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Old 11th May 2012, 16:33
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Yes, I thought that would be the reason.
But if BA can use Cardiff, Prestwick and even EMA to service their planes, you would think a patriot like Sir Richard would support British.
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Old 11th May 2012, 16:52
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Trust me, he's about as patriotic as Alan Joyce.
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Old 11th May 2012, 18:37
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work goes to the cheapest bidder.
Most outsourced work has been done in SPL in recent years and now most is done in Manila.
And you do get what you pay for!
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Old 14th May 2012, 22:28
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Just wondering if Virgin carry much cargo on their flights given that they are not in an alliance and do not fly beyond point to point ?
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Old 16th May 2012, 14:29
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Virgin drop Nairobi

Virgin to drop Nairobi route - Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic are dropping LHR-NBO, surprised they did not even try and see if an A333 could make a difference.
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Old 16th May 2012, 17:47
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They've only got 3 at the moment? 2 go to MCO everyday the other has just started LHR-JFK.
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Old 16th May 2012, 18:13
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why cant the 747 to the JFK and they use the A330 for the LHR-NBO
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Old 16th May 2012, 19:31
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They have four more A333s coming before the end of the year.
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Old 16th May 2012, 20:28
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the 330's have xphone which allows mobile phone use (at a price) on the flight and is being used as part of a sales pitch for the JFK service I guess.

well, when it works that is!
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Old 1st Jun 2012, 09:31
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744 Refurbishment

It seems to have gone fairly quiet on this, do I detect slippage in the refurbishment schedule?
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Old 1st Jun 2012, 11:28
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2nd one has already gone to be done, it takes time.
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Old 12th Jul 2012, 18:36
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I see SRB wants to start flying to Moscow next year.

Says he'll go daily with a 330, part of a raft of new mid & short haul routes.

Was just wondering if anyone can speculate on which of the 3 MOW area airports he would fly into?

Given previous speculation about domestics, will he be looking at ABZ / EDI / BHD or even GLA?
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Old 12th Jul 2012, 18:41
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Isn't CAL Moscow West ?

I thought the slots were to be used to promote European/Domestic routes - Moscow is neither (unless I am mistaken). Another case of Branson bull ?

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Old 12th Jul 2012, 18:55
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Originally Posted by Aksai Oiler
Isn't CAL Moscow West ?

I thought the slots were to be used to promote European/Domestic routes - Moscow is neither (unless I am mistaken). Another case of Branson bull ?

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There's a specific set of destinations for which the slots are intended, corresponding to the routes where BA and bmi previously competed. While the focus has been more on EDI/ABZ/MAN, Moscow (and Cairo IIRC) are also on the list. Virgin is not the only UK carrier looking for slots for LHR-MOW (there's at least one other - who, I don't know, but if I had to guess I'd say easyjet) so the slot monitoring trustee (law firm) will have to decide who gets the slots based on an assessment of "consumer benefit". Branson will therefore be doing his utmost to talk up the benefits of a VS service...
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Old 12th Jul 2012, 19:06
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Isn't CAL Moscow West ?
Campbeltown? Are the Scottish islands some remote bastion of Communism?

Or did you mean CAI?
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Old 13th Jul 2012, 09:39
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If Virgin gets hold of the domestic slots, am I right in thinking they only have to run them domestically for a certain period and can then claim the route isn't working and change the slot to a long haul route?

If so, how long?
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Old 13th Jul 2012, 09:45
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Artie - I believe it is 3 years
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Old 23rd Jul 2012, 14:16
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Hangar at Bournemouth

As i hear the deal has been done for a hangar at Bournemouth Airport does anyone know when the plans of building will start.
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Old 23rd Jul 2012, 17:22
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Why build another one, soon there will be a largish A330 - size hangar there available and a workforce eager for employment. Unless that is the deal that has been done with Cobham?
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Old 23rd Jul 2012, 17:43
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Probably because the Cobham hangar has a future use as well.

Time will tell !
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