VS to double DXB flights?

[Neil]

According to this page VS are looking at going twice daily to DXB!

[mitchja]

This really doesn't surprise me.

The DXB market just seems to keep growing. Isn't there something like 26 flights a day already to/from the UK now [:0]

DXB is catching up on New York as well.

Regards

DXB must be fairly high up the list for new CH sites also...

DXB has an "open sky" policy, so all VS need is the slot out of LHR.

Dubai is the new NY, and the flights will only get busier.

Just checked what the loads were like for my return from DXB on Easter Monday - Still 25 seats in J available.[:0]

That's a lot of seats to have available for one of the busiest travel days of the year...

Originally posted by tallprawn
Just checked what the loads were like for my return from DXB on Easter Monday - Still 25 seats in J available.[:0]

That's a lot of seats to have available for one of the busiest travel days of the year...

We had that on our return flight from DXB, when I asked at check she said that there was over 20 seats available, when we got on board there was about 3 seats free! [:(!] The other classes weren't full, so the crew must of had friends on board!

Hope you have a good time in DXB! And of course UC! [y]

Last August there were just 15 pax in UC on our flight, good for us but not for VS;)

VS.

I would be quite surprised if VS doubled the DXB flights at the moment to be honest.

I would be quite surprised if VS doubled the DXB flights at the moment to be honest.

Me too; VS don't exactly have a huge surplus of a/c in the coming months.

VS.

Agreed- can see an extra a/c being used to much better affect (or is it effect [xx(]) by adding frequency to existing routes or indeed opening new routes such as YYZ for example.

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by willd
Agreed- can see an extra a/c being used to much better affect (or is it effect [xx(]) by adding frequency to existing routes or indeed opening new routes such as YYZ for example.

Effect [|:)]

With Nairobi and ORD starting on the 340 soon there isn't a lot of excess capacity in the fleet. However, the London-Dubai route is definitely a big and growing market and although an extra frequency wouldn't be my top priority I'm sure it could be feasable with extra a/c.

VS.

[Decker]

Guess that's a no for now

[Neil]

Seems however that Virgin have added an extra flight to Washington, the VS55/56 according to this

Neil

[RichardMannion]

Originally posted by Attitude23
Seems however that Virgin have added an extra flight to Washington, the VS55/56 according to this

Neil

Just like previous years then....

Thanks,
Richard

Ouch - 11:10pm departure[xx(]

How can loads justify this; I would have thought only those on business would use this route and surely VS can't fill a second plane load of biz travellers.

VS.

Originally posted by Attitude23
Seems however that Virgin have added an extra flight to Washington, the VS55/56 according to this

Neil

CPT and the 2nd IAD share an aircraft and slot at LHR over the course of a year...

Apr-Oct IAD VS55/56
Oct-Apr CPT VS603/604

[Scrooge]

They looked at it, but it is not going to happen

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Originally posted by VS045
Ouch - 11:10pm departure[xx(]

How can loads justify this; I would have thought only those on business would use this route and surely VS can't fill a second plane load of biz travellers.

VS.

The 55/56 are scheduled to be a 343 rather than a 346 for me next month. The flights were wide open for reward flights in UC when I booked last week.

Cheers, Howard