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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2017, 17:05
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

re 787 windows if you sit in upper in middle...

re 787 windows
if you sit in upper in middle row in Upper (G seats) then one can see quite well out of the windows opposite you
as it was a day flight most windows were not dimmed dark completely...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2017, 15:49
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

787-9 to MIA vs117 2 weeks ago in Upper Class...

787-9 to MIA vs117 2 weeks ago in Upper Class 10/10 100% superb

best flight on VS in many many years great food fab crew and the hype about the 787 is all true you get off fresh and not dried out...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2016, 11:04
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

THE 747'S AT LGW ARE TO BE REPLACED BY A350'S NOT...

THE 747'S AT LGW ARE TO BE REPLACED BY A350'S NOT 330'S

Maybe some 330 will do 747 work during the transition - the 330 has taken over already alot of 747 duties such as ANU UVF but the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Dec 2014, 07:16
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

virgin have deferred the 6 a380 options for the...

virgin have deferred the 6 a380 options for the past 10 years with four more years left to finally decide until 2018
but the new CEO has clearly hinted they do not fit in future plans and VS are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2014, 16:11
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

its all about yields and costs not ness load...

its all about yields and costs not ness load factors

the leisure fleet/routes may not be a good 'fit' with the delta expansion
747's are fuel heavy and do not seat many premium J pax
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2014, 15:32
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

virgin will not ever likely take the A380 nor its...

virgin will not ever likely take the A380 nor its variants (if were built)
the new CEO craig has already said as much that its 6 options already deferred since from 2004 until 2018 will be cancelled...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2014, 07:03
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

easy jet has long maintained that LHR is not on...

easy jet has long maintained that LHR is not on their re-mit

costs and logistics are enormous which is not in EZY's mission

cannot see EZY ever at LHR tbh

I can see DL taking VS 100% or IAG...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2014, 06:25
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

Hi Paxboy SRB may have walked too far in SMB...

Hi Paxboy

SRB may have walked too far in SMB footsteps

re the SQ tie-up that never was -
VS and SQ never managed to exchange or join up the dots on anything much
that was noticeable nor...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2014, 16:25
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

INDEED capetonian - and also BA has been 747 year...

INDEED capetonian - and also BA has been 747 year round for years, plus in southern summer season with an extra 747 daily

(777 sometimes off season but still daily)

VAA suffered with ex-RSA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2014, 14:05
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

i agree the ZAR exchange rate issue on CPT...

i agree the ZAR exchange rate issue on CPT revenues plus ticketing fraud has been an impacting factor in VAA's operation there and the competition.

also for many years now a lot of passengers...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2014, 11:32
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

VAA loads on YVR were excellent all season...

VAA
loads on YVR were excellent all season (full flights) so surprised that they have not bothered to expand Canada more but are now dumping her for the 2nd time

as for NRT again always good...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2014, 15:52
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

crewrest i will pass your BS comment that on to...

crewrest i will pass your BS comment that on to the staff i know am sure they will appreciate that -

however
the latest pension forecast he just received HAS shown an encouraging move up in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2014, 18:10
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

fairdealfrank many thanks for reminding me i...

fairdealfrank many thanks for reminding me i should have been better at geography lol sorry my fault

basil
yes the pensions issue has been bitter and i for one have been urging friends
affected...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2014, 09:51
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

i wonder if cash rich SRB would like to top up...

i wonder if cash rich SRB would like to top up the enormous hole in the VAA staff pension scheme as it was put in hugely risky investments and now the pot is near empty - would be nice gesture of him
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2014, 08:26
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

basil SRB can alleviate his 'pain' by going...

basil

SRB can alleviate his 'pain' by going on his own airline to LAX then jumping on virgin Oz - unless that is a pain too for him poor dear
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2014, 06:28
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

exactly crewmeal SRB had every chance to...

exactly crewmeal

SRB had every chance to forge links with Virgin Oz to tie up at LAX -
Voz have a great service to SYD, MEL, BNE

if Virgin Oz had chosen to serve DXB iso AUH then both them and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Feb 2014, 12:18
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

re ULR it is just possible that LON-PER non-stop...

re ULR it is just possible that LON-PER non-stop might be the most desirable route for someone
QF mooted a few years ago they were interested (before the Arab tie-up) but at the time the a/c around...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2014, 13:51
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

oh lord that pants pic is very upsetting

oh lord that pants pic is very upsetting
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2014, 13:08
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

end of Hong Kong - Sydney service

no surprise there then but what i do not know is the reasons as to why no agreements to code-share VS with Virgin Australia (Voz) were ever implemented...
you have two airlines set up by the same...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2014, 11:10
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

capetonian

the J and W loads on HKG LOS and JNB are superb usually full and double daily really is surprisingly missing if you have that amount of take-up. again missed opportunity not having the A380
cargo...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2014, 10:46
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

epsomdog

re staff moral i never mentioned any big pay rise as a 'fix'
- you can ''team'' everyone up even without a pay rise if you do it well...
as you state yourself =
- staff have to be inspired and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2014, 09:32
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

vs future

quote:
I'm sure a lot more can be added to this list. Question is how do they go about turning around, what was once an excellent airline? Can that be done with the current management?

me:
well...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jan 2014, 15:48
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

yes a 60 year old Branson in a pilots outfit...

yes a 60 year old Branson in a pilots outfit picking up some blonde bimbette over his shoulder and plonking her on a wing or in an engine intake for a photo shoot is very wearing...lol
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jan 2014, 15:15
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

yes exactly what my opinion posted earlier... ...

yes exactly what my opinion posted earlier...

do VAA management not fly on other legacy carriers to see how its done?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Dec 2013, 16:19
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

quote: Having flown VS PE and J in the last...

quote:
Having flown VS PE and J in the last couple of weeks, I would have to say that the service, food, IFE etc was very good, better than I was expecting having read lots of things on the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Dec 2013, 14:53
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

this issue is VS fares are not cheap - infact...

this issue is VS fares are not cheap - infact very often they are dearer than the likes of SQ or EK but the on-board product has been reduced to a shadow of its former self - 'back then' the fares...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Dec 2013, 06:55
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

haha no Hyacinth Bucket actually - Elizabeth!...

haha no Hyacinth Bucket actually -
Elizabeth! NOT my bone china periwinkle....

- seriously it saddens me to see a previously wonderful airline making such a hash of what should be the bl****y...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2013, 19:50
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

i seriously think that VAA really has not been...

i seriously think that VAA really has not been reading the markets well and has been like a fish out of water for years now - who ever makes big decisions there re routes and product hmmm well! lol
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Dec 2012, 10:06
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

Manchester has done all right thank you very much...

Manchester has done all right thank you very much out of 50 years of Corrie lol

don't knock it
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Dec 2012, 09:43
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

names on new a/c for VS op'd by EI

LOLLOL jesus mary mother of god LOL

well the new names for the domestic VS a/c have to be female and witty and be in keeping with the routes they are going to fly

i Googled famous Scottish...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Dec 2012, 08:46
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

virgin are staying in term 3 and not going to T2 ...

virgin are staying in term 3 and not going to T2

and they hope to get the new domestics placed into T3 as well. (note the word 'hope', not are)

re EI wet lease
the flights for Virgin will...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Nov 2012, 06:26
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

MAN-LGW

EZYJET have picked up this route haven't they?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2012, 12:52
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

virgin flights are busy busy busy but they are...

virgin flights are busy busy busy
but they are not making any money

they get rid of NBO route and months before it closes its busy in all classes.
cargo was good but they used 340-300 which has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2012, 18:01
Replies: 926
Views: 407,335
Posted By rog747

virgin seem to be an oddity right now rather...

virgin seem to be an oddity right now rather surprisingly its happened under
the nose of RB although i think his beloved airline is not his main interest anymore.

no airline alliance by now
...
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