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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

9th Sep 2014, 16:21

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

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Posted By Capetonian

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but if you...

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but if you are suggesting a weekly frequency (one rotation a week) they don't work as the higher revenue passengers require the flexibility of a daily service, so...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

8th Sep 2014, 08:39

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

Couldn't agree more. All airlines doing business...

Couldn't agree more. All airlines doing business in ZA (and in fact in most of Africa, Nigeria particularly being the worst) have to contend with this and it happens to be an area in which I have...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

6th Sep 2014, 07:41

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

BA are up against the same problem and it doesn't...

BA are up against the same problem and it doesn't seem to prevent them from making a success of the route. Both airlines leave the aircraft on the tarmac at CPT (and JNB) between morning arrival and...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Sep 2014, 14:28

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

I just checked the fares out of CPT versus those...

I just checked the fares out of CPT versus those out of LON, and it is difficult to make a full comparison as the fare structures, bases, and rules differ, but roughly the NUC (=USD) values converted...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Sep 2014, 13:30

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

Just listening to an 'expert' pontificating (= hy...

Just listening to an 'expert' pontificating (= hy praat kak) on 567 Cape Talk, saying that against 'all the competition' the route isn't viable as half the revenue is in ZAR. Apart from BA the...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

3rd Sep 2014, 21:54

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

SAA can't make UK routes pay because they run the...

SAA can't make UK routes pay because they run the airline as the ANC's private air taxi service. So they're not relevant here other than insofar as they handed passengers to their competitors.

BA...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

9th May 2014, 12:24

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

Too difficult to have a permanent mark or label...

Too difficult to have a permanent mark or label then? Or even a different design.
I have also suffered from drinking 'tea' that has been contaminated by coffee, and trust me, it's vile.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

5th Jan 2014, 11:58

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

JNB and LOS are primarily business routes whereas...

JNB and LOS are primarily business routes whereas CPT is primarily leisure/VFR so the revenue management models are different. The highest revenue is attracted on traffic originating outside Southern...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

5th Jan 2014, 10:57

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

It's easy to get loads. The challenge is to get...

It's easy to get loads. The challenge is to get good yields. Until they improve their image, they won't get good enough loads at the yields they need to offer more capacity and make money. There...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

1st Jan 2014, 19:07

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

I am no lover of BA but have to agree that their...

I am no lover of BA but have to agree that their website, although it has some annoying quirks, is substantially better than VS's. Their customer service is better too.

Although I prefer to fly...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

14th Dec 2013, 14:33

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,333

Posted By Capetonian

Roughly in line with what BA charge for the same...

Roughly in line with what BA charge for the same 'service'.

I did a CPT return on VS last month and found it significantly better than the same trip with them a few years ago, which was awful. ...

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