Originally Posted by
AirportPlanner1
Vegas could be a much trickier sell than Orlando. Indoor casinos and huge hotels v outdoor theme parks and more low rise accommodation accessed externally...
Possibly, but it was reported a few years back that the route was attracting some wealthy footballers for example in Upper Class. I stand to be corrected but I think originally frequency was only 2 x weekly. It had increased to 4 x weekly and weren't there plans to make it 6 x weekly in S19. Whether that happened, I'm not sure, but remember also Virgin was in competition with TCX for part of the time so would have been a sole operator in S21. It was seasonal but did it go year round briefly? And apart from casinos and huge hotels, there is the attraction of the Grand Canyon not too far away. The other potential for LAS was that it could be linked in on Virgin Fly-Drive holidays with say LAX. The same would have applied with LAX and SFO had the latter flights continued.
MCO on the other hand was up to 12 or 13 flights weekly in peak season. Let's see what they plan for S21 if they survive. Family holidays there can work out very expensive and it remains to be seen to what extent discretionary spending will suffer next year.