WHBM
Virgin in summer 1993 also leased from ANZ for 6 months a 747-219B that was painted up in full Virgin colours (all white, red tail, large flying lady) and used on the Miami.
ZK-NZX
(In 1999 VS bought all 5 ANZ 747-219's)
When Dan Air had bad delays one summer (1991 or 92) we did a few sub-charters at night to play catch up for them to Faro, TFS, and Palma.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC BOEING 747-400 ROUTES
From - LGW LHR MAN GLA BFS
To-
MCO MIA
EWR JFK BOS LAX SFO IAD ATL
NAS
BGI ANU UVF TAB GND
KIN MBJ
HAV VRA SJU
CUN
CPT JNB LOS
NRT HKG
747-4Q8 (ILFC)
G-VFAB LADY PENELOPE
G-VBIG TINKER BELLE
G-VHOT TUBULAR BELLE
G-VTOP VIRGINIA PLAIN
747-4IR
G-VXLG RUBY TUESDAY
G-VWOW COSMIC GIRL
G-VAST LADYBIRD
G-VROC MUSTANG SALLY
747-443 (GECAS, built and completed for Alitalia but NTU, flown to AKL for repaint and reconfigure for VS)
G-VLIP HOT LIPS
G-VROY PRETTY WOMAN
G-VGAL JERSEY GIRL
G-VROM BARBARELLA
G-VROS ENGLISH ROSE
The 747-443 fleet were mainly dedicated to the LGW & MAN leisure routes to Florida, The Caribbean and Mexico, operating in a Low J, High density W Premium and Y Economy seating configuration.
3 747-443's all shiny and new at AKL in 2001
all shiny & new at Auckland 2001