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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

27th Dec 2014, 22:34

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

It will be interesting to see what happens with...

It will be interesting to see what happens with the Summer 2016 schedule which should be announced sometime after September 2015. Will we see more non-North Atlantic routes go to add transatlantic...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

7th Sep 2014, 09:50

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

The slots cannot be used for transatlantic...

The slots cannot be used for transatlantic flights.

They can only be used for other European flights after three years.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

6th Sep 2014, 23:01

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

I can entirely understand the rationale for the...

I can entirely understand the rationale for the changes but this is quite seismic in the history of Virgin Atlantic. I'm sure Delta will be looking at the performance of the transatlantic business...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

13th Feb 2014, 10:27

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

What a hardship it would be to take a a Qantas...

What a hardship it would be to take a a Qantas A380 or brand new BA 777-300!!

Personally, I would love to be a fly on the wall in the board meetings with the new DL directors on the VS board.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Feb 2014, 19:51

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

I'm only surprised it has taken them so long to...

I'm only surprised it has taken them so long to withdraw from the route. It must have been a bloodbath using an A340.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Jan 2014, 21:36

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

15 years ago Virgin Atlantic ran a billboard...

15 years ago Virgin Atlantic ran a billboard advertising campaign to market that the fact it offered seat-back TV entertainment in economy. It was relevant then because, as the ads stated, other...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

1st Jan 2014, 16:57

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

A lot of Virgin's problems are of their own...

A lot of Virgin's problems are of their own making.

Some are easy to point out with the benefit of hindsight (eg not seeing that the future of long-haul has two engines).

However, they have...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

8th Jan 2013, 15:05

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

Interesting they've chosen a complete outsider...

Interesting they've chosen a complete outsider from the US and it points to how important the DL JV is for them. Had this appointment been made a few years ago, I would have thought "cultural...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Dec 2012, 09:14

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

The slots cannot be converted to long-haul (apart...

The slots cannot be converted to long-haul (apart from the routes mentioned in the EX decision - Cairo etc). They can only be used for the specified routes for six IATA seasons after which they can...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

23rd Oct 2012, 19:10

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

This all mainly of Virgin's making, not BA. ...

This all mainly of Virgin's making, not BA.

Virgin had the chance to do a tie-up with bmi, both before and after Lufthansa bought it, but they let it fall into the hands of IAG. Virgin's fleet...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

21st Aug 2012, 07:55

Replies: 926

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 407,334

Posted By Omnipresent

The aircraft will be wet-leased. I give...

The aircraft will be wet-leased.

I give Virgin credit for putting their money where their mouths are but a dual terminal operation is going to add a lot of expense for a route that is not going...

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