Ch 3: Virgin

What a better way to get to the UK then flying there on a UK original Virgin Atlantic? I booked a red eye overnight from New York to the UK Wed night to arrive the morning of 3/10/06. Virgin differentiates themselves from other airlines through a number of tactics which include 1.) being cool and trending 2.) using up to date tech (you can txt message other passengers from any seat, and there is a huge library of videos/movies on demand) 3.)great/friendly service. I would say that they delivered on the above for the most part. Even the passengers were nice (I had a good chat with my seat neighbor Barbara who was the casting Director from Sex in the City). The only part that really bothered me was the actual flight itself.
I've taken overnight flights before and I've always been able to catch a few winks. This time the wink meter read "0" upon my arrival in London the next morning. Why? Was I caught up in the coolness of the flight attendants? Did I stay up watching a few of the over 40 on demand movies? Was I too stuffed from the two meals they served us within 4 hours? Nope, absolutely none of the above. For some reason my seat was too warm (hot I would say). I like sleeping in cool places. Needless to say I was not in a great physical state. So how long would I last until I keeled over in slumber? Read on!