The economy leisure pax at LGW and MAN are generally paying less for their flight than those at LHR,
Not sure this is the case with VS. They have a monopoly on LGW-LAS and only BA compete on most of the direct Carribbean destinations with any frequency, with TOM / FCA a good option as well. Compare that with being competitive on LON-NYC out of LHR.....
There are some good off peak deals but even visiting Mickey Mouse on Virgin will cost you an arm and a leg, so I suspect they have a captive audience they are making a good margin on. Remember BA's long haul out of LGW was (allegedly) the only part of the company making money during the worst times of the last few years. That's a good indicator of a stable yield.
Aren't the brand new A330's flying leisure routes?
VS028 / 027 LGW-MCO
VS076 / 075 MAN-MCO
VS072 / 071 GLA-MCO
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