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Hi guys ,
we are going in 13 days with continental, but my 2 sons are flying out later with Virgin GLA/MAN/ORL but I was watching sky travel yesterday and it said that on Virgin flights ALL drinks are free even in the the economy section is that true or do they charge for drinks like continental do .
Thanks
We weren't charged for drinks when we flew Virgin from DXB to LHR last Sunday[beer]
Kim
We have never paid for drinks with Virgin.
mfairhurst
08-12-2009, 19:44
We have never been charged for drinks on Virgin and we got a gift and there were a pen, eye pad ,small toothpaste and tooth brush & note pad
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CERICROWLEY
08-12-2009, 19:56
We have never paid for drinks, soft or alcohol on virgin planes. but I suppose the price of the ticket compared to Continental, you are sort of paying for it anyway. Thats why I choose continental as the teenagers don't drink and soft drinks are free anyway. so its only me or hubby that have one or drinks, so it works out cheaper
steph_goodrum
08-12-2009, 21:06
Often you'll find that Virgin and Continental have a codeshare flight so both lots of passengers are on teh same plane. At the moment Virgin don't charge for drinks. including wine or beer with the meal.
We flew Manchester to Orlando with Virgin on 26th October in economy and can confirm that there is no charge for the drinks. They do a couple of trolley services then basically anything else you need you pop to the galley for but there's still no charge.
SteveandJan
08-12-2009, 23:58
We have never been charged for drinks and most scheduled airlines don't
wow Im amazed that Virgin dont charge , our continetal tickets were 50.00 more expensive too , so I take it we will have to pay for our drinks .
Katys Grandad
09-12-2009, 00:22
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by SteveandJan
We have never been charged for drinks and most scheduled airlines don't
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A lot do though, especially transatlantic. Two of the very biggest in the business, American & United, both charge for alcoholic drinks in Economy and I don't think any of the other US carriers serve free alcohol other than perhaps wine with the meal service. Even where drinks are offered free by a particular airline, it's not exactly "keep your glass topped up" all the way.
From the Continental website<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:All non-alcoholic beverages are complimentary on Continental flights. All spirits, beer, wine and liqueurs are complimentary in First Class and BusinessFirst on all flights. Special wine selections are available in First Class, BusinessFirst and Economy. Please ask a flight attendant about availability.
There is a charge of $5 or one Continental Currency coupon for each alcoholic beverage in Economy on all flights. We accept major credit or debit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, American Express, Discover and JCB on all Continental operated flights. In early 2010, we’ll accept credit and debit cards on Continental Express, Continental Micronesia and select Continental Connection flights. Continental Currency may be purchased from any airport kiosk (discounts available for multiple coupons)[/quote]From the Virgin website<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:There is such a thing as a free lunch; we offer a free meal and free drinks on all our flights. You can forget the usual jokes about airline food, ours is delicious and with enough notice we can even tailor our catering for some specific dietary requirements that you may have[/quote]Virgin don't specifically mention alcohol though :D