Virgin Australia was already in difficulties before the COVID emergency and was unable to survive in its existing form. It was sold and the new owners have simplified its fleet and are concentrating on domestic services with a few nearby international destinations. My son flew on their 777 to LA shortly after they started that service and found it very comfortable.

@nandemqadi104

2 жыл бұрын

Same situation with South African Airways, but only 51% was sold to a private investor, while our government still has the rest of 49%. Focused ,but still struggling with domestic flights with minimal international flights.

@superbrownsheep3777

2 жыл бұрын

Then what happened to Virgin Atlantic? It’s a variant of Virgin Australia.

@rais1953

2 жыл бұрын

@@superbrownsheep3777 Virgin Atlantic was a different company. The connection is that Branson owned a share of both companies and they both flew under the Virgin name. Virgin Australia under its new ownership and its simplified fleet is reviving its domestic routes and a few shorter international routes.

@TheAussieAviator747

Ай бұрын

My dad works for virgin and used to fly 777's and a330's. Him and I are pretty sad that he's now stuck with 737's(although they are still good planes).

@rais1953

Ай бұрын

@@TheAussieAviator747 Yes it's a pity VA has abandoned its longer international routes. Qantas should have Australian competition. Fortunately there's plenty of international competition to keep us out of Qantas' clutches.

VA long haul will be so missed in the Australian market. Can’t believe the entire 777 and A330 fleet are no longer. It was interesting to see the UA and DL on the taxiway during takeoff as all would’ve been chasing each other to LAX over the Pacific.

@krazuki8310

2 жыл бұрын

Why Va has arrested them ( 777 and a330 ) ? Covid-19 ?

@kirilmihaylov1934

2 жыл бұрын

@@krazuki8310 Covid 21

@SirCooper

2 жыл бұрын

At the beginning of this year, i went out to Toowoomba for a little vacation and apart of that was we went to WTB (Toowoomba Wellcamp) and we saw a motherload of abandoned aircrafts. 5 Virgin B777s & a few TigerAir B737s. I was shocked to see them but it was incredible to stand next to them in their final months of sitting there. On July 11th when I was driving back into brisbane after a road trip to Darwin, i saw only 1 Virgin B777 was there ...

@sanuthweerasinghe7825

2 жыл бұрын

Wait so they are bankrupt or not flying any more gosh I didn’t even get a chance to fly

@davefrommelbourne1237

2 жыл бұрын

@@SirCooper that would’ve been an interesting sight. To think what the pandemic has done to airlines is unbelievable.

The joys of flying west to east across the International Date Line, and the jet lag can hit hard

Amenity kit in Economy is just simply appreciated

The 777-300ER is the workhorse of every airline

@nicholassainsbury8963

2 жыл бұрын

Its the 737-800 for VA

The Boeing 777 of Virgin Australia was really really nice and comfortable!! Very sad they don’t have them anymore!

@sallubhai4656

2 жыл бұрын

Where are they?

@KR-KR

2 жыл бұрын

@chuck aule You win youtube for today

@justanaturalcarguy4031

2 жыл бұрын

@chuck aule Yeah the virgin pendolino in uk lmao

@dreamingfoxtrot

Жыл бұрын

@@sallubhai4656 Some of the 777s were sent to Emirates, but the seat and cabin design were (hopefully) still kept.

@Captain_Bozo

Жыл бұрын

@@dreamingfoxtrot Qatar airways*

I flew VA's 777 roundtrip twice in premium economy between LA and Sydney, nost recently in September of 2019. Their onboard catering was fantastic, and it was the best service on the route compared to UA or AA.

I hope you enjoyed your stay in Sydney, very happy to see you in one of our very one Australian carriers!

Its great to see 777's with 9 across instead of 10 which most airlines have now.

Superior legroom, very good catering and all the rest quite acceptable. I'd call this a better than average flight.

I remember taking this flight back in 2018 on my first solo USA holiday, loved it then, I hope virgin Australia gets back or close to what they were soon. And a nice video too 😊

@marianapiragibe4701

2 жыл бұрын

45

@marianapiragibe4701

2 жыл бұрын

4⁴

@Captain_Bozo

Жыл бұрын

Don’t worry they are prob soon in 2024 or 2025 maybe in 2023 idk because after their order of 737 max 8 they will order widebody aircraft like 777 a330 and others

I was on that exact same flight...a month later on March 16th. It was a totally different world then. We were on a world cruise that abruptly ended in Perth. We flew from Perth to Sydney then onto LA and then final leg into Boston. 24 hours on planes. We scored bulkhead seats on the Syd-LA leg. I missed the hot dog snack (sleeping). The IFE was awful. The video and voice weren't synced. The crew was fabulous, who knew then they were just weeks away from losing their jobs. Thanks for posting this.

@jamesgeorge7053

2 жыл бұрын

ohHHH NO! what happened with your guys fare? did you get refunded for the rest of the trip... I have so many questions as im deciding ti go on one soon.

@croberts709

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesgeorge7053 we did get our money back equal to the value of the rest of the cruise. They also paid for our entire trip back plus the shipment of our luggage.

As an Australian we can tell that Virgin Australia is a good airline to fly on.

Love the GE90 startup, and then the CX A350 landing in front of you - I'd taken the CX A350 (and then 773) to the US from SYD in Dec 2019. It is a pity we lost VA on international, but at least the ariline survived and is growing domestically again. The main meal looked good, but you can barely call that a beer :P

One of the most memorable flights I took was this same route and airline. Really a great experience all around.

Your video enables me to imagine myself in the airplane. Really missed flying very much. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for this review. The VA long haul fleet will be greatly missed here in Australia.

Great report David. Been looking forward to this one ever since the Delta trip report. I really miss VAs 777s.

I did a round trip LAX SYD on this very plane a couple years ago! Thanks for the memories! And I flew Delta on their 777-200 as well. Both great flights, service, comfort! Did the same trip on AA, not so much!

Fond memories of this service when it was relatively newer in 2014, and the other trip back with Delta

Great video. The presentation and knowledge is the best.

Awesome trip report. So sad to see their 777s and 330s gone

I've been waiting for this for so long!!! I saw the brutally honest but i was looking for the trip report!!! Thanks for the conversion!

I think it’s very clever that when you see an airline in the background of the video out the window, you put a link in the upper right hand content if you’ve done a TripReport on that airline. Small but Amazing detail!

Surprisingly it has 9 seats a row, making it much more comfortable!

its always fun to watch these trip reports , its interesting :) i'd recommend you do a trip report from Hyderabad to london Heathrow XD

I am from LA and quite suprised to see LAX not busy even though it is 5:45 AM Great Video BTW

your videos are fantastic. thank you for posting

Fantastic Trip Report Mate!!!

@St4rweeds_ishere

2 жыл бұрын

Hi

great report again david! btw i was hoping you could do another malaysia airlines tripreport cause ima malaysian and i would really appreciate it

This is the first time i'm seeing a flight route going through the opposite side of the earth

really sad, the pandemic was so bad airlines like this one and norwegian even ceased entire long haul operations :(

Great flight. Can't imagine the jetlag when flying across International Date line.

@GracemarieJohnson2763

Жыл бұрын

Me either. The jet lag must've hit David and the other passengers like a truck.

Hey Simply Aviation! I have been watching your content since a long time! You really entertain me! Can't wait for you to get a million subs!

Can we just take some time and appreciate the way the air hostess’s announcement into LA.

Great video :D

G'day from Adelaide Australia love that flight

Amazing video!😸

That little hotdog is hilarious!

Very Nice aviation

So jealous you did the ocean landing into LAX!

Great video

Nice content, i love it

At 3:07 Also note that they retired all their A330-200s too.

@GracemarieJohnson2763

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't they just sell those planes to another airline? Way better than retiring them.

@ludwigtails

2 жыл бұрын

@@GracemarieJohnson2763 pretty sure the A330-200s returned to some other airline.

@GracemarieJohnson2763

Жыл бұрын

@@ludwigtails I hope so. Lending those planes to another airline is WAY better than retiring them altogether.

The 777 is my favourite aircraft type. It's just sad to see them retire so soon.

I can't believe they are gone. This is news to me. I was a Velocity platinum member for 4 years during my sales/service tech role and I loved flying that plane to LA. The on board service was exceptional. They even took my meal oder before departure as did Etihad to the UAE. Really miss that and even more so they have been sold off.

I have a friend that has a condo near the runways at LAX. I noticed very late at night and during the predawn hours they land over the ocean as you did on this flight. Normally, during the daytime hours they land over the 405 freeway from the east. All my years flying into LAX I never knew this until I spent the night at his place. I loved the sounds of the jets landing as I slept. I know that is very weird. I would just wake up for a second and wonder what part of the world is that plane coming from?

Interesting !

I missed going into Kingsford Smith International airport it's so convenient.

Damn I can’t even remember a day I have spent going around without a mask Best times right there

I am partial to Qantas (better food etc.) but I have to say, the 3-3-3 config. here is impressive. Gotta hand it to VA (RIP).

Very nice flying 777 300

Very nice aviation

Love the theme song

@5:25 And I've never had one of those inside-the-arm mounted audio ports where I didn't press my leg against it and snap the prongs off in the socket. You'd think they'd learn not to place them there.

I once flew with these guys on a 737-800 from CBR to OOL

Miss virgin Australia B777 ….🥺

I remember making the skip across the pond from Sydney to LA with Virgin in 2019. Had my phone connected to the planes WiFi and the first thing I noticed when connected to American KZread was Bernie Sanders asking me for financial support.

What the heck! He recorded this 1 day after my birthday! No wonder I like aviation...

Hi David,love your videos! Can you do a trip report from Mozambique with LAM Mozambique Airlines :)

@simply_aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Already filmed it, will be posted in early 2022! :)

@MidnightEagle7860

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

RIP Virgin 777

I would be scared to make this trip in that plane and end up Lost in a crazy Island :D

My brother is flying London-Atlanta tomorrow and paid $47 for a rapid test in Heathrow. I Flew Riga,Latvia to Istanbul on Sept 16 and paid 24 euros for a rapid test in Riga Airport. I think those tests will stay forever as will masks.

O.m.g my favourite plane

Only option out of Melbourne 4 a direct flight is Qantas & United which I’m not a fan of! I will say air New Zealand is a good choice to fly with via Auckland!

Ay the Meriton is like the only decent hotel in australia

The train from Central to the Airport’s is great except it cost something like $25 one way

@jamesgeorge7053

2 жыл бұрын

7 bucks buddy

15:00 You still have 5+ hours to catch up to yourself. Flying BACK in time is great; it's when you fly AHEAD, that's what kills ya.

Hey David how often do you guys fly? When you arrive at your destination are you able to make a little trip out of it? Thanks in advance.

@simply_aviation

2 жыл бұрын

We fly more than 100 times per year and most of the times we are able to explore the city we are visiting a bit... :)

Nice

12:38 The juice is in Greek...for no reason i am a little bit more happy now 😂😂

This is the only flight I have ever flown business class, and tbh wasn't as good as I expected, mainly because the beds didn't go flat and you were forced to sleep on your back. A very aesthetically pleasing airline, however I think comfort is then compromised.

It's sad to see a generally solid international product like this disappear.

3-3-3 on 777-3 streets won’t forget virgin long haul

Conveniently left out the fact it costs $18-20 to travel to the airport from the city by train.

Cool

@footballsir6171

2 жыл бұрын

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I tried lot airlines b787-8 dreamliner krk-chicago. And my IFE good but my brothers didint work so well on the 10 hour flight full but then they worked it out

Another great trip Report! Hey just Notice that the subtitle option is not available, any option to solve this on non speach audio Video? I am sure that some Will appreciate that, son you can reach more people on your Videos specially those from Latin America.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Went I Saw Cebu Pacific A330 New Livery And Delta B777-200LR

David, makes a flight within Brazil with Azul Linhas Aéreas.

The food looks pretty good. Why don't you guys show the magazines anymore?

No mask ! 😳😍

Three of the fleet still here in Toowoomba...... sitting wasting away.... terrible sight

That cute Hot Dog🥺

6:45 Cebu Pacific 👀

In all flights

Ok so I flew MEL > LAX 2017 with Virgin Australia on economy, and I am pretty sure I wasn't offered any amenity kit nor hot dog snack... Was it just me or was I just not aware at the time?

Bro even KZread Captions think the GE90's are music.

It's so sad to see the 777 getting retired

@ag6371

Жыл бұрын

The A350-1000 is fuel-efficient and has a 8700 nmi range (compared to 7370 nmi) hence it killed the 777-300ER

MY FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE EARTH IS "LOS ANGELES"🎄☃️🎄❤️ LOVE FROM INDIA 🇮🇳❤️💐.

I flew Singapore - San Francisco in February 2020 and they too asked me if I had been to Central China... I haven't but I wonder if they'd put me in quarantine or something if I said yes or made me do covid test on the spot 🤔.

Ohh shit!!!! 13 hours above the deep ocean 😕💔

Boeing 787-9 dreamliner Vietnam airlines :3

Keep in mind when choosing... oh, well, never mind

Hey, Simply Aviation, can you take a trip up to Scandinavia soon? Maybe even fly with Norwegian? Would love to see a video from the snow there!

Do you try Vietnam airlines from Ho Chi Minh to San Francisco?

@uongphamvan7498

2 жыл бұрын

2:12 Vietnam airlines

i always felt i’d be nervous crossing the ocean by plane, but i feel like i wouldn’t be on a 777

@kirilmihaylov1934

2 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't . If anything happens you are done

Please do a trip report on QTR Airways Montreal - Doha

When was this because b777 D doesn't fly right?