From an earlier post on this thread:
Originally Posted by Digitalis
The B777 is being considered solely as a B747 replacement, and that only for those areas where the A380 (and A346) are not practicable. For that reason, the likely variant is the B777-200, as the -300 has similar ground manoeuvrability problems to the A346.
It may be that there is a developing requirement to replace the A343 more exactly for 'long/thin' routes, and here the B777-200 also fits well, but then so does the A330/350.
As Guadeloupe and Martinique are
departements of mainland France, and are by far the most sophisticated islands in the Caribbean, I would not be surprised if they could handle the B773/A346.
Virgin does not currently have ETOPS clearance, but it can obtain it in the same way as all other ETOPS airlines.