Virgin Atlantic
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Somewhere else
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 1,086
Originally Posted by chaps1954
Thought Manchester was September at earliest
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Italy
Posts: 113
LGW
With VS now having temporarily withdrawn from LGW, does anyone know what is to happen to their now former check in/bag drop area in zone A in the North terminal? As of yet, it remains unclear as to when, or if VS will be returning to Gatwick in the short term, so I'd be interested to see who would be taking over this space in their absence. I can't see it going dusty and unused. The same goes for their club lounge, are there any plans for this to be reactivated for use by another airline?
Further, as all LGW flying has now been relocated to LHR, I notice as per Airline Route that all former LGW A332 routes have since been replaced by the A333- in fact, it looks as if no A332 flying will be scheduled from LHR. With this in mind, what is to happen with the A332 fleet? Where will they now be based?
Further, as all LGW flying has now been relocated to LHR, I notice as per Airline Route that all former LGW A332 routes have since been replaced by the A333- in fact, it looks as if no A332 flying will be scheduled from LHR. With this in mind, what is to happen with the A332 fleet? Where will they now be based?
Last edited by JW95; 8th Jun 2020 at 08:03.
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: UK
Posts: 138
Originally Posted by JW95
With VS now having temporarily withdrawn from LGW, does anyone know what is to happen to their now former check in/bag drop area in zone A in the North terminal? As of yet, it remains unclear as to when, or if VS will be returning to Gatwick in the short term, so I'd be interested to see who would be taking over this space in their absence. I can't see it going dusty and unused. The same goes for their club lounge, are there any plans for this to be reactivated for use by another airline?
Further, as all LGW flying has now been relocated to LHR, I notice as per Airline Route that all former LGW A332 routes have since been replaced by the A333- in fact, it looks as if no A332 flying will be scheduled from LHR. With this in mind, what is to happen with the A332 fleet? Where will they now be based?
Further, as all LGW flying has now been relocated to LHR, I notice as per Airline Route that all former LGW A332 routes have since been replaced by the A333- in fact, it looks as if no A332 flying will be scheduled from LHR. With this in mind, what is to happen with the A332 fleet? Where will they now be based?
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW England
Posts: 146
Originally Posted by SKOJB
Have I missed something, thought VS had permanently withdrawn?
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Leeds, UK & Cork, Ireland
Posts: 1,004
Originally Posted by JW95
With VS now having temporarily withdrawn from LGW, does anyone know what is to happen to their now former check in/bag drop area in zone A in the North terminal? As of yet, it remains unclear as to when, or if VS will be returning to Gatwick in the short term, so I'd be interested to see who would be taking over this space in their absence. I can't see it going dusty and unused. The same goes for their club lounge, are there any plans for this to be reactivated for use by another airline?
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Luton
Posts: 421
Originally Posted by JW95
With VS now having temporarily withdrawn from LGW, does anyone know what is to happen to their now former check in/bag drop area in zone A in the North terminal? As of yet, it remains unclear as to when, or if VS will be returning to Gatwick in the short term, so I'd be interested to see who would be taking over this space in their absence. I can't see it going dusty and unused. The same goes for their club lounge, are there any plans for this to be reactivated for use by another airline?
Further, as all LGW flying has now been relocated to LHR, I notice as per Airline Route that all former LGW A332 routes have since been replaced by the A333- in fact, it looks as if no A332 flying will be scheduled from LHR. With this in mind, what is to happen with the A332 fleet? Where will they now be based?
Further, as all LGW flying has now been relocated to LHR, I notice as per Airline Route that all former LGW A332 routes have since been replaced by the A333- in fact, it looks as if no A332 flying will be scheduled from LHR. With this in mind, what is to happen with the A332 fleet? Where will they now be based?
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Italy
Posts: 113
Originally Posted by Level bust
I have just received my amended booking to Orlando from Heathrow next April and it's an A330-200.
Join Date: Sep 2019
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VS and LGW
Originally Posted by 116d
The message is they've pulled out of LGW with immediate effect, but they hinted at a potential return in the future as they said they would retain their slots. They cited customer demand, but in reality it's anybody's guess when they will return. It could be within the next 3 years, within this decade or never at all.
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: London
Age: 39
Posts: 652
Given the situation in the US looks like continuing across the summer peak, does anyone have a view on a path to survival for VS? Like BA, they’re dead until the US opens up and certain quarters are suggesting they’ll not be open to travel from outside until the winter. So with summer effectively lost and VS intentionally not refunding in good time, what does a survival path going into winter flying look like?
