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| 343 | A340-300 [Submitted by pixuk] |
| 346 | A340-600 [Submitted by pixuk] |
| 744 | 747-400 [Submitted by pixuk] |
| * |
| *A | Star Alliance [Submitted by pixuk] |
| *G | Star Alliance Gold Card [Submitted by preiffer] |
| A |
| A.net | airliners.net [Submitted by pixuk] |
| AFAIK | Internet standard abbr. - As Far As I Know [Submitted by pixuk] |
| Ag | Silver, as in FC Ag = Flying Club Silver [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| APEX | Advance Purchase Excursion fares, usually the lowest available. Must be purchased in advance (usually 7-30 days) and include stay restrictions. [Submitted by Bazz] |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control [Submitted by Pete] |
| Au | Gold, as in FC Au = Flying Club Gold [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| AVOD | Audio / Video On Demand - Entertainment system that allows you to choose when to watch or listen to a programme and normally features pause, fast forward and rewind. V:Port is an AVOD system. [Submitted by pixuk] |
| B |
| B&S | Bucket & Spade, eg Holiday Route [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| BA | British Airways [Submitted by ChrisMBL] |
| BAA | British Airports Authority (Management organisation responsible for LHR, LGW and some other UK airports) [Submitted by Bazz] |
| BD | British Midland [Submitted by pixuk] |
| BGI | Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport [Submitted by willd] |
| BOS | Boston [Submitted by pixuk] |
| BTW | Internet standard abbr. - By The Way [Submitted by pixuk] |
| Bucket | A fare code, such as Y or W (See Codes Page) [Submitted by pixuk] |
| C |
| CAA | Civil Aviation Authority (British regulatory authority) [Submitted by Bazz] |
| CDC | Chauffeur Driven Car - the term used to describe the free ground transfers that qualifying Upper Class flights get. Usually called limo transfers, but changed to CDC after some customers expected an actual limo to pick them up! [Submitted by RicahrdMannion] |
| CFMU | Central Flow Management Unit, in Brussles [Submitted by Pete] |
| CIP | Corporate Important Passenger [Submitted by josepg10] |
| Coach | Economy [Submitted by Bazz] |
| CSS | Cabin Services Supervisor (formerly known as Purser) [Submitted by BAZZ] |
| D |
| DJ | Virgin Blue, from their flight prefix DJ [Submitted by pixuk] |
| DTCI | Drive-Thru Check In [Submitted by preiffer] |
| E |
| Empower | Type of laptop power adapter used on Virgin flights where fitted [Submitted by pixuk] |
| F |
| FA | Flight Attendant [Submitted by Bazz] |
| FC | Flying Club [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| FF | Frequent Flyer [Submitted by pixuk] |
| FOD | Foreign Object Damage [Submitted by Derek Yeo] |
| FSM | Flight Services Manager (formerly known as IFS) [Submitted by BAZZ] |
| FT | FlyerTalk.com [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| FV | Frequent Virgin - Virgin Holidays loyalty program [Submitted by Bazz] |
| G |
| Galileo | GDS Booking System [Submitted by TJ] |
| GDS | Global Distribution System - worldwide booking system such as Sabre or Galileo [Submitted by pixuk] |
| GMP | Ground Movement Planner [Submitted by Pete] |
| GNF | Good Night Flight [Submitted by preiffer] |
| H |
| HTH | Internet standard abbr. - Hope This Helps [Submitted by mcuth] |
| I |
| IFBT | In-Flight Beauty Therapist [Submitted by preiffer] |
| IFE | Inflight Entertainment [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| IFS | Inflight Supervisor [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| IIRC | Internet standard abbr. - If I Recall Correctly [Submitted by pixuk] |
| ILS | Instrument Landing System [Submitted by Pete] |
| IMHO | Internet standard abbr. - In My Humble Opinion [Submitted by pixuk] |
| IMO | Internet standard abbr. - In My Opinion [Submitted by pixuk] |
| ISTBC | Internet standard abbr. - I Stand To Be Corrected [Submitted by preiffer] |
| ISTR | Internet standard abbr. - I Seem To Remember/Recall [Submitted by mcuth] |
| J |
| J | Upper Class [Submitted by pixuk] |
| J2000 | J-Class (Upper) seat introduced in 2000. Seat goes flat by sliding under the passenger in front. [Submitted by pixuk] |
| JFK | New York JFK [Submitted by pixuk] |
| JNB | Johannesburg [Submitted by pixuk] |
| L |
| LAS | Las Vegas [Submitted by pixuk] |
| LAX | Los Angeles [Submitted by pixuk] |
| LCC | Low Cost Carrier - budget/no-frills airline [Submitted by mcuth] |
| LFMP | London Flow Management Position, at Swanwick [Submitted by Pete] |
| LGW | London Gatwick [Submitted by pixuk] |
| LHR | London Heathrow [Submitted by pixuk] |
| LMAO | Internet standard abbr. - Laughing My A*** Off [Submitted by mcuth] |
| LOL | Internet standard abbr. - Laughing Out Loud [Submitted by pixuk] |
| LRoM | Lord Richard of Mannion [Submitted by mcuth] |
| LSoM | Lady Sarah of Mannion. She who really wears the trousers. [Submitted by Anon] |
| M |
| MCO | Orlando - McCoy Road [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| metal | The owner of the aircraft, ie - Virgin Metal would mean it's a VS plane even if the ticket was Continental [Submitted by pixuk] |
| Mileage Run | Flight taken for no other reason than to earn miles or tier points [Submitted by Bazz] |
| MMF | MilesMoreFriends [Submitted by TJ] |
| MO | Mandarin Oriental Hotels (a FF mile earning ptnr) [Submitted by Bazz] |
| MpM | MilesplusMoney [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| N |
| NonRev | Short for 'Non-Revenue', typically a free flight taken by a member of Virgin's own staff [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| NRT | Toyko Narita Airport [Submitted by pixuk] |
| O |
| OLCI | On-Line Check In [Submitted by mcuth] |
| OP | Internet standard abbr. - Original Poster [Submitted by mcuth] |
| Open Jaw | Fly into one city, but return from another [Submitted by pixuk] |
| P |
| PAX | Passenger(s) [Submitted by Bazz] |
| PCP | Post-Christmas Party, an annual V-Flyer event, normally held in late January [Submitted by Pete] |
| PE | Premium Economy [Submitted by Bazz] |
| PNR | Passenger Name Reference - used for computer reservation of tickets [Submitted by pixuk] |
| PoV | Internet standard abbr. - Point of View [Submitted by mcuth] |
| PVG | Shanghai Pu Dong Airport [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| R |
| ROFLMAO | Internet standard abbr. - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off [Submitted by pixuk] |
| ROTFL | Internet standard abbr. - Rolling On The Floor Laughing [Submitted by mcuth] |
| RTFM | Internet standard abbr. - Read The F**king Manual (now used generically when one makes a cock-up of something - should have RTFM!) [Submitted by Bazz] |
| RTW | Round The World - A ticketing option available at deep discount with various airline partners, normally requiring one direction of travel around the world. [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| S |
| SFO | San Francisco [Submitted by pixuk] |
| SFU | Suitable For Upgrade coding added to bookings if you're extremely lucky [Submitted by pixuk] |
| SLF | Self-loading Freight (Crew slang for Economy passengers) [Submitted by Bazz] |
| SPoR | St. Paul of Reiffer, who was risen from the Economy in Easter [Submitted by SPoR] |
| SQ | Singapore Airlines [Submitted by Nottingham Nick] |
| SRB | Sir Richard Branson [Submitted by mcuth] |
| SSA | Suplementary Silver Account (Gold FC benefit) [Submitted by mcuth] |
| T |
| TR | Trip Report [Submitted by mcuth] |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration - the part of the US Department of Transportation responsible for aviation security [Submitted by Bazz] |
| U |
| UCS | Upper Class Suite [Submitted by pixuk] |
| V |
| V50 | The unofficial term used to refer to the most frequent flyers [Submitted by RichardMannion] |
| VH | Virgin Holidays [Submitted by pixuk] |
| VS | Virgin Atlantic, from their flight code VS [Submitted by pixuk] |
| VX | Virgin America [Submitted by pixuk] |
| W |
| WTF | Internet standard abbr. - What The F**k? [Submitted by pixuk] |
| Y |
| YGM | Internet standard abbr. - You Got Mail [Submitted by pixuk] |
| YMMV | Internet standard abbr. - Your Mileage May Vary (eg Might be different for you) [Submitted by mcuth] |
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