The Las Vegas Thread and MSE guide

davidmcg2u

Hi guys,

I'm just looking for a bit of advice abut flights from Manchester to Vegas.

Looking at all sorts of different dates etc. but have prices for BMI & FlyThomas Cook travelling early March 2009.

BMI is £980 (through Ebookers) for 2 us against £894 for FlyThomasCook.

According to BMI site luggage allowance is 2 pieces up to 46kg & seat pitch is 32inches.

FlyThomas Cook is 20kg as I've based it on us paying the extra (a joke!!) and according to the new brochures, the seat pitch is now 33inches.

Are these good prices for the time of year?
How do BMI compare with TC/My Travel?

We flew with MT a few weeks back & although cramped it was better than we expected but we paid £720 all in for both of us, paying extra for 20kg baggage, seating together & choice of seats.

Any opinions/experiences would be welcome.

Thanks again!!

nvh

May

stoneman wrote: »

NoNoNoNo!!
You need to do it the other way around. you are on a night flight back and try sleeping upright for the duration and your a*** will feel like it's on fire.
you can upgrade at check in, cost is £275

was hoping to upgrade, on speaking to CS the other day though they said there were only 40% left...

we were going to do twilight checkin but not till around 4pm / 5pm - do you think there may still be some left then?

really want PE i'm too tall for plane seats

nvh

May

hey trets, don't forget to tell my what La Reve was like!!! (especially as i bought VIP tickets the other day... i really wouldn't normally but thought sod it --- even if they did cost double compared to the current $85 premium(?) seats

photome

Trets welcome back.

If you read my post you will see that i have written a complaint to Virgin about the condition of their seats.

Have just sent my second letter to Steve Ridgway.

Most uncomfortable flight I have ever had..Vegas back to gatwick

charlie_lard

Last Time I Flew Virgin Had A Look Round Econ And They Were Packed In Like Sardines.virgin Are Only Ok If Travelling In Prem Econ Or Upper Class.even Then They Still Use Old 747s And Have No Intention Of Upgrading.
In June We Are Trying Ba,usually Use Bmi, In Prem Econ To Phoenix. Then Just An Hours Flight To Las.by All Accounts A Lot Easier To Transit Than Lax Which Sounds Like A Zoo.

stoneman

May

nvh wrote: »

was hoping to upgrade, on speaking to CS the other day though they said there were only 40% left...

we were going to do twilight checkin but not till around 4pm / 5pm - do you think there may still be some left then?

really want PE i'm too tall for plane seats

there is a site that you can check plane loads, so you can get a good idea if there will be any left at check in, maybe someone can advise what site it is. I find it odd that they have already sold 60% of Prem almost a year before the flight, I have never had any trouble upgrading on the day. A couple of times I had to arrive at the airport a 5am on the day of the flight as that is when they release the few remaining seats.
I bet you that VS will have a twice daily flight to LAS by then anyway. (but don't quote me) Remember it was only begining of last year they were only running 3 times a week

Stew68

Trets,

Welcome back, we're doing the same thing as you but in reverse, so at least we get the bad flight out of the way on the way there, we've also got the twin seats near the back so hopefully we'll be okay. I was booked on Maxjet :rolleyes: but that hit the dust.

When I flew to Chicago last year I flew out on one with the new in flight entertainment but flew back with the old one. What a difference!!

Would like to hear what you thought of David Copperfield, i'm booked to see him on the 25th May, a lot of people on Trip Advisor thought he looked bored.

Hope you get over the jet lag quickly!!

Stew

Stew68

Stomeman,

I think there already is a twice daily flight to LA, there was certainly two choices of flights when we booked to come home on the 1st June.

Stew

stoneman

May

NVH,
Just remembered you can not book Prem Econ. upgrades until the day of travel, so twilight will not help you there.

pennylane99

May

photome wrote: »

Trets welcome back.

If you read my post you will see that i have written a complaint to Virgin about the condition of their seats.

Have just sent my second letter to Steve Ridgway.

Most uncomfortable flight I have ever had..Vegas back to gatwick

just waiting at Mcarran for Virgin flight back to gatwick

looks to be a full flight again and still quite windy so probably a bumpy ride

i do this trip once or twice a month for a long weekend

the return flight on boxing day just gone only had 74 passengers...was great...lots of room