V-Flyer

hi,

How come there are about 3 vs flights going to Barbados,

VS029 and VS037, VS035 i know the VS035 goes to Antigua after barbados.

However why the difference between VS029 and VS037?? is there a different aircraft??

dopeyly yours

Goldenapple!

Hi Goldenapple,

Multiple flight numbers for the same location are needed to differentiate the departure/arrival times.

If we take Los Angeles for example, we have two flights daily, the first departing at 11.25 is VS007 and the second departing at 15.45 is VS023, the return flights are VS008 and VS024 respectively. (I think those times are correct.)

It may be that certain flight numbers are also only available during peak seasons, not sure but that may be the case with the 37? Someone who flies that route regularly will post an answer I am sure.

Hope that answers your question?

We are on VS37 in October. It goes to Barbados then carries on to St Lucia

Yes each individual flight will have its own number even if there are multiple flights to the same destination each day e.g. NYC

Its a lot safer to use different numbers then everyone knows exactly which flight they mean and what they have to do for that flight from Air Traffic Control right through to cleaning and catering.

cool!!!

thanks all

The difference between the three Barbados flights is that VS29 goes only to Barbados, VS35 goes to Barbados and Antigua and VS37 goes to Barbados and St Lucia. The different numbers distinguish the different destinations.

There is also one direct flight a week to St Lucia which has the flight number VS31