Off to JFK on the VS127 today (was originally going to be the VS129 today to TPA on a Upper Class reward fare) but on Sunday after seeing the weather forecasts I decided to get ahead of the curve and see what was available to switch to, plenty of JFK reward availability from LHR but nothing coming back next week so just thought I’d check MAN>JFK as low and behold there was reward availability on the same dates I’d booked for the TPA flights.
A quick 10min call to Flying Club my booking is updated. I was getting a little worried though as the booking took till Tuesday afternoon to get re-ticketed and even then it took another nudge via an another quick call to Flying Club: an hour of so later the new booking confirmation arrived in my inbox. By Tuesday VS where cancelling their TPA & MCO flights, for most of this week.
Tampa car hire cancelled with a promised refunded by V Hols. My Clearwater beach hotel booking was fully flexible so was no hassle to cancel. Hotels in New York found and booked, car parking at MAN booked and I’m all good to go
Trains cancelled but not expecting a refund from LNER and they are truly inflexible when it comes to cancelling. They even charge you now to change the booking
Sounds like a dodged a bullet though as apparently yesterday it was utter chaos on the east coast line with both directions blocked at Stevenage due to a nearby fire for several hours.
Anyway……back to today. A nice easy drive from Lancashire, car parked in T2 west car park and now sat in a pretty quiet 1903 lounge with less than 20 other pax so far. The VS109 to ATL has just started boarding and there’s obviously no MCO flights today so just 2 VS departures today from MAN.
Since I was last here in Dec 2023, new scanners in MAN T2 and the fast track lane is now at the other end of the security area to the far left. Pretty quick to get through with everything able to be left in bags.
VS check-in is a bit more sensible now as they are now no longer using that silly podium for Upper Class. Upper Class is now at the opposite end of the check-in zone E close to the entrance to security.
All very relaxed and straightforward so far
A quick 10min call to Flying Club my booking is updated. I was getting a little worried though as the booking took till Tuesday afternoon to get re-ticketed and even then it took another nudge via an another quick call to Flying Club: an hour of so later the new booking confirmation arrived in my inbox. By Tuesday VS where cancelling their TPA & MCO flights, for most of this week.
Tampa car hire cancelled with a promised refunded by V Hols. My Clearwater beach hotel booking was fully flexible so was no hassle to cancel. Hotels in New York found and booked, car parking at MAN booked and I’m all good to go
Trains cancelled but not expecting a refund from LNER and they are truly inflexible when it comes to cancelling. They even charge you now to change the booking
Sounds like a dodged a bullet though as apparently yesterday it was utter chaos on the east coast line with both directions blocked at Stevenage due to a nearby fire for several hours.Anyway……back to today. A nice easy drive from Lancashire, car parked in T2 west car park and now sat in a pretty quiet 1903 lounge with less than 20 other pax so far. The VS109 to ATL has just started boarding and there’s obviously no MCO flights today so just 2 VS departures today from MAN.
Since I was last here in Dec 2023, new scanners in MAN T2 and the fast track lane is now at the other end of the security area to the far left. Pretty quick to get through with everything able to be left in bags.
VS check-in is a bit more sensible now as they are now no longer using that silly podium for Upper Class. Upper Class is now at the opposite end of the check-in zone E close to the entrance to security.
All very relaxed and straightforward so far
Regards
James Mitchell
James Mitchell
