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#832120 by StillRedHot
09 Dec 2012, 22:14
Aer Lingus will be operating the VS short-haul services. Aircraft will be in VS colours, staff trained by Virgin.

Hot breakfast will be served on morning flights, snacks on day flights.

There will be 6 daily round trips to Edinburgh and back, and 3 to Manchester and Aberdeen. That's 24 flights a day.
#832121 by David
09 Dec 2012, 22:18
StillRedHot wrote:Aer Lingus will be operating the VS short-haul services. Aircraft will be in VS colours, staff trained by Virgin.

Hot breakfast will be served on morning flights, snacks on day flights.

There will be 6 daily round trips to Edinburgh and back, and 3 to Manchester and Aberdeen. That's 24 flights a day.


That's excellent news for EDI y) - any idea of a start date ?

Next bring on the long haul ;)

David
#832122 by StillRedHot
09 Dec 2012, 22:48
David wrote:
StillRedHot wrote:Aer Lingus will be operating the VS short-haul services. Aircraft will be in VS colours, staff trained by Virgin.

Hot breakfast will be served on morning flights, snacks on day flights.

There will be 6 daily round trips to Edinburgh and back, and 3 to Manchester and Aberdeen. That's 24 flights a day.


That's excellent news for EDI y) - any idea of a start date ?

Next bring on the long haul ;)

David

Manchester starts 31st March, ABZ and EDI starts 'April 2013'. The flights should be on sale in the next week
#832152 by honey lamb
10 Dec 2012, 10:17
And here's the official press release from EI
#832155 by slinky09
10 Dec 2012, 10:32
David wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-20657670

Here's an update from BBC saying same start date for EDI flights - 31st March

David


So, for those of us on the MAN inaugural, which will now be the first in ?|
#832156 by hazban
10 Dec 2012, 10:32
Good news indeed. Living in the north I generally have to fly down to the London airports to connect.
One thought though, isn't Ryanair trying to take over Aer Lingus? Would that be the end of the promised inflight refreshment ! :(!
#832158 by David
10 Dec 2012, 10:41
slinky09 wrote:
So, for those of us on the MAN inaugural, which will now be the first in ?|


EDI allegedly leaves 06.40, MAN leaves 06.50 - I would guess the MAN flight unless they try and coordinate them for one big party ):

David

Edited to add : wonder if the flight times would allow me to do EDI-LHR, LHR-MAN, MAN-LHR and LHR-EDI all on the 31st March :D
#832159 by slinky09
10 Dec 2012, 11:09
David wrote:EDI allegedly leaves 06.40, MAN leaves 06.50 - I would guess the MAN flight unless they try and coordinate them for one big party ):


Great, thanks so we might be 10 mins behind but the shorter distance should make it up! More flights = more fun to be had!
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