Hello From London!

Ben Schlappig
March 7, 2011
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Good afternoon from the Revivals Lounge at London Heathrow, fresh off my Virgin Atlantic Upper Class flight from San Francisco. I feel refreshed after a shower and 15 minute (complimentary) head massage. In a word, Virgin Atlantic Upper Class was grawful (yes, a combination of great and awful). What do I mean? There were very few parts of the service that were mediocre. In most areas they were excellent, and then there are a couple of aspects of their product/service that leave me scratching my head. Overall they exceeded my expectations, though. Now, Virgin Atlantic would be truly top notch if we could play passenger “Survivor” and kick off a few passengers along the way (yes, I’m talking about the four people that sat at the bar for seven hours, blocking the way for everyone else)…

A full trip report is coming soon, though in the meantime, here are just a few teaser pictures:

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TravelinWilly Diamond
March 8, 2011, 5:41 pm

@Phil. Awe inspiring = "awesome."

:)

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jmd001 Guest
March 7, 2011, 8:37 am

Re: Last pix.

Lucky, didn't your mother ever teach you to make your bed every morning!!! :)

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robert Guest
March 7, 2011, 8:33 am

interesting I've taken the SFO-LHR flight several times and not come across bar blockers before. Hopefully you were seated in a different cabin so you could at least sleep ... I'd like to know what you thought was awful - were they making noise? did you want to get to the bar ?

If they were making noise and you were trying to sleep I would have told them to tone it down ...

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interesting I've taken the SFO-LHR flight several times and not come across bar blockers before. Hopefully you were seated in a different cabin so you could at least sleep ... I'd like to know what you thought was awful - were they making noise? did you want to get to the bar ?

If they were making noise and you were trying to sleep I would have told them to tone it down ...

anyway - look forward to the report. Love VA myself - great airline in Premium Economy or Upper.

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Phil Guest
March 7, 2011, 8:16 am

LOL on the bar blockers though sorry to hear that. Maybe you mean awful in the true sense as in inspiring you full of awe :)

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Charles McCool Guest
March 7, 2011, 7:23 am

Grawful is an excellent word. Did you take a picture of the 4 bar blockers?

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TravelinWilly Diamond

March 8, 2011, 5:41 pm

@Phil. Awe inspiring = "awesome." :)

jmd001 Guest

March 7, 2011, 8:37 am

Re: Last pix. Lucky, didn't your mother ever teach you to make your bed every morning!!! :)

robert Guest

March 7, 2011, 8:33 am

interesting I've taken the SFO-LHR flight several times and not come across bar blockers before. Hopefully you were seated in a different cabin so you could at least sleep ... I'd like to know what you thought was awful - were they making noise? did you want to get to the bar ? If they were making noise and you were trying to sleep I would have told them to tone it down ... anyway - look forward to the report. Love VA myself - great airline in Premium Economy or Upper.