Avoid flying by Virgin Atlantic, if you can
Virgin Atlantic airlines... NOT the best airline to fly.
On Cattle Class (which, for a transatlantic fight,is still very expensive), many of the seats don't recline. I know, because on the Bangalore-London sector, I changed seats thrice.
The third time, I was given the very last row, centre block. So I missed the aerial photography I wanted to do, but since all 3 seats were free and I could stretch out and go to sleep, I accepted. Upright seats for two flights, each with the duration of 9+ hours.... are not a joke!
The second flight was almost full and I couldn't go on trying out alternative seats. Finally, with brute force, my co passenger pushed my seat back to a slightly reclining position, from which didn't come back to "upright" again, without further brute force, at the end of the flight. I am not sure if Virgin Atlantic is a sh*tty airline, but I can confirm that it's a bad seaty airline.
Also....Both flights were 45 minutes late.
Also ...on both the Bangalore -London and London-Seattle sectors, most of the USB charging ports were not working. The air hostesses made sweet remarks about "resetting the system" but nothing happened.
So... avoid Virgin Atlantic, if you can...
On Cattle Class (which, for a transatlantic fight,is still very expensive), many of the seats don't recline. I know, because on the Bangalore-London sector, I changed seats thrice.
The third time, I was given the very last row, centre block. So I missed the aerial photography I wanted to do, but since all 3 seats were free and I could stretch out and go to sleep, I accepted. Upright seats for two flights, each with the duration of 9+ hours.... are not a joke!
The second flight was almost full and I couldn't go on trying out alternative seats. Finally, with brute force, my co passenger pushed my seat back to a slightly reclining position, from which didn't come back to "upright" again, without further brute force, at the end of the flight. I am not sure if Virgin Atlantic is a sh*tty airline, but I can confirm that it's a bad seaty airline.
Also....Both flights were 45 minutes late.
Also ...on both the Bangalore -London and London-Seattle sectors, most of the USB charging ports were not working. The air hostesses made sweet remarks about "resetting the system" but nothing happened.
So... avoid Virgin Atlantic, if you can...