Originally Posted by
vectisman
Virgin also said today no return to Gatwick 2023 to 2025 but new routes from Heathrow in 2023. I wonder where the slots will be coming from. They recently said they couldn’t expand at Manchester owing to lack of pilots but can at Heathrow! Also in 2021 they said they may need to use Gatwick slots, as they will have too many aircraft for just their Heathrow slots! What does one believe?
Remember that DL/VS are in a JV so they can mix and match slots. I suspect they may not be in any rush to go back to PVG or HKG and may refocus on feeding the North Atlantic.
With 14 A339s coming and 3 A359s, how many of the A333 are staying?