Virgin Atlantic CALLED ME about this VIDEO of my FLIGHT from VEGAS! What they said was SHOCKING!

[@MoeRon-ry2zr]

I flew British Caledonian from Atlanta to Gatwick back in April '82, actually it was the first day of the Faulkland's War. It was economy but it was spectacular! The stewardesses were all young and gorgeous in their little skirts providing my 18 year old self with Screwdrivers all the way! Visiting England was a dream come true for me. The on-board movie was "Chariots of Fire" England and Scotland lived up to my expectations complete. It's amazing how much we've lost on both sides of the pond since then.

[@davidcox8838]

I'm glad Virgin contacted you. On my return journey from Toronto with Premier Airlines, the captain made a personal appearance to tell us he had a family, was retiring soon and wanted to get back safely. "So we are flying over as much land as possible." It kind of built my confidence, but a lingering worry kept me listening for the engines throughout the flight. I changed my trousers as soon as I landed. Premier went bankrupt around a week later.

[@sharoncooper8891]

I honestly believe when people are that drunk they should not be allowed on board not only is disrespectful to other people but it’s a danger for numerous reasons they should not allow them to fly 👍

[@15bit62]

I did london to tokyo on virgin in 2002, and they were great. Your own tv/video game screen and sandwiches/drinks at the back which you could help yourself to. And yes, i was in economy class

[@Theurgicnick]

I was working for British Airways during 09/11 some of the calls I took that day will live with me the rest of my life. Just harrowing grief from people trying to make sure their loved ones were ok, as when it was all unfolding early that Thursday morning BA weren’t even sure if any of their aircraft were affected so I couldn’t even try to console them and tell them their loved ones are ok.

[@Tidybitz]

@Theurgicnick ... It was on a Tuesday, I remember it very well.

[@miken7375]

@Tidybitz yep a beautiful Tuesday morning I remember building a fence that morning when the news came on the radio

[@Catherine-qv9it]

Small world. My husband went on a Virgin Atlantic 747 LHR to LAX with Virgin Atlantic at about the same time. In November 2001, Virgin was offerin return flights from Heathrow to Los Angeles (£99 including taxes) and Hong Kong (£199 Inc. taxes) in a bid to get nervous people back into the air after 9/11. My husband availed of both offers. Re. the LAX flight, there were 52 passengers on the Jumbo 747 and extra crew members on board changing locations. They pitched in making nearly I cabin crew member for every 2 passengers. Naturally everybody became friendly and the whole flight was like a good hearted social gathering. He doubts that any airline has ever given such fabulous service as he experienced on the outward and inward flights. Later his £199 Hong Kong flight was excellent too. He is still grateful to Virgin Atlantic for those opportunities and for the wonderful service given.

[@garyhughes7710]

If you miss the 747 Lee, Lufthansa and Korean still use them for passenger flights. How about Birmingham- Frankfurt- USA 🇺🇸 You should have asked the Cabin Crew to sort out the ‘lady”behind you, never do things yourself on an aircraft. I worked in Customer Services for an airline for many years, so I know a bit about the subject.

[@JoLovell]

Loved watching the video footage , of the early days, bring some more of your videos out the archives 😊👍

[@746laurie]

9/11 attack was in 2001, the same year that my wife died from cancer. When the first news came in I heard it on the radio as I was driving a minibus back to the depot from a school run and I clearly remember that the initial report stated that a light aircraft had crashed into one of the towers. By the time I'd taken the minibus back to the depot and driven home it was all over the TV channels and I watched the second aircraft flying into the second tower live on BBC. A day I shall never forget.

[@LuckySpeaks]

@@746laurie sorry for your loss man, life is too fleeting sometimes.

[@markjohnson182]

I fly with Virgin Atlantic all the time and have never had a bad flight. There have been a couple of occasions where the whole journey wasn't quite right - a lounge in Seattle didn't grant us access when it was the one shown on the Virgin website and one time bags at LHR took nearly an hour to appear - however if you let Virgin know (and they want you to) they always deal with things so well. They are excellent and I will continue to choose them every time!!

[@DarrenS-q4v]

Just got back from Chicago flying BA in economy. Terrible experience. Economy section is now squeezed into the back 1/3 of the plane 10 seats to a row (3-4-3). Seats felt narrower than an EasyJet flight. Couldn’t get any sleep as you were literally shoulder to shoulder. Food was awful and you had to eat as if in a straight jacket. Then for an additional kick in the nuts, when you disembark you have to walk through the premium and business class sections, envious of those that can add afford the luxury. They were set in rows of 4 (beds) across, compared to 10 in economy. And to rub our poor noses in it further, the Trans Pennine Express from Manchester to Sheffield was rammed. People having to stand for 50 minutes. No air conditioning and now windows to open. It was stifling. One women actually passed out and I had to seek the attendant who was in the first class carriage in front. The first class carriage that was 3/4 empty with full working air conditioning. It feels like as well as being priced out of driving out cars, they’re also making rail and plane travel only please t for the rich. 💰💰💰 BTW Loved Chicago, you have to do a blog there. Baseball game, Architecture River Cruse, Cycling on the lakefront, Billy Goat Tavern, Mr Beef, Weiner Circle, River Walk, West Loop. Magnificent Mile, The L Train. Loads of content for you 👍 We did 8 nights but could easily have done 10. Only negative is the price of beer. £8-£12 a pint 😳 Although not too bad of you drop on happy hours 🍻

[@jasonmurphy1417]

Absolute fair play to Virgin Atlantic. Great to see old footage from 2001 with the old Virgin livery. Loved the Vegas videos, have a few to catch up on. I stayed at the New York New York Hotel when I went to Las Vegas in 2013. Looking forward to the Norse Atlantic videos.

[@charlesholder8009]

About 5 years ago I flew to Corfu. All the way on the flight a child screamed all the way. Now I suffer from tinnitus, so this noise exploded in my head. We had a fantastic holiday. On the return flight, not only was the same child on the plain but closer to me and another child was sat on a parent's knee directly behind me and was kicking my seat before we even took off. On landing, I told the wife I would never fly again. And I haven't.

[@pennyhaskins7952]

I’m really sorry to hear that. What an awful flight. I have the same problem with children screaming it really hurts my ears. I end up getting a headache. Great shame you haven’t flown since. I think I would have moved and stood near the toilets as long as I could. Totally understand.

[@AmberDawnStewart]

was at alton towers on that day never knew about what happened until i returned to car really spoiled an excellent day great video as usual Lee👍

[@JohnSmith-vi5pz]

Here's the low down regarding the drunk passenger. Under the Air Navigation Order it is illegal to be intoxicated onboard an aeroplane. The dispatcher at Las Vegas would be keeping clear of it as removing her from a flight involves a shed load of work and aggro. Similarly if the plane crew refused to accept her onboard (backed by the Captain as that's where their authority comes from) they they would be looking at a long delay as her bags would have to be located in the hold and removed before flight. (could be a bomb) Really the situation should not have presented as she should not have got near the plane and the cabin crew, knowing the situation, should not have accepted her due to the ANO.

[@GoNavyOldNavy]

I had a very minor issue with Emirates entertainment system, when I travelled with them last year and raised this with them on my return. Emirates got back in touch with me and they gave me 60,000 reward points, I like you said that they did not have to do that but they insisted. I have travelled Emirates from Australia to UK on two occasions and I can truthfully say they have been my preferred airline, they are simply great, service, food, aircraft, everything. I am travelling Singapore airlines next year so I will be interested in how they compare. Hard to beat Emirates though.

[@stevecarroll6760]

Four weeks after 9/11 it’d still be 2001. These old videos are like time capsules, awesome footage!

[@lora6829]

I was Virgin Cabin Crew at this time, it brought back the old economy cabin and service to me, I agree it was a glamorous airline to work for and be a passenger and I loved being part of it. Thanks for a great video ❤

[@TheMacMaster]

❤️

[@SuperLittleTyke]

16:31 I would ask the cabin crew to caution those two and stop banging on the seat. If there were vacant seats I would also ask to be reseated even if it meant not getting footage out of the window.

[@jamiesuter3897]

good video that mate it was nice of Virgin Atlantic to call you and them prices to vegas was eye watering i'd never afford that in one go i'm gonna go back and watch it again see you in the next one bud onwards

[@nomastersnogods9303]

On my last trans-Atlantic flight, the guy right in front of me reclined his seat all the way, the whole duration of the nine hour flight. Since the flight was full and I could not find another seat, all I could do was turn the fan, the air nozzle at maximum air flow speed towards his direction. You may call it "tit for tat"!

[@mrsalwaysright6478]

You go girl!

[@LeftyAmigo]

Hahahaha.

[@truthmatters5170]

I'll do the same thing.

[@NurseVic-sy5nd]

That's funny!

[@alfieakaronaldog]

@@nomastersnogods9303 Just recline yours! It’s their seat so why shouldn’t they recline it? Personally I usually wait until the person in front does it, then I do mine. It’s fat people trying to spill into my seat I have issue with!?

[@jasonblackman8866]

Brilliant news Lee, have always loved Virgin. We’ve been watching your Australia series as well - it’s phenomenal!

[@HunkumSpunkum]

Amazing footage...keep it safe. I'm glad you had that call, but if it hadn't been filmed and it wasn't on YT, i'm pretty sure they wouldn't have bothered....

[@lylecoglianese1645]

@HunkumSpunkum, obviously!! They would not have known about it - they weren't hiding in his pocket!! 🤔

[@johnrtrfc25]

Fairplay to Virgin, great old footage Lee.. thank you also for the price breakdown for Vegas.. that helps a lot for me for March ❤️

[@RayRhymer]

Oh no..........not ANOTHER self indulgent trip to America.....and so soon after the last one...!!!!!! You might as well move there.......go on, you know that you want to.

[@TheMacMaster]

Lol. 😂 when I win the lottery. 😂

[@alyonapetrova694]

The “New York - New York” rate was outrageous for that level hotel. Did you sign up for and use the MGM Players Club Card when playing the Slots? You should be getting “comped” rooms even if you’re a Pearl member when you stay Sunday - Thursday. Virgin Atlantic was a little expensive for “economy” class though. Great videos as always.

[@BridgetAnderson-j5k]

9 hour flight and 3 guys decided to use the 3 empty seats in front of me after take off, they drank the entire flight, during the lights off, super loud, super annoying!

[@joshuacooch4789]

I lived in the US for a little while What wonderful kind people and a very beautiful place I remember that day so clearly it was 2001 I had just turned 20 years old I was looking into taking pre-med it was an absolutely awful day you didn't know what was happening it truly felt the world had turned upside down please God bless all the poor families that sadly lost someone that day our thoughts and prayers go out to you all it feels like it only happened yesterday .

[@sooby641]

I had a similar experience on a #jet2 flight to Larnaca recently and have submitted a complaint. I'm yet to receive any feedback. Granted, jet2 is economy but, to place a very drunk passenger in the emergency exit who's consuming their own alcohol bought in duty free is surely beyond negligent. Shame on you jet2

[@joannharrington2279]

Thanks for the update on your Vegas trip. Excited to see your next flight adventure. Stay safe.

[@EinkOLED]

Being a youtube influencer and filming the flight helps in these circumstances. A complaint via an email would have received an automated apology e-mail, and nothing more.

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

My wife’s twin sister lived out in Florida back in 2001. Barely a week after 9/11 we were on an almost empty Virgin 747 flying down to Orlando - the flights were around 1/4 of what we would normally pay. We routed over New York and could still see the smoke rising from the World Trade Centre site. Both my boys (age 8 & 11) took a side row of 3 seats each, and my wife and I each took a row of 4 in the centre, there were only around 50 of us in the whole of economy class. The cabin crew were incredibly friendly, even inviting myself and our boys onto the flight deck - I’m a private pilot and had my license with me, how things changed soon after.

[@davidurchyk1421]

Having 187 K subscribers is maybe why you received a phone call.

[@TheMacMaster]

Maybe. 😂 👍🏼

[@Resmith18SR]

We all need to become KZbin vloggers and get all the Freebies.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

I have a 2-inch thick lever arch file of letters of complaint to numerous companies over the past 30 years. Frequently i receive a voucher and a letter of apology. But my complaints are always genuine. The Morrisons packets of haddock that were consistently underweight. The Lidl pizza that was mouldy while still well within date. Green potatoes. Lots more.

[@stevoone342]

Good vid. I also like flying with virgin and agree some aspects have dropped. But it funny when vlogers have a bad flight they get compensated. But we flew to San Francisco last year, booked through virgin, flew virgin Manchester to jfk then delta from jfk to San Francisco. The virgin flight fantastic. But the Delta flight next to no service no food one round of water at the start of the flight and the cabin crew made themselves invisible. Baring in mind we were late into jfk so only had time to transfer. I logged a complaint and heard nothing back not even a basic apology. So im going to be evoiding delta from know on. We still had an amazing holiday but that was clearly a downer. But I’ve noticed these big airlines seem to jump through hoops with vlogers over there normal customers yes some times it can flip. But does demonstrate the difference airlines service towards certain customers other others. I hope she has compensated all the other passengers affected by those two??????

[@fg-pv5ht]

For a moment I thought your video was leading up to you being banned on all future Virgin flights. That would've been a Macaster lol

[@johnbowyer6902]

Lee, that is pleasant and unexpected news to get this actual phone call from Virgin Atlantic, well done. My favorite airline experience was with an Edmonton, Canada based airline called Wardair (long nonexistent now) who flew Mc Donal Douglas DC10 jets. It was an all charter high density layout but they gave you fantastic food and real china and stainless steel cutlery with cloth napkins.😊.

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

I call the cabin crew who normally solve the issue. Thats one of many reasons why I prefer BA, Virgen, Air New Zealand or Qantas...

[@MalaysiaPhilip]

We didn't know it, but the early 2000's were the best of times. Air travel was becoming more available, yet still seen as a luxury and people were respectable and a pleasure to be around during travel. Compare that to what we have today and what we have to put up with!

[@billmagowan1492]

9/11/2001 as my ex wife-to-be phoned me to say put your tv on you won’t believe your eyes remember it like it was yesterday. Utterly tragic😥

[@markwright-es3wr]

Good to see you were taking care of n compensated for them behind you keep up the good work look forwards to your next trip

[@toucheturtle3840]

The Flat Slags were sat behind you Lee…your luck might have been in?…😂

[@robalexander7348]

Nice video Lee, and so good of Virgin giving you those extra points 👍 Au

[@Nick-yl2fn]

In 1966 Freddie Laker Skytrain using DC10’s revolutionised air travel not as suggested Richard Branson, I think you’ll find.

[@Ben-xe8ps]

I think you will find that Skytrain started operating in the late 70's, not 1966.

[@jaffabfc]

Another good video Lee. Quick question how much storage do you use for all these videos and how are you able to find the video so easily. I have lots of videos,but to find the correct one i would be searching for weeks to find them. Surely you must have a Petabyte of storage either on a server or a cloud somewhere. Same with all these videos you make I am guessing you never delete them and just store them. The average video size is nearly 1tb for a 30 min 4k video and you upload a video daily some 10 mins some 2 hours. Bet whoever you use for storage loves your invoice at month end.

[@davidwalters313]

Did I hear you got a call from Virgin Atlantic? You certainly know how to pad out a video!

[@johnduffield8740]

Love the vid how camera and skills have developed Lee mine on vhs with a battery belt happy memories keep up Will be watching ❤

[@HoratioChinn]

She didn't stop talking, says the MacMaster !!

[@johnrimmer4841]

Hi Lee Great vlog love it I’ve gone on them all , my first flight was on air India from jfk to Heathrow and it was a first class experience in economy amazing, and I use to travel a lot on Virgin from JFK to Heathrow in the 80s quite a bit I even remember buying a ticket at the Virgin Mega store in Oxford st for 99 pounds when my brother had a place while going to college fun times , are you in NY now ? Take care

[@petehewitt2710]

i am a great fan of your channel...however, as a proud Londoner, i take issue at your thought they were cockneys...number 1 cockneys are from the East end, and they were not ,2 the accents through London are very different, also the home counties and Essex....can be confused....same as you northern xxxxxxx.....

[@TheMacMaster]

I love London! Issue at what? London rocks. Ahh my accent. 😂 Yeah it was bad. Was supposed to be Kat Slater. X

[@stephencoxon7305]

If you went out 4 weeks after it would of been flying out about the 9th or 10th of October, the tragedy happened on Tuesday 11th Sep 2001, I didn't need to Google because I'd just start secondary school, finished after school football training to walk in to my dad crying his eyes out and the horrible scenes that was on the tele. Nothing but love pal and like I've always said to you pal keep doing what your doing and being you, I love it pal 👍🏻 💙💙

[@adamhunt7548]

9/11 was in 2001. On the day, I took part in an identity parade at my local police station! Thankfully, I didn't get picked.

[@ianshaw9879]

enjoy your vlogs. the year was 2001 when you travelled there. keep up the good vlogs

[@wFrontDeskConcierge]

Your best bet when dealing with 2 old biddies like the ones that were on that flight is to contact the cabin crew. Also film all interactions so you can play it back if its needed. It doesn't do you any good to get into it with women. Women are never held accountable for their bad actions. Thats why does 2 old biddies were allowed to fly in that condition.

[@thomaskelly2572]

Look at easy jet especially from belfast , the whole plane is paralytic

[@frederickkay4308]

Well a few points i would raise here with you… How many times have you flown on an airplane and this has happened?? Not many as you would have many videos about it. Another thing is if you are nervous about flying or whatever is going on in their private lives, you are on an airplane with your video out doing a video or vlog. A lot of people don’t want that as they feel that they should have privacy and I agree with that. It’s the same as you reviewing restaurants, it’s people’s livelihoods and yes maybe once in a while you can get a bad meal. You could even go in one night and it’s a party that’s rowdy in a restaurant. That’s the way it works and goes… Just remember it’s hard enough to make a living to start with and you can catch a restaurant and takeaway on a bad night. The fact that you then review it and slate a business for it must really effect the owners staff and everyone behind the scenes. So just from one review you can make or break a business and that’s not really fair then is it?? That’s not how this works mate come on. If it was a baby screaming on the flight for 8 hours then what???

[@PeterChelmsford]

It is time they banned troublesome passengers from flying with any airline.

[@peterjohnston4472]

Agreed nothing worse than being diverted to another airport enroute to ur holiday or destination

[@BonnieMarino]

As an American, the year 2001 will never be forgotten It is etched in all of our minds A very dark time in our country

[@swiss300173]

You and Martin have aged well 👀👀, only joking it’s great to look back on old videos 👍🏻

[@nicolajauncey9755]

I’m a nervous flyer so would have probably got so worked up by that, but would definitely have told cabin crew to get me moved asap after spending all that money! As a customer you deserve so much more!

[@notafanboy928]

All you have to do is ban drunks ,violent passengers from all airlines for 5yrs . Second offence life ban quite easy to do. Once the first few are on the news about bans watch attitudes change. Do not punish the majority for the few.

[@MrTommySolo]

Virgin are still one of/if not THE best Western carrier (in my opinion). Costs are going up all around- but I always find Virgin a solid product. Thanks again Lee for another great video. Tom :-)

[@jamesobrien2696]

That aircraft was an Airbus A340-600. Great videos Lee. 👍

[@pacmanghostdude5227]

Wow look at you back then! Good stuff MacMaster!

[@jubronaljoan]

The plane you show at the end of the video was an Airbus A340.

[@MrDavidfball]

the year was 2001, i was working as a overhead crane driver in a steel stockholders on afternoon shifts when someone out of the office told me a plane had flown into the world trade centre, I told him he was taking the p**s 20 minutes later he said another one had hit the other tower, I told him to stop watching movies and get some work done. what a shock I had when we had break at 6pm and I watched the news from getting home till 1am that evening

[@Mike_Davidson]

Lee has obviously never flown on Spirit Airlines. The Walmart of the skies. 🤷‍♂🤣🤣✈😱😱

[@TheMacMaster]

I have. Have a look back. 👍🏼

[@jennywilton893]

I was still living in Toronto on 9/11/2001 and working as a Nurse, we were asked to volunteer to travel to NYC to assist but sadly weren’t needed as there weren’t many survivors, awful day 💔😞

[@pkstopee]

Anyone remember Freddy Laker's Sky Train 1979

[@brianman6788]

Hi Lee. October 2001 didn’t google it. Great looking those old videos. Nice touch from virgin atlantic to apologise for behaviour of the passenger behind&result got more flight air miles credited to you haven’t watching your flight back from Las Vegas sounded eventful nice little video this one👍

[@KickoffAdventures1]

You look so young on the old footage 😮 of virgin

[@amandalyttle8792]

Oh wow what an amazing gesture from Virgin. I flew to Malaga with Jet2 in 2017, a package holiday which included hotel etc, flight was brilliant best ham and cheese toastie I've tasted BUT the fault lay in the accommodation, Hotel Villasol in Benalmadena, room was filthy, I had to buy some products to clean before I could unpack suitcase, broken tiles on floor in living room area and bathroom. I even filmed a rat running around the pool area which was attached to the dining area, i ended up with food poisoning on the bonus side the hotel staff were fantastic especially the waitresses in the dining area. I sent the video of the rat and pics of accommodation to Jet2 and they offered me a free seat on my next flight but had to be used within a certain space of time. I didn't take their offer up I didn't write to them for a freebe just to make them aware of the state of the hotel room etc.

[@normanwebster1757]

Got it Lee, the date of the trip with your ex wife was 1984😊

[@BigD1961]

I agree it’s not the same experience anymore. My dad took us to Hawaii in 1977 on Canadian Pacific Airlines. They served lobster Bisque in real China bowls and proper metal cutlery. Passengers were still allowed to smoke at that time which ruined the experience.

[@susanwaite1187]

I would have complained to the cabin crew.

[@DoctorBobP]

That total price was a rip off Lee!!! I'm sitting in a Premier Inn about 3 miles South of Heathrow as I type (£49) Car parking tomorrow at Purple Parking Bath Road for 10 days was under £95. Flight tomorrow to San Francisco (BA) *BUSINESS CLASS* is just under £4,000 return. Hotel is slightly over $1,1100!! (Hotel Majestic) - Do your research a little better and you can save a boat load and get some good bargains. Thanks for the vid.

[@GringoLoco1]

Gracias to (sir!) Freddie Laker for accelerating the end of the Golden Age and starting the race to the bottom. We're just self-loading cargo now 😤😡🤬

[@fredonline]

I've flown with Virgin Atlantic on the MAN-ATL route a few years ago, can't recall anything outstanding about them - flights were on time. In the early 1970's I worked in a travel agency, and experienced a demonstration flight on the new Laker Skytrain - it was from Manchester Airport, and I was amongst other travel agents invited to the flight. We walked out to the absolutely gorgeous looking DC-10 on the apron, and was greeted by Freddie Laker himself, at the bottom of the boarding stairs. ✈

[@dav147]

no disrespect, the young Lee had a Marty Feldman vibe.

[@lincolncityful1]

Ouch indeed Lee…really enjoyed it all thanks and great work Virgin Atlantic..

[@leeneal6969]

Everyone should know when 9/11 was without even looking it up.

[@MarkB-33]

And about building 7.

[@ChrisAlmighty38]

Good of Virgin customer service to acknowledge your despair. Good vid Lee. 👌👍

[@amyharris7381]

You look a bit like Marty Feldman when you were young😁

[@skycatH1]

First well done to Virgin getting in touch and treating you like a valued customer

[@Resmith18SR]

So we should all pretend to be KZbin vloggers and video all of our flights and get a refund. 😂😂😂

[@charliemac54]

You actually had a decent haircut then. 😁😁 Sorry but I FF to the actual point of this video.

[@seancrosby2588]

I’ve flown with Virgin Atlantic twice to and from New York. They were amazing. So friendly and attentive.

[@KrisAntova]

I flew to Egypt with my wife, half way through the night flight I reclined my seat (as everyone else had done); the woman behind me wedged her foot into it in protest and stopped me reclining... I tried again... same thing. I whispered to my wife that the person behind was stopping me (she was fully reclined). My wife called over the air stewardess and said "my husbands seat seems to be broken we cannot recline it" - all quite loud and in full view of the passengers behind us. The stewardess pressed the button and said "seems to be working fine" - then the gobby person behind started complaining that she didn't want me to recline. The air stewardess very firmly told her - "Mam, this man is fully entitled to recline his seat, as are you - you must NOT stop his seat reclining..." - basically told off this woman who then went on to complain about the legroom - the stewardess then said " Well mam, perhaps you should purchase one of our other seat options in future!" - quality. So to answer your question "What should you do?" - pretend the seat is broken and call the air staff.

[@janinehawkins9565]

@user-hh3qf3gy3h that's what's wrong with the world today. Entitled attitude, don't give a darn about anyone else. Glad she got put in her place.

[@Crewgotwings]

Loved the nostalgia video! That plane looks to be a A340-300 you was on.

[@CJ-zt5mr]

it was a Dreamliner pal o sorry the 1 lee showed in this vid yes it was an A340

[@Jez-Hero24]

Should have been dealt with by cabin crew, is part of their job afterall.

[@ashman4357]

The TWA Hotel vlog was great pal. Enjoyed the old video footage 👍. How times change!

[@tomsoden1738]

Really interesting footage from 2001. Well handled by Virgin in the end, maybe your KZbin clout has a positive effect. I don't want to see drinks banned on flights as I enjoy my champagne (once a year) in business or first class. You will always get some nobs and that is the airline's responsibility not ours.

[@scottiswatchingtele]

Your opinion of Virgin Atlantic matches mine. My preferred airline to UK. Usually flew 747 Manchester to Orlando. The upstairs was seating. I sat up there. No bar but things may have changed over years. I also flew Airbus to Atlanta. Wonderful. I’ve had similar excellent service from American, which really was shocking.

[@ellisjames8517]

If there’s one day everyone remembers it’s 9/11 😔

[@g7eit]

You looked like someone I worked with in the IT industry back then. I always few BA in them days but virgin looked like a great product. Great video and it’s still pissing down here in Ironbridge 😂

[@LJSheffRBLX]

The MacMaster, great content my guy

[@joeblogger2436]

You are going too far with your click bait headlines,reel it in

[@TheMacMaster]

No such thing as CLICKBAIT!!!! It's Marketing.

[@Sham69-g5c]

@@TheMacMaster In your world it's called marketing in our world it's called clickbait.

[@ReggieThePug]

​@TheMacMaster Ignore jealous idiots with no life..They are earning you money haha😅😂

[@PJL7095]

Got to the end of video & you were absolutely right that it was complete rubbish so I took your advice & did not like and subscribe

[@ant6914]

​@@TheMacMasterdon't shove your marketing down my throat.. I just unsubscribed.

[@AviationAdam]

I flew Virgin to Boston when I was very young, don’t remember anything about the flight but I’ve got a bag somewhere that they gave me. They used to give lots of freebies, a bit like BA did with free flight socks and eye masks etc. Unfortunately with cost cutting Virgin is like any other airline now, they’ve lost their identity a bit. That was good of them to get in touch and apologise, I thought they were going to tell you to remove the video. I’ve got 27,594 even though I haven’t flown Virgin, they were all from Delta and Kenya Airways flights I’ve taken recently. That can get you a lot of Greggs sausage rolls. Also you flew a 747 on the way to New York in 2001, and an A340 on the way back!

[@Ben-xe8ps]

I'm very sorry but I can't agree with you that Virgin made flying glamorous again. If your early flight had personal screens and at seat telephones, that was NOT the early days in the 1980's. Your own comment in the video implied that it was 2001. Of course the standards of service were better then but that could be generally applied across the board to all airlines. I don't believe that there was anything particularly special or glamorous about Virgin that couldn't be said equally about other good quality airlines such as the old Swissair or the Far Eastern carriers. US carriers have always been substandard. It is Americans who rave about PanAm and how good it was, by their standards. Yes, PanAm had a large route network and in the post-war era people were impressed just by something being American, but in truth their standards of in-flight service were not the best. Can I assume that the passenger seated behind you was not actually consuming her own alcohol aboard the aircraft. If she was she could have been reported to the cabin crew.

[@TheMacMaster]

I travelled Pan Am and TWA in the 80's and it was way more glamorous than the other airlines. Check out my TWA Hotel video and it will show you what it was like. Outfits designed by Famous clothes designers.

[@Ben-xe8ps]

@@TheMacMaster I travelled with PanAm in the late 70's between JFK and LHR in both F and Y and would disagree. When directly compared with other carriers of the era it was not the best. Most reputable airlines had uniforms designed by famous clothes designers. Also, with respect, I wouldn't put too much faith in what is claimed by a 'recreation' like the TWA hotel. That Lockheed Constellation interior at the TWA hotel, from before my time and yours, is fake. No aircraft interior was ever configured like that. As for the rest of the hotel, well, that is a hotel not an aircraft interior. The hotel may well be a nice fun place to stay but is not an accurate recreation of anything.

[@sidbroughton8750]

Great footage Lee.

[@stevenchalmers8538]

i was looking at your ex wife and was getting a blonde angel vibe , thats meanining no disrespect to either of nthe ladies ,but c,mon the similarities are there to see 🤣😂

[@TheMacMaster]

That's why I'm not attracted to The Blonde Angel. Just friends.

[@FactTV-rj6sh]

Yea i spotted that similarity.. lol

[@paulatrahern1336]

2001. My first Virgin flight & first visit to NYC was in Feb 2001. Won’t forget that year ever.