Can anyone confirm that there maybe 2 flights a day next summer?[?][?][?]
Well i have heard a while ago on the grapevine that you could well see MAN-LAS go to VS from BD. Allowing them to free up the use of a 330 for extra routes from LHR.
Technically VS would be very clever in eventually taking over all of the b+s routes that BD operate, after all they dont fit into their business plan from MAN, they dont fit into the star alliance at all (at least ORD and IAD are *a hubs) and VH provide 95% of the pax on the b+s routes for BD anyway.
Time will tell if BD/VS strike a deal and VS take over the routes. After all VH will want customers to have the whole virgin experience- hence new routes to Jamacia, Cuba and Bahamas from LGW.
A lack of a/c at VS is the current real problem- hence why i think that BD are just babysitting these routes plus as BD expand at LHR they will need the a/c capacity at lHR.
On a side- dont be surprised to see some ultra long haul routes from MAN soon- possibly QF MAN-FCO-BKK-SYD or NZ MAN-LAX-AKL (though hugely doubtful).
Technically VS would be very clever in eventually taking over all of the b+s routes that BD operate, after all they dont fit into their business plan from MAN, they dont fit into the star alliance at all (at least ORD and IAD are *a hubs) and VH provide 95% of the pax on the b+s routes for BD anyway.
Time will tell if BD/VS strike a deal and VS take over the routes. After all VH will want customers to have the whole virgin experience- hence new routes to Jamacia, Cuba and Bahamas from LGW.
A lack of a/c at VS is the current real problem- hence why i think that BD are just babysitting these routes plus as BD expand at LHR they will need the a/c capacity at lHR.
On a side- dont be surprised to see some ultra long haul routes from MAN soon- possibly QF MAN-FCO-BKK-SYD or NZ MAN-LAX-AKL (though hugely doubtful).
Originally posted by willd
Well i have heard a while ago on the grapevine that you could well see MAN-LAS go to VS from BD. Allowing them to free up the use of a 330 for extra routes from LHR.
Technically VS would be very clever in eventually taking over all of the b+s routes that BD operate, after all they dont fit into their business plan from MAN, they dont fit into the star alliance at all (at least ORD and IAD are *a hubs) and VH provide 95% of the pax on the b+s routes for BD anyway.
Time will tell if BD/VS strike a deal and VS take over the routes. After all VH will want customers to have the whole virgin experience- hence new routes to Jamacia, Cuba and Bahamas from LGW.
A lack of a/c at VS is the current real problem- hence why i think that BD are just babysitting these routes plus as BD expand at LHR they will need the a/c capacity at lHR.
On a side- dont be surprised to see some ultra long haul routes from MAN soon- possibly QF MAN-FCO-BKK-SYD or NZ MAN-LAX-AKL (though hugely doubtful).
Have to agree with you about the potential that BD are babysitting ... their strategy seems to be to expand LHR (vis a vis current open skies negotiations) and I'd be very interested to see VA and MD reaching some arrangement over take off slots at Manchester.
Scarily returns to the option of whether Virgin and MD will merge?
There's a plane at JFK, to fly you back from far away
all those dark and frantic transatlantic miles
all those dark and frantic transatlantic miles
I am booked on VS073 in upper class suite for Nov 2nd which is a thursday, my seatmap shows a 744 suite config.
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