Originally Posted by
BHD2BFS
I wonder why VS has showed no interest in a NY route from BFS or even Canada they have good brand awareness in NI
I'd love to see it, but think it's unlikely. Our MCO service is part of the LGW/MAN/GLA collection of holiday routes. In which case, a Vegas offering might be possible, But all of Virgin's 'business' type routes (such as YYZ or JFK) are operated by the LHR-based operation. They haven't offered destinations such as those from anywhere other than Heathrow.
If you look at it from a Belfast perspective, then we could maybe base a 787 here, and offer a couple of Toronto rotations and maybe three New York rotations each week. Throw in an Orlando at the weekend, and we may well be able to justify the aircraft. But from the VS perspective, they operate a 'business' type service from LHR, and the holiday routes from LGW/MAN/GLA/BFS.