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Old 13th Sep 2004, 22:19
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Virgin regional??????

Does anyone out there have any info regarding rumours of VB being close to launching a regional airline?
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Gday smoke. The rumour is just that mate. No foundation to it at all. Maybe some day but not in the near future.
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How would the 737-600 go operating regional routes for Virgin?
You could operate into new centres such as Tamworth, Devonport or new city pairings out of Avalon (novel idea!) with around 100 seats. This would also keep the single aircraft type across the board.
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Geez. More aircraft stalling around the australian skies! Getting hard to hear with all of these VB stick shakers going off!
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I didn't think it would be too long before Dumb and Dumber (alias swinefest) got in here and ruined YET AGAIN another normal thread. You are far too DUMB to be a pilot mate so please spare us the wait and duly inform us just what it is you do. The anticipation is killing me.
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Hey Shizenhound............... Sniff this!.........again
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Old 14th Sep 2004, 06:57
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Heard on the grapevine, a rumour no less that they have been in talks with AirAsia. Makes a bit of sense cause Jetstar are looking at Singapore.

Any comments ???

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Old 14th Sep 2004, 08:00
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What exactly does anyone mean by "regional" anyway?

Virgin already serves Mackay, Coffs Harbour, Sunshine Coast, Broome, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Ballina and Launceston.

How would the 737-600 go operating regional routes for Virgin?
Buckshot do you mean instead of the -700 and -800 that they now operate or as well as?
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Old 14th Sep 2004, 09:24
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Icarus,

Maybe they could use the 736 on these thin routes instead of the larger aircraft they currently use.
These small ports, such as Coffs, Ballina, Hervey Bay, Proserpine etc are all one flight a day at the moment.
If they used the -600 they could go to double daily - one early and one late and increase the traffic that way. Other small ports, like Launceston, could increase frequency using the smaller jet.

Mr Boeing doesn't seem to have sold many -600's though. Is it perhaps a tad heavy?
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Pointless thread!
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