Well chaps.........
Just checked the loads on NRT over the next couple of days - looks pretty full to me!! Today's flight is going with 30 spare seats out of 306. Next few days' loads are similar.......
US East Coast stuff looking pretty busy too - LHR-HKG chocka (as always)!! Admittedly the HKG-SYD legs are a bit emptier - a lot better than of late though as a result of the 2 for 1 offer that's been on in Oz. According to a lot of our Aussie crew the problem has been in the perception of Virgin Atlantic against Virgin Blue by the Australian people. Apparently a lot of people didn't realise that VAA are a full-service carrier and they thought it was a low-cost outfit like Blue. Not suprisingly the travelling public don't fancy going all the way to Europe in a low cost cabin, so were sticking to known quantities like BA, CX and QF. Hopefully as a result of this 2 for 1 offer and increased marketing in Oz, the loads will pick up. Do bear in mind that a) the competition on that route is always fierce, and b) that new routes always take time to bed in. Feedback from pax carried so far has been very positive.
Haven't heard anything about big losses for June - but then again we wouldn't! But that's one month out of 12! Shall we just wait and see what the facts are when the results come out rather than relying on rumours, which let's face it, usually turn out to be false?
Cheers all
