Virgin to expand Long Haul
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Virgin to expand Long Haul
Just read an article in Australian Business Traveller that Virgin is going to expand its long haul operation. I thought the long haul operation was being reduced with the ending of MEL-LAX?
aaand... back on topic, the long haul ops were only reduced insofar as BNE is a little closer to LAX than MEL is. Same number of sectors operated, just daily Bris instead of 4 Bris + 3 Mel per week.
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SIN/HKG are very likely options, as we all know going to SIN will tie in to the SQ network like VA does with EY/DL-VX
HKG could give multiple options like taking up the tag flight with VS but it wouldn't suprise me if they linked up with CX after the lovers tiff from QF - similar to NZ.
What I am curious about is the touted potential of a third route as there is no obvious option out there unless for some reason they go to LHR (yeh right)
HKG could give multiple options like taking up the tag flight with VS but it wouldn't suprise me if they linked up with CX after the lovers tiff from QF - similar to NZ.
What I am curious about is the touted potential of a third route as there is no obvious option out there unless for some reason they go to LHR (yeh right)
How about PER - RGN? Thinking outside the box .. RGN being one of the places with significant international traffic growth since Burma's democratic reforms started a few years ago.
If they were going to go east of LAX wouldn't Delta's hub at Salt Lake City make more sense?
And if they do operate to HKG then their code share partner Virgin Atlantic could provide another route to Europe.
And if they do operate to HKG then their code share partner Virgin Atlantic could provide another route to Europe.
Maybe I'm a pessimist/realist but I don't know why these rumours circulate. In my view long haul and wide bodies is really the realm of the owners. Virgin will stick to domestic flying and be lucky if they can keep that between themselves and qf without the govt opening those routes to cheaper overseas competitors.
What's wrong with 2 pilot operation Syd Sin? Normal operation on the BA B744.