V-Flyer

Really keen on going to the airport to see the Patriots when they arrive. I know details are probably pretty vague. From what i have heard is they are arriving at Terminal 3 on next Friday (26th) on the following flight

Flight: VS 012
Airline: Virgin Atlantic Airways
Departure: Boston Logan International Apt
Terminal: Terminal E
Departure Time: 19:45, Thursday 25 October 2012
Arrive: London Heathrow Apt
Terminal: Terminal 3
Arrival Time: 07:20, Friday 26 October 2012
Stops: Non-stop
Travel Time: 6hrs 35mins
Aircraft: 346(Airbus Industrie A340-600)
Classes offered: Business Economy

They'll come through from Customs in the main arrival hall--greet them with a sign and a shout!

Normally VS sends an aircraft on charter for the NFL London teams, rather than flying them on a standard commercial flight.

clarkeysntfc wrote:Normally VS sends an aircraft on charter for the NFL London teams, rather than flying them on a standard commercial flight.

They will still have to clear customs though and wander passed the duty free through those doors to the bullpen, give them a big wave y) y)

Anyone know when St Louis are coming through? Same flight doing a round multi-stop trip do we think

According to the VS press release both teams will be arriving on special charter flights.

What does a special charter mean? 19 year old student here! Want to travel up to get some pictures of my team. Anyone know anything on what flight they are on?

The one i found was internet speculation and then looking at scheduled flights

It means they're chartering an aircraft for the private use of each NFL team to travel to London. The schedule will be separate to the normal commercial one.

joelbailey752 wrote:What does a special charter mean? 19 year old student here! Want to travel up to get some pictures of my team. Anyone know anything on what flight they are on?

The one i found was internet speculation and then looking at scheduled flights

As it's a charter it won't fly the normal schedule it will depend on when it can get a take off and landling slot at BOS and LHR.

You might try contacting the Patriots directly. They might appreciate some fans to welcome them

The fan rally might be of interest.

What VS often do for these is operate the outbound as a commercial flight and then use the inbound just for the charter. They did this for the Ryder Cup team recently.

Pax who had booked on the scheduled service on the date they will operate the charter will be offered travel the day before or after, or if they kick up enough of a stink another carrier (latter is very rarely approved)