V-Flyer

I was wondering what places VS used to fly?

I know they used to do LGW-ATH and LGW-EWR

I also heard somewhere they used to fly LHR-ORD and LHR-YYZ, but they got cancelled because of 9/11.

So, do you know where they used to fly, what aircraft were used and how often

thanks

another one was LGW-MIA and LGW-BOS, but those they just moved to LHR when the slots openned up.

Dont forget also LGW-PHC (Port Harcourt, Nigeria) which stopped recently.

So we had-

LGW-MIA
LGW-ATH
LGW-BOS

I think Athens was stopped after 9/11?

I presume the MIA and BOS one changed to LHR after BA cut down after 9/11?

PHC was changed to go throught VK's hub at LOS

I'm not sure if you can count LGW-MIA, LGW-EWR, and LGW-BOS because they simply switched airports. And with the EWR flight at least, it kept the flight number as well. I think VS used to fly their a320s to Spain and maybe Portugal. And no, I don't mean Virgin Sun, that was later.

ORD

There was a second SFO flight during 2001. (To LGW? - or was it LHR?)

I remember ORD and YYZ. I flew to both in the late nineties and remember I was disappointed that shortly after,virgin started advertising that they would start on those routes.

It really shows the power of the Virgin Brand. I had never flown virgin before, but was still disappointed that i was too soon to try.

Virgin came close to flying to Pittsburgh after British Airways pulled out but they elected to move the extra route rights to Las Vegas instead.

The second IAD-LHR run; be it short lived in the summer

If I recall there was a second flight to BOS during the summer too, think it was 2004.

Thanks,
Richard

Originally posted by RichardMannion
If I recall there was a second flight to BOS during the summer too, think it was 2004.

Thanks,
Richard

Correct:)

VS never flew under its on right to Spain and Portugal.
Also, I flew the second BOS in 2004 - it was an afternoon departure and an early morning return. I think the designation was 053? I think this was meant to keep the slots.

Cheers,
VS045

Originally posted by VS045
Also, I flew the second BOS in 2004 - it was an afternoon departure and an early morning return. I think the designation was 053? I think this was meant to keep the slots.

IIRC the 2nd BOS service ran 3 x weekly, and the extra IAD service was 4 x weekly. and was indeed used to hold slots (I think until the seasonal Cape Town services re-started that Autumn).

IIRC the 2nd BOS service ran 3 x weekly, and the extra IAD service was 4 x weekly. and was indeed used to hold slots (I think until the seasonal Cape Town services re-started that Autumn).

I also flew on that extra IAD service as well that summer - actually, that was my last trip on an arcadia aircraft - G-VFLY 8K:)

Cheers,
VS045

LGW - SFO on the 747-200!!!

in addition to the LHR flight!

Am I going nuts (probably) but I seem to remember a Moscow flight?

Originally posted by jetwet1
Am I going nuts (probably) but I seem to remember a Moscow flight?

IIRC VS won the rights to fly to Moscow, but never operated the route.

Originally posted by Richard28

Originally posted by jetwet1
Am I going nuts (probably) but I seem to remember a Moscow flight?

IIRC VS won the rights to fly to Moscow, but never operated the route.

Oh ok,not totaly nuts.

LHR - ATH A320/321 G-OUZO / G-VATH
LGW - ATH A320/321 G-OUZO / G-VATH

LGW-BOS B742 Moved to lhr
LGW-MIA B742 Moved to LHR
LGW-EWR B742 Moved to LHR VS17 with new slot
LGW-SFO B742

LGW- PHC now operated LHR via LOS by VK A343

LGW- YYZ B742
LHR- ORD A343

The addional BOS and IAD services Summer 2004

and VS 25 axed after 9/11 soon starting again JUL 1 2006 with new slot time

^ thanks for thos

Thanks for that, milehigh![y]:D

Cheers,
VS045

Originally posted by milehigh
LHR- ORD A343

On a trip to the US Grand Prix in 2000 I flew back from ORD on a 742 if it makes any odds... [y]

YYZ was a favourite of mine, ramp it up the wishlist please VS....

The NRT flight used to stop in Moscow on route for a crew change and some more fuel since it was operated on a 747-200.

Why ATH? What is the significance of ATH?