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VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squad
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16 Mar 2010, 18:53by Nottingham Nick
Announced on the VS facebook site
http://www.facebook.com/virginatlantic?ref=nf" target="_blank" target="_blank
The link to the press release now works.
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/al ... tus_Update" target="_blank
Nick
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
Posted:
16 Mar 2010, 19:13by mitchja
There's already several numpty responses to the Facebook wall post!!!
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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16 Mar 2010, 19:22by willd
Interesting. Another one up for VS over BA. Knowing SRB we will soon see VS planes flying around with "Official AIrline to the England Team" on the side, much like BA did when they had the contract.
I note the press release says the players will use the UC Wing.....somehow I doubt any players will be setting foot in T3. I would imagine that, as with previous England flights, they will firstly be handled through a private terminal (or checked in at their hotel) and secondly the aircraft will probably use somewhere other than LHR. IIRC all previous England team flights have departed from LTN (I guess because its close to the England Hotel in Hertfordshire), although I am not sure if LTN's runway can take a 346.
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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16 Mar 2010, 19:57by Tinkerbelle
mitchja wrote:There's already several numpty responses to the Facebook wall post!!!
Yeah am loving the person who was convinced the World Cup is in 2011!
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
Posted:
16 Mar 2010, 20:00by Nottingham Nick
Tinkerbelle wrote:mitchja wrote:There's already several numpty responses to the Facebook wall post!!!
Yeah am loving the person who was convinced the World Cup is in 2011!
Am guessing that the poster was trying to be subtle and suggest that the 'proper' world cup, is the one that is being held next year in New Zealand.
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/" target="_blank
Nick
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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16 Mar 2010, 20:07by tontybear
I see that people are also talking about baggage allowance and the non availabilty of reward tickets.
we are so much more well behaved here where we never go off topic !
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Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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17 Mar 2010, 11:24by aspence7
Looks like there's still availibility in UC for that flight
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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17 Mar 2010, 11:26by aspence7
Unless they are commissioning their own plane!
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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17 Mar 2010, 11:52by Tinkerbelle
It will more than likely be their own plane just like when VS flew the American football teams to Wembley and took the golfers to the US for the Ryder Cup.
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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17 Mar 2010, 12:10by slinky09
mitchja wrote:There's already several numpty responses to the Facebook wall post!!!
As I see, and I am "discusted" (sic.) too!
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
Posted:
23 Mar 2010, 23:06by mattyp
....what do we reckon the chances are of them using G-VWIN (Lady Luck) for this....? A dead cert I reckon!
Re: VS the official airline for England 2010 World Cup squ
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24 Mar 2010, 11:23by Tinkerbelle
mattyp wrote:....what do we reckon the chances are of them using G-VWIN (Lady Luck) for this....? A dead cert I reckon!
They could use any 346 - when VS flew the Ryder Cup team to the US, G-VFOX was used and it was temporarily renamed "Queen of Clubs".