW refits

>>>>On talking with some of the crew it seems that on some routes up to 30 wheelchairs have been regularly known to be ordered!

I do find it "amusing" how many people need wheelchair assistance (and hence priority boarding) onto the plane, but are then able to exit under their own steam after a long flight...

Have to agree with that. On a flight to NY back in March there was a number of larger ladies all in wheelchairs holding up the priority line as there was a problem which each and every one of their tickets when scanned. Once on the plane they were fine, even more so once we landed and they tried to steam roll their way through PE from economy to get off quicker.

I guess it's hard to make the distinction between someone with genuine mobility problems and someone who's just fat and lazy!

No it's not, you just have to have politicians who are not so scared of political correctness. You try getting a disability status in the rest of Europe especially Spain. Unfortunately because of the lax attitude to this issue in the UK and USA where as other posters have pointed out the majority is obesity led, the genuinely disabled population suffer.

[Neil]

Just a polite request to please try and keep this thread regarding the LGW refits, so anyone looking for recent information can find it, without it being lost in any other discussions.

I'm flying to MBJ on 1st July... Is it likely that we'll be on a refitted plane? Or will it be one of the old ones... Really don't want it to be Nova!

Also, does anyone know what the menu is for summer flights to the Caribbean? (in econ)

I'm flying to MBJ on 1st July... Is it likely that we'll be on a refitted plane? Or will it be one of the old ones... Really don't want it to be Nova!

Also, does anyone know what the menu is for summer flights to the Caribbean? (in econ)

Also on this flight fingers crossed fir VROM

I wonder what the reasoning was to put the PE at the front of the bubble, instead of at the back?
This would mean easier access and deplaning first, drinks and food from the Galley being served first? also the brewing "toilet" situation would have meant more people queuing in the econ section rather than the PE section?

[honey lamb]

I wonder what the reasoning was to put the PE at the front of the bubble, instead of at the back?
This would mean easier access and deplaning first, drinks and food from the Galley being served first? also the brewing "toilet" situation would have meant more people queuing in the econ section rather than the PE section?

Presumably for the same reason that they put UC at the front instead of the back also on the LHR fleet. It does give an extra bit of privacy you wouldn't get if it were at the back

YES!! Barbarella will be taking me to Vegas tomorrow! So relieved! Does anyone know if she has been fitted with Aeromobile?

She's fitted with it but I don't think it's been activated yet

Someone needs to update the inflight entertainment page on this site... to reflect barbarella's changes.

Also how did you know that Barbarella was taking you to Vegas the night before you flew...?? I thought it wasn't guaranteed until you were actually at the airport and saw the plane...

Someone needs to update the inflight entertainment page on this site... to reflect barbarella's changes.

Am sure Pete will update it at some point - he does have several other things to do as well as look after v-flyer you know !

Also how did you know that Barbarella was taking you to Vegas the night before you flew...?? I thought it wasn't guaranteed until you were actually at the airport and saw the plane...

It isn't, but if the poster did OLCI and it came up with the new layout....

Does any one know the status of G-VAST refitting? Does any one know when it should be back in service? Witch airplane goes next to be refitted? Tks LASG

Am I correct, that upstairs PE , is a shared toilets, with economy
How about down stairs ????
I'm talking newly refitted planes
Thanks Andy