England fly out on VS

The English cricket team set off for OZ last night on VS bit of a black eye for BA:D

Originally posted by jaguarpig
The English cricket team set off for OZ last night on VS bit of a black eye for BA:D

Very little publicity by VS though. Compared with the Ashes themselves last month and the Ryder cup team a couple of years ago not much has been said...

Wonder why there wasn't must press on it??[:?] Thought it would be a prime op for SRB to rub it in BA face???

Can't remember which paper I saw it in, but there was a near full page article in the sports section all about the UC suite that the players were going to enjoy on their 24 hour flight.

Must have been a quiet day for sports stories I guess!

Cheers,

Neil

The Times did a write up on what the team could expect in Upper and kept referring to the differences with BA and why they chose VS.

Originally posted by jaguarpig
The English cricket team set off for OZ last night

Think they'll just about arrive in time to join the last stages of the RL boys' party that'll be kicking off round about now :D

Cheers

Michael

Times article here about Freddie and Co travelling in Upper....

ÒEven Steve Harmison will fit,Ó a Virgin spokesman said. Harmison, who is 6ft 5in, should have an inch to spare

Not a chance! I am 6'2" and dont fit in, well unless i dangle my legs off the otterman.

Lucky them:D[8D]

Being more spacially efficient (well about 5'8'') I fit perfectly into a suite. In fact, one might say I was made for them - I certainly like to think so;)

VS.

Press release on va.com ref VS transporting the England team to Australia for the defence of the Ashes.

It was on sky sports news a lot too, with lots of footage of UC.

There has been coverage on the national news here of their arrival.

VS plane on tarmac, flag out the window. A few seconds of the cabin crew and some of the team just about to deplane.

Robert

Apart from The Times article which was posted on our intranet and a few other newspaper cuttings I didn't see anything else but I'm told the news that night (which I missed) featured quite a bit.

We covered it on Friday evening. Well organised by VS press office and there was plenty of coverage, including a live interview by the BBC with Flintoff on the tarmac prior to departure. I think the VS publicity will carry on in Sydney, so they've done well on this one.

Loved the BBC prime time coverage--standing right outside the VS plane (couldn't catch her name) on the tarmac. I for one, am quite proud of VS being the official transport for sports teams. If I have to suffer through their contests once they arrive, it at least helps to know the teams have had a lovely transport in anticipation.


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