today's flight is from las vegas to
london with virgin atlantic in upper
class on the vs8
as a result of the redevelopment of
terminal 3 virgin has temporarily
relocated from terminal 2 to the tom
bradley international terminal
the check-in process took a few minutes
using a dedicated business class desk
upper class passengers can use the star
alliance lounge located on level 6 after
security
the lounge has a balcony overlooking the
main terminal concourse
a selection of drinks and snacks were on
offer
the flight departed from gate 133 which
was a five minute walk from the lounge
the aircraft was a three-year-old boeing
7879
registration gvnyl called penny lane
upper class passengers were invited to
board first
the cabin had 31 suites in a one one
configuration
i was in seat 10k on the busier aisle as
the middle seats all face to the right
hand side
as i settled in i was offered a glass of
champagne
an amenity kit was provided along with
some spare face masks
a comfortable sleep suit was also
offered for the night flight
next to the seat there was an
international power socket
and below the entertainment screen there
was a usb port
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 but first we're
going to show you a safety film and we'd
like you to give it your full attention
we push back a few minutes behind
schedule to take off from runway
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the flight was scheduled to take 10
hours and 20 minutes
shortly after takeoff the drinks trolley
came around
i had a bombay sapphire gin and tonic
which came with a packet of snacks
the dreamliners feature dimmable windows
a full meal service was offered
alongside an express supper
the express supper consisted of a tomato
soup and grilled cheese sandwich
i opted for the full meal and started
with crab
followed by the ticker spiced salmon
and finished with the cheese and
biscuits
at the rear of the cabin were two
bathrooms
these were spacious with a changing seat
next to the toilet
a range of movies and tv series were
available on the inflight entertainment
system
noise cancelling headphones were also
provided
the seat flipped forward to form a fully
flat bed with bedding provided
about two hours prior to landing
breakfast started to be served
i opted for the full english breakfast
which came with some fresh fruit
and a chocolate croissant
the flight approach from the north
turning over central london to approach
heathrow
there were some good views over the city
and west end
the flight landed on the southern runway
27l about 20 minutes ahead of schedule
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