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Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 15:39
by Henriques
Hi

I would be very grateful if anyone could advise me if Virgin will be operating the 787 Dreamliner from either New York or Boston back to the UK on the 21,22,23 or 24 August 2015.

My daughter and I are hoping to cruise to New York and spend a few days in the USA before flying back to the UK. If VS are not flying the 787 from New York we may be going to Boston so could fly back from there if that is a Dreamliner route.

I would love to be on the 787 as I am hoping to upgrade to Premium Economy as a treat for my daughter's birthday (we have only ever flown economy before).

Is there anyone in the know about such things please?

Many thanks

Debbie

Re: Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 16:07
by tontybear
If you do a dummy booking you can check the plane type scheduled by clicking on 'flight details' (or similar wording) in the date / flight matrix.

However you cannot be 100% guaranteed to be on a 787 because it could be swapped at the last moment

Re: Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 16:07
by Neil
Hi,

If you have a look at the last page of this thread you will find the latest schedule for the 787.

Neil

Re: Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 16:39
by Eggtastico
My booking
Out July 23rd to Boston
VS11 Airbus A340-600

Return 7th Aug New York
VS10 Boeing 747-400

Re: Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 16:54
by Eggtastico
vs04 from new york supposedly be a dreamliner at least up until june
http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/bre ... june-2015/

Re: Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 20:38
by Henriques
Thanks for the replies. I never realised you could see the aircraft types on the booking page!

From there it appears that the Dreamliner on these dates is scheduled on the Newark 22.30 flight, which seems strange. I would have thought that if Virgin were using the 787 for the New York route it would have been in and out of JFK.

Thanks once again.

Re: Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 20:50
by Pob
My VS004 flight mid May was meant to be a 789, but has just switched this week to a 333. Slightly gutted.

Re: Virgin 787 Dreamliner route East Coast USA - August 2015

PostPosted: 20 Mar 2015, 21:36
by Henriques
Yes the problem is that no matter what it states when you book, the aircraft type is still subject to change through operational needs. I would be fed up also.