Regarding the Virgin A340-300 rumour
Will these 2 aircraft be re-fitted before comming to MAN. If you look at the seatmaps, they are rather front (premium) heavy, which in my opinion is not suitable for the Leisure market.
If only you'd APPLIED instead if remaining a wannabe....ah well
The A340-300 fleet is Heathrow based flying assorted BOS / BOM / EWR / IAD/ JFK services as well as MRU. Any swap with the B747-400s would involve a substantial cut in capacity as well as a reconfiguration of the aircraft. I doubt UVF will be back any time soon.