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LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 07 Aug 2013, 20:19
by Grumbleweed
Curious as to why 40 minutes have been added to VS LGW-ANU (VS & BA were both 8H 40m, VS now 9H 20m). Seems a long time extra in the air but not long enough for a stop, anyway it's still listed as 0 stops.
ANU-LGW is now + 15m, which seems a more understandable alteration.

(And yes, I do know what killed the cat!) ;)

Re: LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 07 Aug 2013, 20:34
by tontybear
depends on the plane allocated.

I think the A330 is a little slower than a 747 (or vice versa)

Re: LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 07 Aug 2013, 20:50
by Grumbleweed
Pretty sure original booking was A330 (2 cabin). Revised flight time A330 3 cabin, must be all the UC slowing things down!

Re: LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 08 Aug 2013, 11:15
by Concorde RIP
Yep, probably plane type allocated. The A330 is a little slower than 747 or 777(which BA use).

Re: LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 08 Aug 2013, 11:41
by wwings
I think the 330 flies at about 3 minutes and hour slower than the 747.

Re: LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 08 Aug 2013, 21:54
by gfonk
wwings wrote:I think the 330 flies at about 3 minutes and hour slower than the 747.

That's really interesting. Thanks wwings
Would that also be true of an A340?

Re: LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 08 Aug 2013, 21:59
by wwings
gfonk wrote:
wwings wrote:I think the 330 flies at about 3 minutes and hour slower than the 747.

That's really interesting. Thanks wwings
Would that also be true of an A340?


Depends.. the A340-600 flies faster than the A340-300 for example. (ie 600 flies more like a Boeing, and the 300 more like a 330 if that makes sense)

Re: LGW-ANU why 40 min added?

PostPosted: 08 Aug 2013, 22:27
by gfonk
wwings wrote:Depends.. the A340-600 flies faster than the A340-300 for example. (ie 600 flies more like a Boeing, and the 300 more like a 330 if that makes sense)

That is interesting. I was thinking that the A343 and A346 were only marginally different.