But the most exciting part was discovering it was double-sided. Flipping it over revealed a full Qwerty keyboard. The gamer in me was immensely excited, and for good reason. Maybe these weren't the most exciting of games, but I did go a few rounds playing Pac-Man for nostalgia's sake.
A personal pet peeve of flying is that you typically need to get drinks and a snack from attendants as they come down the aisle. If you refuse, you have to get someone's attention later during the flight. Another game changer is the ability to order refreshments straight to your seat, from your seat. It's as easy as ordering an in-flight movie. I'm not sure how often this feature is used, but I imagine it's probably helpful if you're flying with a few friends and are grabbing some beers or for parents flying with a few children.
Something else I was surprised to see was the ability to chat "seat to seat" or in a chatroom with other passengers from the flight.
This could be fun if you're flying with a large group "Home Alone" style and you're seats away from a family member you want to chat with when texting isn't an option during the flight. I didn't try this feature because it reminded me slightly of AOL's old chatrooms and I was traveling alone, but the idea you could connect with anyone on the flight is a cool concept.
I got a kick out of the voice used on the Virgin menu and all of their signs. It's colloquial language made it feel like it was written by a friend. I've heard about these "Fly Away With Me" videos from friends for awhile so getting to finally watch one was a treat. Look no one wants to think about emergency landings, but if you're going to have to do it you may as well see some people put on a show with former Olympians and "So You Think You Can Dance" alumn.
You can watch one of them here. Alaska Airlines is set to phase out the Virgin America brand by so I'm a bit bummed that may change up the purple ambiance, lively music at check-in, and full QWERTY remotes onboard.
However, I was relieved to learn Alaska will be making some fundamental changes to its planes in the future to keep some of the Virgin features around including the mood lighting but it will be Alaska blue and the in-flight outlets although it sounds like those may only be available in first class.
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Virgin Atlantic said, following a year of restrictions, many more travellers were treating themselves to cabin upgrades and additional legroom seats. Its premium class was the most booked cabin on its aircraft, which comes with pre-departure drinks and a more spacious 90cm 38in seat pitch. Vaccinated US visitors have been able to travel to Britain since the summer, when the UK lifted quarantine restrictions, but airlines are increasing their schedules and there are full planes this week for the first time.
To underline the significance for anyone who missed it, the BA check-in at Heathrow Terminal 5, the cabins and even the air bridge from the gate to the plane were festooned with American flags.
BA and Virgin used their most fuel-efficient models, As, after both airlines retired their famous jumbos early as a cost-saving measure during the pandemic. BA flight took off on the northern runway, with Virgin flight VS3 rising into the air exactly in parallel.
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