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Flying Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A350-1000 in Premium Economy from Los Angeles to London Heathrow sounded like a dream seven years ago…but was it actually worth the wait?
In this review, I put Virgin Atlantic flight VS8 to the test with a 10.5 hour overnight flight complete with pink mood lighting, surprisingly solid comfort, questionable breakfast choices, and lots of brutally honest opinions.
BTW, I had seat 25G and the aircraft registration was G-VPRD.
00:59– Arrival at Terminal B LAX
03:33 – Boarding process
04:53 – First look at Premium Economy seat (25G)
05:22 – Amenity kit
06:49 – Departure
08:04 – Meal service
10:03 – Seat recline
11:21 – In-flight entertainment (IFE)
12:07 – Mid-flight experience
13:24 – Pre landing meal service
14:24 – Final thoughts (arrival at LHR)
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Flying Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A350-1000 in Premium Economy from Los Angeles to London Heathrow sounded like a dream seven years ago…but was it actually worth the wait?
In this review, I put Virgin Atlantic flight VS8 to the test with a 10.5 hour overnight flight complete with pink mood lighting, surprisingly solid comfort, questionable breakfast choices, and lots of brutally honest opinions.
BTW, I had seat 25G and the aircraft registration was G-VPRD.
00:59– Arrival at Terminal B LAX
03:33 – Boarding process
04:53 – First look at Premium Economy seat (25G)
05:22 – Amenity kit
06:49 – Departure
08:04 – Meal service
10:03 – Seat recline
11:21 – In-flight entertainment (IFE)
12:07 – Mid-flight experience
13:24 – Pre landing meal service
14:24 – Final thoughts (arrival at LHR)
