today's flight is from london heathrow
to las vegas with virgin atlantic upper
class
it's boxing day and i wasn't able to get
a covet test yesterday so arrived at the
airport early to get tested before
flying
that meant i couldn't use the private
upper class wing but had to arrive at
the main terminal where there was an
express test center
45 minutes later with test results in
hand it was on to check-in
there was a queue at the dedicated
upper-class check-in desk
i waited about 15 minutes
but then when i got to the front there
was no queue at all
next to check in a dedicated elevator
took me to the private security channel
after security i headed through duty
three shopping straight to the virgin
clubhouse
foreign
the lounge wasn't too busy
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i ordered a glass of champagne and
breakfast
from the lounge you could see the
aircraft waiting on stand
the gate was about a five minute walk
from the clubhouse
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boarding had already started so i was
straight onto the plane
the upper class cabin had 31 seats in a
1-1-1 configuration
i was in seat 1a
hmm
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the crew will welcome in and offer
champagne juice or water free departure
an amenity kit and spare face mask were
provided by the seat
the kit was different to the usual one
but had the same content including a
very small toothpaste
we push back on schedule as the safety
video played
there were only eight cabin crew on the
flight so each of them was involved in
the safety demonstration
we taxied from the terminal to take off
from runway zero nine right
the aircraft was a boeing 787-9
registration g-v-y-u-m called ruby
murray
it entered service in 2015
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the flight time to las vegas was
scheduled to be 10 hours and 50 minutes
a cool feature of the dreamliner is the
dimmable windows
the tray table was beside the seat and
could be adjusted forward and back
wi-fi was available for a fee
although at 30 pounds for the flight the
download speeds were pretty poor
shortly after takeoff the crew brought
around the drinks trolley
and then the main meal was served as it
was a christmas flight a festive menu
variation was available
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i started with a smoked duck breast
which was okay
the other option was pear ward off salad
for main course i opted for the roast
butternut squash at spinach and sage
wellington the vegetarian options on
virgin are usually very good
this one was just okay
but a glass of molbec helped
i finish with the millionaire's
chocolate log
wash down with a glass of port
there were two bathrooms for upper class
both at the rear of the cabin
they were both spacious as they doubled
off as the disabled bathrooms
next to the toilet was a seat and a baby
changing mat
at the rear of the cabin was the upper
class bar
due to covered protocols this was closed
captioning not available
the seat converted into a fully flat bed
a mattress topper pillow and duvet were
provided to snuggle up
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about 90 minutes out a second meal was
served
i opted for the chicken burger which
came with chris and a chocolate gato
another option was mile high tea by eric
landlard
both were good
hmm
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the plane came in to land on runway 2-5
left
which meant people on the other side of
the cabin got a great view of the las
vegas strip
foreign
hmm
we then taxi to the d-gate
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do
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where we will soon be planing in sin
city
you