Sydney start date

VS will announce on monday that services to Sydney are to start
on 7December.

Hi,

That is excellent news.

Thank you for the news freeway.

Wonder how many points for a UC return trip?

Regards

TBS

[Nottingham Nick]

Thanks Freeway. Great news.

Just waiting for concrete news on DXB...Cuba....etc etc.

Nick

quote:Originally posted by Nottingham Nick
Thanks Freeway. Great news.

Just waiting for concrete news on DXB...Cuba....etc etc.

Nick

Cuba and Bahamas are jul 05

[Nottingham Nick]

Thanks for that Freeway, If it has been on the board before I had missed it.

I must admit, when I first read your post, I thought you meant 5th July this year[:I]

I take it you mean July 2005;)

Nick

[mitchja]

Fantastic news Freeway....SYD here I come (on VS all the way)




Regards

Wow - at last a proper start date, excellent news. Thanks Freeway

One thinks one might have to revisit next year's holiday routine

Cheers

Michael

I wonder if I can do sydney in my usual weekend:D

[buns]

Freeway

Thanks for the news.

Mrs Buns works for a dual listed company that operates out of both London and Sydney. She says many of her colleagues will be switching when VS comes on line.

Buns

quote:Originally posted by freeway
VS will announce on monday that services to Sydney are to start
on 7December.

Am I missing something - nobody has asked what route it will take?

jules.

It will be via HKG on an A340-600 I believe.

BC

quote:Originally posted by BlackCat
It will be via HKG on an A340-600 I believe.

I know that was the initial plan, but I was under the impression VS still had no rights to continue on from HKG..

jules.

Now they do

[Bazz]

quote:Originally posted by 748748

quote:Originally posted by freeway
VS will announce on monday that services to Sydney are to start
on 7December.

2004?

Yes 2004 for LHR-HKG-SYD, other routes are 2005.

The crew on my VS flight last week also confirmed they would definately start in December. The deal is all but done, and I also understand that a new clubhouse is being built at Hong Kong this year to facilitate the new route.

Rich.

I heard BA were pretty pissed off at VS getting this route, they'd been after it for a while.

WOW

I am so excited we wanted to go for 2004 dec

I can't wait I wonder what the price will be like compared to BA etc...

B

England won Switz its not all over yet!!

The press release is out!!

Excellent News, im sure you will all agree:

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/press_re ... ss_id=2134

Sydney here we come!!

quote:Originally posted by freeway
Now they do

Interesting, because according to http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/040621/80/ewa48.html it is all still subject to approval..

quote:Implementation of the agreement had been delayed while the European Commission determined that it would not run counter to the objectives of its common transport policy .. the European Commission was still in the process of scrutinising the deal but that an outcome was likely in September.

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to have the opportunity to travel on VS metal to SYD, but there is a difference between "they do [have approval]" and "outcome [is] likely in September"

jules.

of course cathay are gonna disripute it, they're LHR>HKG>SYD competition

quote:of course cathay are gonna disripute it, they're LHR>HKG>SYD competition

I though there had been a trade off with cathy to get the syd route in the first place, letting Cathy fly to NYC from LHR in the future

quote:...on an A340-600 I believe.

Once they join the fleet it will be operated by A380!

just tried to book and only Malasian flights are showing ie non vs[:(]

[mitchja]

according to the press release 'tickets go on sale later in the summer' but the bit I like the sound of the is 'Details of introductory promotional offers will also be announced at that time'

Regards

I wonder if it will still be possible to use miles on Singapore on the Australia route after the VS service starts?

Will VS UC to Australia yield 20 tier points I wonder?

Announcement of the route is great news and I expect that this will be followed by an increase in VH activity down under? Hope so.

cheers
GO