Another Which aircraft thread
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 18:32Anyone capable of finding out which aircraft I will be on on VS900 LHR-NRT on 23rd July. itn.net shows a suite config, but I wouldn't mind know for deffinate which aircraft im on.
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Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 18:32Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 18:36could you find out which a/c I'll be travelling VS019 LHR-SFO on friday (16th) please?
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 20:22quote:Originally posted by CryptKeeper
Anyone capable of finding out which aircraft I will be on on VS900 LHR-NRT on 23rd July. itn.net shows a suite config, but I wouldn't mind know for deffinate which aircraft im on.
G-VEIL
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 20:23quote:Originally posted by Blythy
could you find out which a/c I'll be travelling VS019 LHR-SFO on friday (16th) please?
G-VROC
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 20:27quote:Originally posted by freewayquote:Originally posted by Blythy
could you find out which a/c I'll be travelling VS019 LHR-SFO on friday (16th) please?
G-VROC
thank you thank you thank you thank you (I love her
)Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 20:38I think its great that Freeway can tell us which ACTUAL aircraft we are gonna be on - but why cant we all learn how to find out??
Give a man a fish a nd you feed him for a meal, teach a man to fish and you feed him for life!!!
Yes - very erudite for this time of day but there you go!!!!
Freeway - its over to you!!
Give a man a fish a nd you feed him for a meal, teach a man to fish and you feed him for life!!!
Yes - very erudite for this time of day but there you go!!!!
Freeway - its over to you!!
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 20:44quote:Originally posted by MarkJ
I think its great that Freeway can tell us which ACTUAL aircraft we are gonna be on - but why cant we all learn how to find out??
freeway is a VS staffer who has access to systems that the rest of us don't.
The which aircraft feature of the boards:
http://www.v-flyer.com/chance.asp
will tell you historically which aircraft has been used, but that is the best we can do.
I think the info freeway provides is brilliant, but you have to remember that it is always subject to change - aircraft going tech or being delayed will result in the scheduled plane changing (for better or worse;) )
Nick
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 21:01Does Freeway play the role of "The Fat Controller" ( in the nicest possible sense) deciding which aircraft goes to where and which get their refits??? Someone somewhere must do this job?
And out of interest why is this information not available publicly? what reason is there to hide it. In 5th November I am on the 601 to JBurg - the VS site and seat management section currently shows a 744 - but on the V-Flyer site it shows no 744's having been used on this route - well not in the last 3 months anyway. - my question ( and Freeway could kindly tell me exactly which plane if he/she has time) how far in advance are planes allocated to routes?
And out of interest why is this information not available publicly? what reason is there to hide it. In 5th November I am on the 601 to JBurg - the VS site and seat management section currently shows a 744 - but on the V-Flyer site it shows no 744's having been used on this route - well not in the last 3 months anyway. - my question ( and Freeway could kindly tell me exactly which plane if he/she has time) how far in advance are planes allocated to routes?
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 21:05quote:Originally posted by MarkJ
how far in advance are planes allocated to routes?
14 Days
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 21:09So does that mean that my flight to SA has a provisional 744 as the aircraft type and 2 weeks ahead of the flying date this gets firmed up?
Oh and thanks for the speedy replies ( didnt mean to call you fat either!!! sorry!!!)
Oh and thanks for the speedy replies ( didnt mean to call you fat either!!! sorry!!!)
Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 22:17Hi freeway. could you tell me wht flight ill be going on
VS008 LAX-LHR on the 15th of July. Thanks a lot
VS008 LAX-LHR on the 15th of July. Thanks a lot
Posted: 13 Jul 2004, 00:33Hello
Was going to ask the same, you'll get fed up of this.
LHR - SFO 24/09/04 VS19
SFO - LHR 29/09/04 VS20
If its too far ahead, no worries. Can get an idea on the v-flyer tool.
Cheers!
Dean
Was going to ask the same, you'll get fed up of this.
LHR - SFO 24/09/04 VS19
SFO - LHR 29/09/04 VS20
If its too far ahead, no worries. Can get an idea on the v-flyer tool.
Cheers!
Dean
Posted: 13 Jul 2004, 00:40quote:Originally posted by freewayquote:Originally posted by MarkJ
how far in advance are planes allocated to routes?
14 Days
Posted: 13 Jul 2004, 08:05Hi there freeway, could you please tell me the aircraft for...
LAX-LHR July 15th THANKS![^]
LAX-LHR July 15th THANKS![^]
Posted: 13 Jul 2004, 08:52quote:Originally posted by MarkJ
In 5th November I am on the 601 to JBurg - the VS site and seat management section currently shows a 744 - but on the V-Flyer site it shows no 744's having been used on this route - well not in the last 3 months anyway.
The JNB flight uses a 343 in the UK's summer (the low season for RSA) but uses the 747 in busy periods. That's why you can see a 343 in the What's my chance section.
BC
Posted: 13 Jul 2004, 09:50I would speculate that the information is not publicly available as then they don't need to have their legal department draw up all sorts of disclaimers about how you may not get the aircraft they indicated due to operational reasons etc. Making the info available would satisfy a few users (ourselves included) but would leave themselves open to a PR nightmare if anybody treated the information as anything other than indicational and became vociferous.
Just my thoughts.... IANAVSB
Just my thoughts.... IANAVSB
Posted: 13 Jul 2004, 11:48I think it is fantastic that Virgin Staff, such as Freeway (and others), take the time to read and contribute to this forum - it's really appreciated 
Boo
Boo
Posted: 14 Jul 2004, 14:14[8D]
Dipping deep into the font of knowlege..anyone have a clue as to AC for VS005/24 July LHR-MIA...also after having booked PE need to know if PE overbooked and poss of upgrade....been in this darned biz for 20 years and still didnt fly U/C...
thks in adv for any inside info
Dipping deep into the font of knowlege..anyone have a clue as to AC for VS005/24 July LHR-MIA...also after having booked PE need to know if PE overbooked and poss of upgrade....been in this darned biz for 20 years and still didnt fly U/C...
thks in adv for any inside info