The Las Vegas Thread and MSE guide

Sheel

Think I must be the only person left who hasn't any complaints about Virgin flights :rolleyes:

Froggitt

ferf1223 wrote: »

Tax is 9% on top of those rates, but I agree that it's still a better rate than the package deal by the best part of £100...

And put that £100 on 32 Red, and you pay for your next Vegas trip......if it comes up of course!!!

TangoBunny

October

Sheel wrote: »

Think I must be the only person left who hasn't any complaints about Virgin flights :rolleyes:

And me....:rotfl: but then only having traveled to Vegas once I have nothing to compare with......I dont know any better

TangoBunny

October

Ok I need to ask another question.
Seeing as everyone recons Virgin are so pants to fly with if I were to go with another company and have a stop over which if any are the best routes to take ie who's stopover airport is the best....Which airline is the better
Do u have to retrieve your luggage and check it in again or is it automatically transferred to your connecting flight.
Do you have to go through immigration and then back again when your flight leaves,sorry to ask what most of you probably think is obvious but I havent a clue what happens when you have a connecting flight

Froggitt

Tango - the Virgin LHR flights are fab.

Ive never done SFO or LAX, but you could do either on Virgin, and take an internal flight to Vegas, maybe after a day or two there.

TangoBunny

October

I take it they are more superior planes from LHR
If we went with Northwest based on this years prices and I know they will go up by next year but even so there is a £271 difference between NW and Virgin

nw_man

TangoBunny wrote: »

Ok I need to ask another question.
Seeing as everyone recons Virgin are so pants to fly with if I were to go with another company and have a stop over which if any are the best routes to take ie who's stopover airport is the best....Which airline is the better

Do u have to retrieve your luggage and check it in again or is it automatically transferred to your connecting flight.

Do you have to go through immigration and then back again when your flight leaves,sorry to ask what most of you probably think is obvious but I havent a clue what happens when you have a connecting flight

We have travelled with Delta, American Airlines, United and US Airways and these carriers always fly you into their 'hub' airport. I forget which is which to be honest but I think Delta are Atlanta, US are Chicago.... cant remember the others. As far as we are concerned all are equally good and no 'hub' airport is any better nor worse than any other.

Your luggage is automatically sent straight there... kiss it goodbye at your UK airport and then pick it up in Vegas.

You only do immigration once, at your point of entry to the US.

No such thing as a dumb question, unless you DONT ask it, then regret not asking

nw_man

Slightly off topic for a Vegas thread, but today I have booked our flights to New York, spend 5 nights there, then onto LAS VEGAS :rotfl:and spend 5 nights there.

Total flight cost £475 per person, going Jan 21st 2009.

Cannot wait.:j

Will be my 6th trip since 2000 :beer:

photome

TangoBunny wrote: »

I take it they are more superior planes from LHR
If we went with Northwest based on this years prices and I know they will go up by next year but even so there is a £271 difference between NW and Virgin

Yes they are better planes on the Lon - Lax route
Tango where are you getting those prices. I have been checking for next march, and using m+m virgin are around £455 to either LA or Vegas, AA can be got for £389 at mo LA return or £455 Lon-Vegas then La Lon.

TangoBunny

October

Sorry I'm basing my prices on this years Sept 29th prices(I know they will be more next year)
I got them through Netflights.com as follows
Northwest Airlines London Heathrow £388View
US Airways London Gatwick £426View
Delta Airlines London Gatwick £430View
US Airways London Heathrow £435View
KLM & Northwest AirlinesPartnership .............London Heathrow £461View
Delta Airlines London Heathrow £485View
Northwest Airlines London Gatwick £560View
United Airlines London Heathrow £578View
Virgin Atlantic London Gatwick Direct Flights available £659View
Continental Airlines London Gatwick £661View
Continental Airlines London Heathrow £670View