Virgin Atlantic

✅ Trip Verified | I flew with my family of 8 on the 23rd of August 2019 with Virgin Atlantic. It was a family trip from Gatwick direct to Orlando, Florida. This was our first time with Virgin Atlantic and so glad we did. We booked the in at the desk with a friendly and most helpful lady. The crew on the aircraft were so friendly and helpful too. Such a delight, we were offered throughout our flight meals, drinks including alcohol drinks and snacks such as ice creams. I felt we were looked after the entire flight. Next time we fly to the USA we will be booking with Virgin Atlantic.

✅ Trip Verified | After 5 years of saving Virgin’s flying club miles we eventually booked our one way upper class trip! The (highly rated) Heathrow lounge was disappointing and not a patch on BA’s business class lounge (not alone it’s 1st class one). The food was small, bite sized with only about 3 food choices and all drinks were served to you with no option of helping yourself to anything. The upper class cabin was comfy but not luxurious enough to warrant the 6-8k price tag! The flat beds are fine if your under say 5.8’ The food was adequate but nothing extraordinary and the bar was just a counter you can sit on in the gangway. All in all - this was disappointing and not the amazing ‘never to be forgotten’ experience we were anticipating - send me back to economy where you at least get what you pay for!

✅ Trip Verified | London to New York JFK. Flew both legs on an A350 in Economy outbound from LHR and returning on a red eye in Economy Delight. New aircraft which were as expected immaculate. Seats comfortable enough for the 6ish hour flight. In Economy Delight there was lots of leg room, 2 of us had 3 seats to ourselves which gave enough space to stretch out and get a bit of sleep which in economy is a rarity. IFE was quick to respond and easy to use. The tail cam gave a clear view on take off and landing. Wifi was free as part of a celebration of the new aircraft, this was excellent once working and was really fast, to test this I was able to make a clear WhatsApp voice call mid flight. Food and drinks weren't bad, cut backs were noticeable since my last Virgin Atlantic flight. Still a choice of 3 main meals, however no side salad, just a main, cracker and cheese, and a small potted dessert. Crew were great on both legs and worked hard throughout the flights to make sure passengers were happy. Definitely recommend Virgin Atlantic when flying to USA.

Not Verified | Manchester to Atlanta. Very uncomfortable seat spacing - particularly compared with Delta who run the same route (and owns VA). Jammed in leg room and narrow seats. Food was as bad as anything ever, anywhere. Charred something. Not even bread. Some kind of pudding in a jar: Weird. Wine - the cheapest trash I have ever been offered. It all matched the dreadful airport I flew from - Manchester. Attendants, not very friendly. I hardly use in-flight entertainment - but could see it was poor. Poor film selection and not much mainstream music. I fly Air France a lot - which is vastly superior. LH, Swiss, far, far better value. Delta much better and nicer crew. And food edible. Even EasyJet is better. And Virgin was expensive.

Not Verified | Manchester to Las Vegas. Flight has excellent service. Flight attendants were professional and served us delicious food. I joined the Flying Club one I got back home. I would fly with this airline again.

Not Verified | Very impressed with my flight with Virgin Atlantic. I was met in Johannesburg by an airport official who ran me through customs to get my connecting flight to Durban or I would have missed my flight. Nice touch Virgin and thank you! Best customer service ever. I leave on the 24th August and I’m looking forward to flying Virgin back home.

✅ Trip Verified | London Heathrow to New York JFK with Virgin Atlantic. The entertainment system is extremely outdated in comparison with other airlines I’ve used, both in terms of the software (not touch screen, started up too late, etc) and screen resolution (text was unreadable), badly needs an update. Food could also use improvement, I’ve tasted better on at least several other airlines. Food fold-out table is badly designed, the half closer to me was angled down toward me causing my tray to slip if placed there. Seat pocket is too thin/tight to fit things like a blanket. The seat in front of me had an affixed metal box underneath on the left so there wasn’t enough space to horizontally place my carry-on laptop bag. As you can see most of my feedback relates to components of the plane, not as much the service. Overall a 3/10 from me; some changes relating to the above could raise it at least a few points.

✅ Trip Verified | We were very pleasantly surprised by the A330 aircraft operated on this route between Manchester and Boston. Our previous experience with Virgin had been great except for the seat. Where in the old seats you had to stand up and flip the back of the seat over to make the bed now, in the new seat you simply press the button to recline or lie flat. A great improvement. Overall the seat was very comfortable with plenty of leg and storage room. The Upper Class Business cabin was pretty full but the crew were excellent throughout the flight and the pyjamas were very comfortable and amenity kit adequate but in a usefully reusable bag. The pair of real, bespoke Virgin Socks (in addition to the normal flight socks) was a lovely little extra. I thought the IFE selection a bit dull but the unit worked properly and was easy to use. I simply didn't get much out of the offerings available, the screen was also a lot small than the best (Emirates), and they do not let you have the IFE until after takeoff for some reason and disappointing. Food on the main menu was good, the signature burger on the snack menu was a masterpiece and the bacon sandwich and almond croissant for breakfast were great. Overall, when Virgin extends this seat to the rest of their fleet and open their Upper-Class lounge in Manchester, promised for 2020, we will be using them as a preferred option.

Not Verified | London to New York. This plane is getting long in the tooth now - and the interior is somewhat passe. The old Premium Economy seat is comfy enough (but nothing like as good as the new version or BA PE seat), but the TV screen is so old that it was completely unusable - couldn't see the picture on it! Silly power plug system still in use. Crew good though and food not bad.

Not Verified | Gatwick to Miami. I was impressed on how wonderful the service was, the plane comfort and the staff was amazing on both flights. For a nine hour flight back and forth from Miami to London they made us very comfortable. They fed us and gave us coffee, water and snacks.