VS003 LHR-JFK 31 AUG 13 (Upper Class)

This is a Trip Report from the Upper Class cabin

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Finished work the evening before, round trip to Crete with a slot delay of an hour: good start to the day! Left home about 6.30pm after rounding up the pussy cats and arrived at The Sheraton Skyline in time for a a beer and the embers of the Chelsea match.

Car turned up at 6.15 am and we set off for T3.

Check in was empty, bags dropped and into the lift for security: this is where my timings went completely awry. I reckoned on 30 mins from check in to CH - took all of 8 minutes.

Did a spot of shopping and still arrived at the CH 20 minutes before opening!!

Once in Betty looked after us: delightful lady with a huge smile at that time of the morning ( all names used with permission). Couple of Bloody Mary's - it's 5 o'clock somewher - CH breakfast and Mrs A had the nail treatment re-appearing claiming it was the best 30 quid I had spent in ages.

Ambled down to gate when the flight was called and no delay in boarding. Settled in top 10 and 11 A, chosen on the advice of VFlyer, Mrs A had her bubbles and with 289 on board we left 6 mins early.

4 crew in UC, Nikki, the FSM, Candy, Soumia and Nev: worked the cabin tirelessly with a an unobtrusive charm. Clearly the lead set by Nikki was infused throughout the entire crew. An email to Craig will follow when I get home.

Food was actually quite astonishingly good considering it was an airplane: I had the soup, which I highly recommend, and followed by a tender and perfectly cooked piece of beef. I demurred when offered dessert but did have the cheese and port which was lovely.

Sat at the bar for an hour or so chatting with Candy, Nikki and fellow pax then back to seat for a snooze. Mrs A had tea and sandwiches which were reported as excellent but I was still full from lunch.

Off and through immigration, Dial 7 car waiting and in the Hilton Times Sq exactly 1 hour after touchdown.

First rate flight: looking forward to the return on the 18.

Thank you for the TR. What a good flight you had. It is so nice to read so many positive comments . Hope the return trip lives up to expectations !

Thanks for the TR.

Just checking that you obtained the permission of the staff to name them?

Hijill, I'm the first one to complain when it goes pear shape but this crew were exceptional: had a similar experience on the 65 last year when the FSM led from the front. Just goes to show how 1person can make a difference.

Read the report: asked for permission from all of them.

Sorry Tonty, that sounds abrupt: not meant to be.

Sorry Tonty, that sounds abrupt: not meant to be.

Lol, I would have suggested the bear needed to clean those glasses off again... or perhaps get a diff prescription.. they have been failing him of late

Thanks for the TR Av8tor, sounds like a solid flight and good all round VS experience.

I do like the VS3.. people do tend to frown on me when that first mojito is consumed in the CH though

Cheers for posting

Thanks for the TR ,I believe I had the pleasure of flying with Nikki in July , ( assume its the same one ) and she was brilliant in keeping me topped up with cheese and port !

Thanks for the TR
When the CC are like that its good fun
Actually it's one of the reasons I like VS, so far on all my flights the CC had been great fun. Lots of banter in the galley at the back of the bus during the "night" part of the flight was all in good spirits. I sent an email to Crawley towers and they said they would pass it on to the CC.

Well I was going to post my first ever TR on here about the very same flight, seems you beat me to it!
As for the pax you were chatting to at the bar...that was me and my partner! Lol!
Glad you enjoyed the flight as much as we did!
What a small world!

Well I was going to post my first ever TR on here about the very same flight, seems you beat me to it!

Go for it.... always good to read about flights from diff perspectives.

As for the meeting at the bar.. true V-Flyer spirit

Well I was going to post my first ever TR on here about the very same flight, seems you beat me to it!

Go for it.... always good to read about flights from diff perspectives.

As for the meeting at the bar.. true V-Flyer spirit

Ditto
Yeah it's always good to read about Flights.
I wonder if I will get to see any of the people behind the posts on my next flight ?