Boston or JFK on Virgin Atlantic

[gorda]

Hi a question about flight cancelations. JFK has several flights on Virgin to LHR on Nov 18, 2024 Boston has one. Coming from Florida to visit family in Boston before European transatlantic. Would you advise flying from JFK where more flights are available if flight is cancelled or is Virgin a good bet except for weather or unforeseen circumstances. 

[Zach1213]

Virgin is just fine. I wouldn't plan your trip around the (very) small chance that the flight is cancelled. Just do what's most convenient, which sounds like Boston. 

 

That being said...do you have a reason to restrict yourself to Virgin? There are a few airlines flying that route - Virgin, Delta, British Airways, Jetblue. If you're up for an early morning, British Airways has a particularly appealing morning departure that gets you to London by dinner time and sleep in a real bed that evening...I highly recommend daytime flights to London. 

[gorda]

I have e-ticket credit with Delta and chose Virgin for Premium economy. Thank you for the info

Sandra

[SelectSys]

2 hours ago, gorda said:

Virgin a good bet except for weather or unforeseen circumstances

Virgin is a good bet, but I would still recommend flying into London at least a day or two ahead in case of issues with your flights even though the probability of outright cancellation is very low.

[SelectSys]

44 minutes ago, Zach1213 said:

I highly recommend daytime flights to London. 

This reminds me of when I was a "journeyman" management consultant years ago. We had a saying back then that only partners and gentlemen flew during the day...    

[gorda]

"Select" I'm 80 I will not make any comments on partners or gentlemen😁

[SelectSys]

19 minutes ago, gorda said:

partners

In this context, I meant those people who had an ownership interest in the company and made almost all the money as opposed to the staff who flew economy on red eyes.

Edited April 26 by SelectSys

[BOB999]

I would book the flight you want (non-stop to BOS).  If you end up cancelled they'll either put you on the DL non-stop flight or route you via JFK. 

[Globaliser]

2 hours ago, SelectSys said:

This reminds me of when I was a "journeyman" management consultant years ago. We had a saying back then that only partners and gentlemen flew during the day...    

 

Isn't the day flight called "the Chairman's flight"?

[gorda]

Okay Select so I missed the management connection. I like my theory better😚☺️

[aungrl]

5 hours ago, Zach1213 said:

Virgin is just fine. I wouldn't plan your trip around the (very) small chance that the flight is cancelled. Just do what's most convenient, which sounds like Boston. 

 

That being said...do you have a reason to restrict yourself to Virgin? There are a few airlines flying that route - Virgin, Delta, British Airways, Jetblue. If you're up for an early morning, British Airways has a particularly appealing morning departure that gets you to London by dinner time and sleep in a real bed that evening...I highly recommend daytime flights to London. 

Plus one on this.  I often fly to Boston just so I can fly across in the day time.  

[SelectSys]

3 hours ago, Globaliser said:

 

Isn't the day flight called "the Chairman's flight"?

That works too.

[Zach1213]

On 4/26/2024 at 3:23 PM, SelectSys said:

This reminds me of when I was a "journeyman" management consultant years ago. We had a saying back then that only partners and gentlemen flew during the day...    

 

As an independent contractor, the perk is that I can pick any damn flight I want 🙂

[SelectSys]

3 hours ago, Zach1213 said:

 

As an independent contractor, the perk is that I can pick any damn flight I want 🙂

As a contractor, my strategy varied whether my expenses were bundled in the rate or reimbursed.  That said, I never wanted to lay my customers away of expenses beyond their cultural norms.