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today i'm flying to las vegas with
virgin atlantic i'll be in upper class
their business class cabin on a boeing
787-9 aircraft
class passengers can arrive at the
exclusive upperclass wing
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at the barrier they just needed a flight
number on the full passenger name to
gain access
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a porter welcomed you and took your
luggage through to the check-in desk
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it was at this point i discovered the us
authorities had selected me for
secondary search at the gate
this was denoted by a line of s's on my
boarding pass
after check-in it was a short walk to
the private security channel which was
deserted
after security there was a long walk
through duty 3 and the main departure
lounge to get to the virgin atlantic
clubhouse
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this lounge is available for everyone
traveling upper class together with
virgin atlantic flying club gold members
i'm not sure i'd want to exercise on a
peloton bike just before a long flight
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there was a deli counter and table
service of hot food and drinks
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which
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i opted for the chicken burger and a
glass of rose champagne
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from the lounge it was a short
five-minute walk to gate 26.
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a priority line was provided for upper
class passengers but there were no
queues
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i was shown straight to secondary search
where the friendly agents just wanted to
swap everything for explosives it was no
big deal
the flight was on a boeing 787-9
dreamliner registration
gvooh called mischief it was 7 years old
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onto the plane and the upper class cabin
had 31 seats all with direct aisle
access
i was in c5a
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a pack of spare face masks was on the
seat but no amenity kit
i don't know whether they just forgot to
put them out or if it was a cost cutting
measure
the standard champagne juice or water
were offered pre-departure
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hello there we're delighted to welcome
you on board virgin atlantic thank you
for flying with us today you're no doubt
keen to lose yourself in our dazzling
world of entertainment
and thanks for watching
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the aircraft pushed back about 20
minutes behind schedule to taxi across
the airport to runway 9 right
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directions
so
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the flight time to las vegas was due to
be 10 hours and 45 minutes
a feature of the dreamliner is the
self-dimming windows
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shortly after takeoff the drinks trolley
arrived
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and then it was time for the meal
service
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for starter there was a choice of hot
smoked salmon
or grilled asparagus
main courses included breaded chicken
breast with potato terrine wilted greens
and parsley sauce
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or garlic and ginger prawns in a thai
green curry sauce
it wasn't a particularly good selection
of food and i wouldn't recommend the
prawns
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for dessert there was a choice of
passion fruit and chocolate dome
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or apple and blackberry crumble
finally a cheese plate and glass of port
were served
there was a modest selection of wines
available
the entertainment screen folded out from
beside the seat
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there was a good range of films on offer
although it missed anything particularly
new
but that's more about studios not
releasing films during the pandemic
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at the rear of the cabin were two
washrooms
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also the rear of the cabin was the upper
class bar
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virgin appears to have stopped setting
the bar up during flights with the crew
bringing drinks from the forward galley
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despite it being a flight to las vegas
the bar didn't get much use during the
flight
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fortified by a couple of drinks a visit
to the economy and premium cabins ensued
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during the latter part of the flight the
seat belt signs were on for long periods
with the crew also instructed to take
their seats at one point
a second meal was served 90 minutes
prior to landing
i opted for the warm crab cakes which
were an improvement on the main meal
service
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we came in to land on runway 2-5 left
and then taxi to the e-gates we arrived
about 15 minutes behind schedule
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