BRUTALLY HONEST | Trans-Atlantic on Virgin Atlantic's brand-new A350-1000 in Economy Class!

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Flying from London to New York aboard the new flagship of Virgin Atlantic in Economy Class, but how does it measure up against British Airways' new A350-1000?
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-- FLIGHT INFORMATION --
Airline: Virgin Atlantic
Aircraft: Airbus A350-1000
Registration: G-VLUX
Flight Time: 7h 00min
Seat: 58K
From: London Heathrow
To: New York John F. Kennedy
Date: November 4th, 2019
-- EQUIPMENT INFORMATION --
Cameras used: Canon G7X Mark II, DJI Osmo Pocket
Additional equipment: Joby Bendipod
-- PRICE BREAKDOWN --
Total Price: GBP 665.82
Total Routing: LHR-JFK-LHR
Booked through: Virgin Atlantic Website
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including one checked bag and free seat reservations
Booking made: October 2019
-- VIDEO BREAKDOWN --
00:00 - Expectations for this flight
07:04 - Boarding
08:27 - Seat and Amenities
09:26 - Taxi and Take Off
10:15 - Menu Card and other Amenities
11:48 - Dinner Service
13:32 - Pre-Landing Snack Box
15:11 - Approach and Landing
16:07 - Deboarding
16:40 - Conclusion
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This video does not contain product placements. The airline was neither involved nor informed about the production of this Tripreport. The ticket fare was paid by ourselves.
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@BTAviation 4 года назад

The virgin atlantic livery suits the a350 very well

@ptaylor5014 4 года назад

I built a model of this at the beginning of the year and emailed Mr Richard Branson too see if he would buy it but was not interested lol, it has cabin lights / motorised engine fan blades and flashing navigation and beacon lights too.

@BTAviation 4 года назад

PAUL TAYLOR dang, sounds awesome

@brucemcgeehan8255 4 года назад

Go back to review into milk bars

@syeda.mahazarrra9357 3 года назад

JaweaiAqii

@GracemarieJohnson2763 2 года назад

@@ptaylor5014 A model plane with motorized fan blades, flashing lights and cabin light?! Oh, that is sick!

@diederikvanrappard7506 4 года назад

Excellent review as always! I would say that for a 7 hour flight to the East Coast the service on Virgin in economy is better than on most European carriers with the exception perhaps of Swiss

@elevat1on 4 года назад

Turkish and Austrian are two other ones better than Virgin.

@andrewstorm8240 4 года назад

Swiss is average

@karenwing9976 4 года назад

yeah, LOT is alright and Airfrance is also brilliant, so is TAP

@17addidas 4 года назад

Swiss .Hummm ?.... Lots of Legacy Name Brand "Glamour". Great Hub Zurich ! Great Crews ! Great C Class ! Current Economy is little more than what a Low Cost carrier would offer in terms of Catering and Space. Nothing to write home about .

@marcuskeulertz5852 4 года назад

@@elevat1on yeah put both of them on the top

@CatherineRMich 4 года назад

David and Paul in the same video. The legends have met!

@whatsyournameson7208 4 года назад

A350 sounds boss

@wotan10950 4 года назад

I haven’t been to London in several years. The last time was a United 757 from Newark - that’s right, 757. My daughter and I had the window and aisle seat, nobody in the middle. And it was fine! I don’t have great expectations on any Economy seat, so I’m not disappointed easily!!

@WeMuckAround 3 года назад

My first transatlantic (and long haul) flight was a Continental 757 from LHR-EWR back in 2011 😁

@wotan10950 3 года назад

@@WeMuckAround My first transatlantic flight was on a DC-8-63, back in 1971. But I’m an old fart!

@WeMuckAround 3 года назад

@@wotan10950 wow what an experience. I like to think forward to what I’ll be able to tell my (hopefully avgeek) grand children what I flew on back in the early 2000s. Booked on a 717 for the first time in July. Can’t beat a DC-8 though!

@themcairplane 4 года назад

Do you use any contraption to stick the camera up next to the window so you don’t need to hold it for takeoff and landing? If so, what is it called?

@andrewgamez7973 4 года назад

Saw Paul's video already. Loved it and I can't wait to see this video as well love you both .

@falconlars6931 4 года назад

amazing serie, i love your vids, please continue like this

@eli_man3811 4 года назад

I really think that one of the primary reason why Virgin Atlantic stands out above many other trans Atlantic carriers simply comes down to aesthetic. Many other carriers have similar offerings in economy class but with their young fleet of planes and their flashy style Virgin Atlantic makes the whole journey an experience in itself, almost as if you’re boarding a spaceship Virgin Galactic style.

@Berlinerjeep 4 года назад

Great video! I love this format!

@jillysmith1186 4 года назад

Travelled on this plane back from JFK just over a week ago. It was great. Very comfortable and good media equipment. Plus it only took 5 hours into Heathrow. Very impressive

@LimChingLiang 4 года назад

David finally had a haircut. Look good!!!

@abum91 4 года назад

its about time he did . the last videos he keeps shoving it unsuccessfully....hahha

@gurka465 4 года назад

I LOVE brutally Honest such a great and different concept! Keep the amazing work up!

@JaySaduakas 4 года назад

I love how empty this flight was 👍

@daipayanmajumder1186 4 года назад

once again another awesome episode of Brutally Honest... btw can we expect a full detailed trip report :)

@Qataria-764 4 года назад

fantastic ----- as always! i ENJOY ur reviews immensely! Subscribed.

@cndam 4 года назад

Nice video. The only time I’ve ever used universal power in economy was when the USB port failed and had to chard my tablet. Kind ok hard to use a laptop in economy class though. I personally feel it’s completely unnecessary in economy given the limited space.

@Qatari2007 4 года назад

cndam same, who needs wifi, IFE and power outlets, main thing is the seats !

@ronclark9724 4 года назад

Why would anyone need to charge their laptop on a 6 hour flight? Surely your fully charge laptop will last that long. And won't USB charge your laptop?

@turnip1stew 2 года назад

@@ronclark9724 no, USB wont charge a laptop

@gerysphotos3519 4 года назад

what camera did u use for the night city-view before landing? It's amazing!

@user-ml8kv3yz6k 4 года назад

David, another good video. I missed the good old days where Economy got formal 3 courses and afternoon teas. Maybe also to include the price you paid to give people prospective for value, and also could you do Gallery check between the meals, as providing the premium snacks will be much better than just waters

@diederikvanrappard7506 4 года назад

Agreed, but I think we suffer from nostalgia😀 Nowadays 3 meals is even in biz class not common on long haul flights, only on LH first you can eat as much as you like😀

@TAILSORANGEs 4 года назад

Damn, that's a lot of meals!

@jillysmith1186 4 года назад

I got two meals plus drinks and pretzels. In economy. Cabin crew were great.

@bbtravelvideos 4 года назад

Great video as always David! The VA livery looks great on their A350s! Looks like you had a nice flight, shame about the 3 hour delay. I guess the empty cabin made up for that a bit.. The food all looks good, plenty of options for economy as well :) Regards, Brendan

@vieuxcarre848 4 года назад

I appreciate the Isley Brothers playing as the boarding music 👌🏾

@TAILSORANGEs 4 года назад

Dave, That's a good video content right there. I hope that you have made your research and stated all possibilities pertaining to the different things available on the flight so that you can have a complete flight review.

@keneferdinand9761 4 года назад

David is back at it again at what he knows how to do best it’s simply aviation. Kudos my brother....

@airplanespotterory5952 4 года назад

Can someone explain to me what the "brutally honest" series is? I'm new to the network and I don't understand Thanks

@yaronsteinbuch3956 4 года назад

AirPlane spotter AH basically, it’s a review based on what the passenger’s expectations are for any given flight, given the airline, class, route, etc. He describes what his and the viewers’ expectations are, then checks to see if they are met. During the flight, he checks off the various items as either exceeded, met or not met. That’s about it in a nutshell.

@airplanespotterory5952 4 года назад

@@yaronsteinbuch3956 okaay thank you very much

@joshstreet3919 3 года назад

Virgin market their ‘second snack’ as Afternoon tea and here in Britain, afternoon tea generally consists of light food and cake/scones. Plus I dare say that Virgin will have done some market research on the need for chargers on board and found that for the majority of travellers, a USB is sufficient

@omeryusufzorba7049 4 года назад

David can I say something? I think this flight better than british a350 flight. Right? And try turkish airlines boeing 787-9 dreamliner flight to istanbul please?

@muhammadrahman6263 4 года назад

9:10 I also saw in a singapore airlines B777-300er economy class that there was no universal power outlet but that usb port was for charging

@Qatari2007 4 года назад

Nice review, your lucky to have a good flight, I flew in the SQ A350 and the seats where tiny !

@AlexVictorianus 4 года назад

7:53 a lounge! Very nice!

@wannesmarien3250 4 года назад

You should try AirAntwerp, new from 2019. Flights between London and Antwerp (Belgium). I think that's very interesting.

@vtssupreme444 4 года назад

Wie viel kostet der Flug

@franklinloo2160 4 года назад

I love the small Hot Snack before landing. Virgin Atlantic really treat economy class passenger nicely. Great flight. Can wait to see your upcoming video. Already subscribe your travel Vlog.

@aa_aviation54 4 года назад

Could you review Turkish Airlines a350 economy class when they arrive

@ronjohnson3177 4 года назад

You can buy a usb to pc power converter plug.

@aidancains3718 2 года назад

on sunday we are the 10:20 pm to london from sanfranisco i wish we were flying on the a350 but we are flying on a b787-9 dreamliner

@dawoudmadani9399 2 года назад

Um David What is purple mood lighting

@th3potatogang951 4 года назад

Nice I was at the airport at the time to catch a flight to Germany on Lufthansa’s A380

@elevat1on 4 года назад

Except Lufthansa doesn't fly the A380 between London and Germany...

@alphestanley7194 4 года назад

elevat1on I think he meant the NYC airport lol

@aviationspotting2067 4 года назад

Btw i subbed and like and turn bell love your vids!

@davidlamb75 4 года назад

David, a question...completely random: Is your PD Backpack a 20L or a 30L? It looks to be a 30L, but wanted to ask. Love the videos!

@simply_aviation 4 года назад

It's a 20L... :)

@davidlamb75 4 года назад

Mine is a 30L...

@NeilPrasad_1905 4 года назад

did you get Economy ( normal ) or Economy Delight ( extra legroom )?

@simply_aviation 4 года назад

Normal Economy...

@NeilPrasad_1905 4 года назад

@@simply_aviation oh ok. at least you were still comfortable like you were more in the 787 dreamliner

@NeilPrasad_1905 4 года назад

@@simply_aviation you're right. You were in 58K. I thought it would have been between row 54-57 but still good

@edan7813 Год назад

I’ve taken this maybe exact a350 from jfk to lhr on virgin atlantic

@danielhead6126 4 года назад

I love Virgin Atlantic. They are the best airline that I've used to fly to London.

@ursodermatt8809 4 года назад

what's with the mirror reversing at the beginning?

@scottprice4813 2 года назад

Terminal 3 it’s nice - flew Thai to Bangkok out of there. The walk though it’s long! even with the people movers .

@dylanlevy2107 4 года назад

Paul seems like such a good guy love both your videos all we needed is Quinton and Sam

@auggith 4 года назад

In December of 2019, they still served the penn state pretzels. It’s on all the routes, LHR-JFK, SFO-LHR, LHR-JNB, you get the picture...

@TAILSORANGEs 4 года назад

Also David, Scoot recently rebranded their premium cabin to "Scoot plus". Do you think that's a smart choice or do you think that is not good enough?

@Ashwin-zg7rt 4 года назад

David- thanks for another brutally honest video. Also glad the mirror image effect was rectified from 1:25 onwards

@Fabisgreat Год назад

Flying to london in September next year and this video really helped me decide to go with virgin instead of british airways

@zahiddatoo 2 года назад

What seat was that?

@simply_aviation 2 года назад

As always, we show the seat number in the description of the video! :)

@JoshDoesTravel 4 года назад

When I saw you uploaded a video on the Virgin Atlantic A350 a couple days after Paul Lucas, I thought to myself “wouldn’t it be something if they were both on the same flight?” Well, I was pretty close

@fastasfox 4 года назад

I like that expectation thing you do...good info Sir.

@davefrommelbourne1237 4 года назад

Good review it looks like a nice cabin I am too surprised about the lack of power point. They really need to upgrade T3 at LHR it looks so dated.

@flyingaviation7426 4 года назад

Nice videos ine thing i notice virgin airline is nit a good flight still delay some time its time u video awsome

@Tg18460 4 года назад

Nice Video!, What's your verdict on the winner between this and BA A350-1000.

@jillysmith1186 4 года назад

Also the webcam on the tail or front of the plane is great for watching take off and landing

@jen93106 3 года назад

Just curious, Who’s Dreamliner is at 9:27?

@simply_aviation 3 года назад

That's Hainan Airlines' Boeing 787... We do not have a video about flying on their Dreamliner, but we do have an Economy Class and a Business Class Tripreport about flying long-haul on their Airbus A330-300: ru-vid.com?search_query=simply+aviation+hainan+airlines

@richardfelixgoncalves4233 2 года назад

Wow,l'll never forget my first flight,which went from São Paulo to Brasília,the flight lasted an hour and fifty minutes,it was a unique experience at Gol Linhas Aéreas Intelingentes.But your flight was also very sensational in terms of in-flight service,and also a very interesting route.

@jeffto23ify 4 года назад

Excellent report looks a lovely aircraft . with good leg room

@marcuskeulertz5852 4 года назад

Ah purple mood light when boarding looks awesome.

@delightrie 4 года назад

The expectations set were low especially for such an airline.

@samipratt1279 4 года назад

Sweet I've featured in a Simply Aviation review ✈️

@shaunyip2153 3 года назад

I love your 'Brutally Honest' series of reviews. It's very realistic and sticks close to the subject matter, instead of drifting off into a self-centred personal blog like many other 'reviewers'. BTW: even though flights delays happen to all airlines, I always associate virgin atlantic with flight delays, due to past experiences. I much prefer virgin for flight experience and customer service, but I must concede they don't seem to recover as well as B.A. when it comes to flight delays.

@phillipmaguire4671 4 года назад

Another great video David... I would like to see a review on any chosen premium airline, the difference between their standard economy versus their premium economy, or premium economy versus business. The same flight number, same route, and so on, so that an accurate comparison can be made/ And let us see if the cabin class comparison is worth the extra in price paid for the ticket.

@aviationspotting2067 4 года назад

Can you review ba38/ba38 from Beijing to London

@OneTwoO123456 4 года назад

Novotel in NY?

@redcomusic 4 года назад

I'd love to fly this, if anything to earn some Velocity points which are fairly easy to redeem here in the US for Delta flights. - Red

@DarkMerchant2222 4 года назад

I was on the a350-900 with Qatar and it was great but was only 3 hours compared to the 16 hour flight on the 777-200lr for the connecting flight. It was a huge difference the a350 is so much better in legroom and upper bin storage

@louier9033 4 года назад

Can I please point out that the USB ports built in to the IFE screens are not designed to charge your devices, they are for viewing files from your phone on the display, so they will charge your phone extremely slowly or not at all. Always use the ones separate from the IFE

@michaelhall6178 2 года назад

What a very British experience! Macaroni cheese (note: not "mac 'n' cheese; it should never be "mac 'n' cheese"), Rodda's clotted cream on your cream tea; Love Hearts... Fantastic!

@travelwithaimes 4 года назад

I was under the impression that if you ask, the cabin crew can provide you with an amenity kit, even in economy.

@scarlettzhu2702 4 года назад

Love the 350

@sfwarhawk 4 года назад

Would you one day be able to do a brutally honest for Air New Zealand? :)

@legendarymothasthomastengt6861 3 года назад

Very enjoyable

@ticolandia100 2 года назад

Love it 😍 nice video almost empty seats 💺 on the back greetings from California USA 🇺🇸 I am from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

@randorific333 3 года назад

I'll be flying the A350 on Sunday, booked in Upper Class from LHR-LAX. Due to the pandemic, I assumed there would be a reduction in meal and drink service, so I wrote Virgin. From the UK I'll receive a hot meal and an afternoon tea. No alcohol service, but beer and wine will be offered with meals. I've always flown Upper Class on Virgin's B789 so this is going to be a very different experience, but it sounds like it'll be better than BA's current business class service which consists of a cold sandwich in a box! It is odd about the lack of power outlets. It won't affect me but it will certainly upset others.

@WILDSTYLE1000 4 года назад

Will you review the upcoming SAS A350-900?

@simply_aviation 4 года назад

Yes! :)

@dennislauer2525 2 года назад

i love this a350 from virgin atlantic👍👍

@eashwarg.k4938 4 года назад

Good David! Virgin Atlantic is a nice airlines Equal to BRITISH AIRWAYS!!

@charalambos5766 4 года назад

You are the best🔥

@dnhug 4 года назад

There were like 50 passengers in the main eco cabin. How the crew can’t deliver an even better service with an empty cabin, I don’t understand. Good video man.

@ryanfrisby7389 2 года назад

I love Paul and I love David, great seeing the, together!

@hrgriff7732 4 года назад

do a video with Paul Lucas, Noel Phillips and Jen Brooks, all make incredible trip reports and would be interesting to see you collaborate 👍🏼

@hectorcruz127 4 года назад

Great video david to bad I'm flying on my 4day trip would be nice too meet you in person

@ericnyamu5249 4 года назад

you can imagine how it feels to ride first class in this new plane ! damn

@obsun001 4 года назад

No free WiFi. Should this be standard for all airlines?

@craigwillis3372 4 года назад

I wonder David if they have a Universal Power socket in Upper Class ? ( Business?) Also you may not have noticed but in their "new" livery on this aircraft Virgin had replaced the Union Jack flag on the wing lets with the Virgin logo !! You were spot on about the lack of passengers on this flight !! I presume the in flight entertainment was ok ? Well done and I always enjoy your brutally honest reviews !! Thanks mate!

@lvthud 4 года назад

Is that the Gotham hotel ? The room looks like the one we stayed in a couple of months ago.

@simply_aviation 4 года назад

Nope, that's a Microtel by Wyndham...

@brookeintheair 2 месяца назад

Beautiful interior

@imbleu1067 4 года назад

Do one on SAA longhaul (London-JNB/NewYork-JNB on SAA's new A350/Hong Kong-JNB) Very rarely covered airline and with the financial issues theyre having they may disappear like Airberlin soon.

@Keyron_Deerly 4 года назад

I went on the a350 to New York it was a very nice plane

@harjeetsingh8233 4 года назад

To be brutally honest (pardon the pun), I prefer the brutally honest series to the trip reports as they are more detailed...

@afcacbs8544 4 года назад

I usually get a hot towel at KLM, Lufthansa, Delta and don’t get me wrong but I also think United. It sounds weird but I think that I got one in 2017

@militaryav8r 4 года назад

0:38 Why is everything reversed?? 22 is backwards, but as you go one to speak it switches back to what it should be.

@ptaylor5014 4 года назад

Have you found these A350 aircraft to be noisy inside the cabin? especially when the the undercarriage is retracted and the flaps extended! i was expecting the latest aircraft to be much quieter than older generation but thought it is noisier! big disappointment in this department, recently done the same trip from Heathrow to JFK on Virgin Atlantic A350.

@BenilJoseph 4 года назад

Hey David just a question , how tall are you??

@simply_aviation 4 года назад

180cm :)

@aviationspotting2067 4 года назад

Wow

@aviationspotting2067 4 года назад

Tall!

@SunitaKumari-to1mn 4 года назад

Amazing video

@inamurrehman2152 4 года назад

Bro how do get so much money to travel...

@TheArthurvs 4 года назад

I was just checking seat guru and aside from the B787-9, their entire fleet aren't equipped with power outlets in economy class which is a shame, in my opinion.