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23 May 18, 10:23 PM |
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23 May 18, 10:38 PM |
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23 May 18, 11:59 PM |
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I’ve flown many many times BA CW and a few time Virgin UC. BA crew are hit and miss. At their best they are really great but can be terrible - and often are. Virgin UC crew have been really good each time. I prefer the BA seat as you can control it at all reclines right to flat. With UC it reclines but not enough for my liking. I always want it to recline slightly more but it stops and the only option is to get up and then ‘flip’ it to flat.
To OP, I’m sure you will have a great UC experience. It makes the whole flight an enjoyable experience rather than a chore!
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24 May 18, 01:39 AM |
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Join Date: Jul 11
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Just to clear up a couple of points...
You’ll only get a chauffeur on the most expensive UC fares. Most leisure travellers don’t book these. I have found the main meal superb on every UC flight originating in U.K. The light bites can be questionable and the return leg can sometimes be not as good... but I have yet to have a meal service I would describe as diabolical. |
24 May 18, 08:49 AM |
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24 May 18, 08:57 AM |
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In fairness it's not the fault of the food or the airline in most cases.
"The tests revealed that the cabin atmosphere—pressurized at 8,000 feet—combined with the cool, dry cabin air "makes your taste buds go numb, almost as if you had a cold," explained Mickels. In fact, our perception of saltiness and sweetness drops by around 30 percent at high altitude. It also doesn't help that the decreased humidity in the cabin dries out your nose and dulls the olfactory sensors essential for tasting the flavor of an ingredient or dish" There was a story I read recently where an airline had been getting very poor reviews for their wines in First Class. So the brought in a top Sommelier to try and find why. When he tasted the wine he thought it was very good and could not understand the problem. Eventually he heard of the altitude issue, so they started buying in wine and tasting them on a test fight to see. I believe their ratings soared after this. However bad food on the ground is just going to be worse in the air.
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24 May 18, 12:05 PM |
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I actually agree with you about UC and we have been lucky enough to fly that way about 6 times now. Last year we were in PE using the virgin credit card upgrade vouchers. I actually much preferred PE. I preferred being able to see and talk to my son and husband. The seats reclined enough to be comfortable, I actually don't like the laying flat beds as seemed to make me feel queasy.
This year we are actually in BA Club World for the first time, not sure I am going to like it and don't like the fact that it;s cost us £400 ish to reserve seats whereas VA is free, so I won't be repeating the BA club flights again, even with the 2-4-1 voucher from the credit card.
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