I'm flying Virgin Atlantic Economy Delight to Las Vegas.
My journey to Heathrow began on the new Elizabeth Line. Eventually this will run all the
way to Heathrow in one go, but for now I had to change at Paddington.
Terminal 3 was a short underground walk from Heathrow Central train station.
Virgin flights use check-in zone A.
It was quiet at check-in,
although I'm told earlier in the day had been very busy.
From check-in an escalator led to security and then through duty free shopping to the
departure lounge.
The gate was announced about an hour ahead of departure.
It was gate 19 on the far pier which was said to be a twenty minute walk.
I timed the walk at just under five minutes.
The flight was on a seven year old Boeing 787-9 aircraft,
registration G-VWHO called 'Mystery Girl'.
As I have gold status with Virgin, I was able to board alongside Upper Class passengers.
Economy class was split across two cabins in a 3-3-3 configuration. There were 156
standard economy seats and 36 extra legroom Economy Delight seats. I was in seat 51K.
The seat width was 17". The distance between rows, or pitch,
was 34" and the seat recline was 5".
This compared to a pitch of 31" for the standards economy seats.
There was a good amount of legroom and space for a bag under the seat.
There was a USB charging port below the screen.
The flight pushed back about 45 minutes behind schedule and taxied to runway 27 left.
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The flight time to Las Vegas was scheduled at just over ten hours.
There was an announcement that drinks would only be available during service and not
from the galley. Shortly after take-off the drinks trolley
did came around offering complimentary alcoholic beverages.
Then the food trolley arrived with a choice of chicken or a cheese pasta.
The chicken dish was in a creamy mashed potato sauce with carrots and peas.
It tasted slightly better than it appeared.
This was followed by a small chocolate pot.
Wine in a can was also offered.
There were four bathrooms for economy passengers situated between the two cabins.
Two of the bathrooms had baby changing mats.
The entertainment system included a good range of movies and TV boxsets,
although the headphones weren't very good quality.
Wi-Fi was also available to purchase, with a messaging only package costing 3 and a
more comprehensive package costing 30.
The drinks trolley come around a few times during the flight.
Iced lollies were offered, and later a very tasty cheese and caramelised onion toasty.
One issue during the flight was groups of passengers congregating in the aisles to talk.
Afternoon tea was served ninety minutes prior to landing.
It consisted of a couple of small sandwiches,
a scone with cream and jam, and a small lemon sponge cake.
Towards the end of the flight, a storm around Las Vegas caused some turbulence.
We came into land on runway 19 left and taxied to the E gates.
We arrived about 15 minutes behind schedule.
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