7 Hours in Virgin Atlantic UPPER CLASS - Is It Worth the Hype? 

Well london heathrow had 4 runways at one point so he is technically not wrong, 2 are now inactive and turned into taxiways lol

That was nice to have the gym in the lounge area besides having food and champagne!!

Did not know klm was a 'household' airline in the UK either

Cheers

The original colour before red shirts with white sleeve

I’m loving this mafia boss fanfic we’ve got going on

😂😂 Unfortunately in business class they aren’t quite as generous with multiple portions

It’s a blessing and a curse 😭

Yes, the music reminded me of when i used to fly Virgin..would be interested to know what is is ??

Let me know how the Wi-Fi is….I’m flying upper class VA from LAX to London next year. My biggest gripe with airlines has always been playing for the Wi-Fi and it being shit! Lol. Would like to know what you think

I’ve done quite a few flights in Club Suites and feel that it’s better than the A350 seat. More personal space, the console doesn’t extend towards the windows as much. The table isn’t as goofy either. The door is a minor plus that makes sleeping feel a little cosier. There’s not a million miles in it though…

I been on BA 777 and 787 and have to say 777 club suite is much better that 787. In 777 you can't see other passenger even with the privacy window down in aisle

I know you asked Ricky, but my two cents/pence: Based solely on the seat, BA Club Suites beats Virgin A350 Suites by a notch. Complete privacy on BA when you close your compartment door. Beware, not all BA Club World is the same, as the Club Suites are only found on most of BA's 777s, the 787-10, and the A350. If you book any other aircraft, you'll get the old seat (which isn't very good in my opinion). My own personal preference is that Virgin Clubhouse at Heathrow and their ground services in general at Heathrow are significantly better than BA. Service is based on the crew, and of course, variable. Food depends on what day and what caterer - they both seem pretty good, with some hits and misses. I don't like the purple and pink lighting effects in Virgin Cabins, but rather give me the class and calm of BA's interior. I absolutely hate the extra nearly 200 dollars that BA charges me so I can pick my suite when I book. This should be included in the already hefty price of a BA Club World ticket, and is an absolute ripoff !!!

There was a short lived fare error a few months ago.

@@fraserdavidson278 Damn how do people find error fares like that

@@varunkamat7390 google alerts. I wrote my own software to send me texts when business class fares get low.

@@TheZayzoo willing to share your code?

@@TheZayzoo how would I go about making my own code for this?

The plane I took from LHR to Austin at the begging of July had the bar area

It was in the video

@@journeyswithj246 no he means a bar you can sit AT

It’s now a lounge. The Dreamliner still has the bar.

Ah you got me Linz

I agree, the Club World suite is amazing! A fully closing door too!

I would always fly the Emirates A380 East & VA West when ever possible.It's interesting when i chat to the Emirates staff in business, they always speak so highly of VA, but seldom have a positive word for BA. I find BA out of touch with the paying public, the 777 is such a dated plane, likewise with the Emirates 777. BA were once ranked #1 airline only as 2006, now they don't even make the top 30.. For the lounge, Emirates lounge at Birmingham is disappointing at best, Heathrow is superb.The BA lounge,i haven't been for four years to LHR, but again, would always try an book with VA. I just find their lounge to be more vibrant & customer service to be awesome, but i guess that's why it was voted lounge of the year.. Again, that's my choice & opinion..

@@jasongabb1671 yes the Virgin lounge is really good. Unfortunately I find their customer service to be awful. I had a cancelled flight and they were demanding I pay more money to rebook even though it was the same route and slightly different fees. The BA suite on the 777 is much better than the Virgin Atlantic “suite”. The door first fully closed and there isn’t much storage on the Virgin suite.

@@jacquelineserna5313 Hi, agree to disagree. I left BA as i find them rude and arrogant and their 777 product outdated. As for the issue with your flight, i have heard this has happened with other airlines including BA & not just VA. My friend who got married in St Lucia in June, they had to keep calling BA customer services 24/7 to get their flights reimbursed, for when they were cancelled during Covid(The Credit Card company had to intervene). But this applied to lots of other airlines. As for the space, i can only compare it to the A380 & the A330-300. Pretty happy with the space on the 787-9 VA. I believe that the new A330 Neo, will have the full closing door in UC. Flights will start from LHR to Boston in October...

@@jasongabb1671 Yes, I completely agree that BA's 777 Club World product was outdated 4 years ago (you indicated you last sampled BA Club World 4 years ago). The new BA Club World Suites on the 777, A350, and 787-10 are worlds different. I know exactly the awful outdated BA seat you are talking about but I the new Suite may pleasantly surprise you. It is an adapted version of the Collins Super Diamond seat that is also used by Qatar Airways for their Business class product. It sounds that you have had it with BA service and other factors, and I completely understand. I for one believe it is outrageous that they charge an exorbitant fee to pre-select your seat months in advance (unless you are an upper tier BA level member). Having first hand knowledge of both the new BA Club World Suite and the Virgin Upper Class suite on the A350, in my opinion BA's seat beats the Virgin seat by a small margin, and has the added advantage of complete privacy by the ability to close off the compartment with a door. It sounds like you have a disdain for the 777 but the new retrofitted BA plane looked great to me, not to mention the 787-10 that I recently tried. I really enjoy the Virgin A350 Upper Class as well, but the disco purple and pink lighting effect is a bit annoying, I'm not 20 any more and not into the clubbing vibe. The Virgin Clubhouse beats BA's Heathrow Lounges, no doubt. It's not even a point of discussion. Nonetheless it sounds like there's a whole lot that you don't like about BA and the 777, but just thought to be fair, I might point out that there's a new excellent seat on BA's 777s, and your posts above seem to be based on the old product (the new BA Suites didn't exist or were just planning to be introduced 4 years ago). Both BA and Virgin are behind Qatar, IMO, when it comes to international business class, though.

Those same people should then be able to afford a personal trainer and/or gym membership.

well you clearly aren't an expert

@@ant2312 😂😂😂

the 787/A330 seat is better as a bed as it's wider and footspace is better, but is worse as a seat overall. Be interested to see how the new A330 neo seats are

@@guillodean I found the bed so hard, it was uncomfortable to sleep on. I don't know if I was missing some sort of mattress pad, but it was likes peeling on a flat piece of wood. Really unpleasant flight from JNB to LHR.

@@andiscott8470 yeah you should have had a mattress topper and quilt. Much better with those!

@@guillodean Maybe I need to ask for a refund then... Definitely missing that.

@@andiscott8470 it will have been behind your seat or in the overhead bins

Cash - $900 roundtrip!

I would be interested if you could do a video on how you booked that trip so cheap

@@briangasser973 the aircraft was empty..go online there are bargains to be had

They are set by the government not the airlines.

Sadly it’s the government and Heathrow. They won’t budge either it’s so awful

That rooftop terrace is cheaply done and poorly executed. Chicken wire fencing and a few chairs with so-so views of the aircraft. The Virgin Clubhouse is certainly very nice, but the terrace is a letdown.

What a wonderful reason to lose some weight then!

@@garethtcollins with a mattress as hard as what you’re on, it’s better to have some natural cushions. even for a skinny person.

I think they only put in effort into the money making cities like London.