Just looking at a booking for January to New York, and VA.com gave me the following options:
20 JAN 09:30 New York (JFK)
20 JAN 12:10 VS045 7:40 Hrs B744
20 JAN 14:00 New York (JFK)
20 JAN 16:40 VS003 7:40 Hrs B744
20 JAN 16:00 New York (EWR)
20 JAN 18:40 VS001 7:40 Hrs B744
20 JAN 17:55 New York (JFK)
20 JAN 20:50 VS009 7:55 Hrs A343
20 JAN 20:30 New York (EWR)
20 JAN 23:10 VS017 7:40 Hrs A343
Now, I've added the aircraft type myself, from ExpertFlyer.com - as I couldn't work out what was going on.
I know the A343 is the slowest plane VS have, so assumed that might be the cause of the extended flight time - but alas, no. The EWR flight (744 vs 343) contradicts that theory, as both aircraft offer the same flight time.
I thought, MAYBE they're factoring in holding/traffic at that particular time of day - maybe they intentionally slow down to hit a slot at the other side of the water in that case?
So... Does anyone know the "real" reason why VS9 takes an extra 15 minutes over all other NYC flights?
20 JAN 09:30 New York (JFK)
20 JAN 12:10 VS045 7:40 Hrs B744
20 JAN 14:00 New York (JFK)
20 JAN 16:40 VS003 7:40 Hrs B744
20 JAN 16:00 New York (EWR)
20 JAN 18:40 VS001 7:40 Hrs B744
20 JAN 17:55 New York (JFK)
20 JAN 20:50 VS009 7:55 Hrs A343
20 JAN 20:30 New York (EWR)
20 JAN 23:10 VS017 7:40 Hrs A343
Now, I've added the aircraft type myself, from ExpertFlyer.com - as I couldn't work out what was going on.
I know the A343 is the slowest plane VS have, so assumed that might be the cause of the extended flight time - but alas, no. The EWR flight (744 vs 343) contradicts that theory, as both aircraft offer the same flight time.
I thought, MAYBE they're factoring in holding/traffic at that particular time of day - maybe they intentionally slow down to hit a slot at the other side of the water in that case?
So... Does anyone know the "real" reason why VS9 takes an extra 15 minutes over all other NYC flights?