Puerto Rico

VS today announced that we will be operating 25 flights to Puerto Rico during the winter 2009/2010 season.

The weekly service will route via Antigua.

They are mainly to support Virgin cruises but will also be offered as scheduled fares.

Flight VS081 will leave LGW at 10:25 and arrive in San Juan at 16:05.

Good news I feel.[:)]

[HighFlyer]

Never a bad thing to see a new route. I wonder how many seats will be available for scheduled pax versus cruise passengers.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks,
Sarah

Nothing on the website yet...

And their call centre staff are currently denying all knowledge of it - Just called to see if I could try and amend a future KIN booking to SJU as that would be more convenient...

Will it be a Saturday Service replacing the existing ANU Saturday one or a new Sunday Service giving ANU an extra frequency?

[Decker]

The Press Release is on TravelMole Barnstaple...

The first flight is saturday 7th november so will just use the existing ANU service and the last flight is 24th April so looks like they will all be on a saturday.

Yes I have seen that. I guess they haven't filtered it through yet...

I shall keep my eyes 'glued' to the website!

quote:Originally posted by HighFlyer
Never a bad thing to see a new route. I wonder how many seats will be available for scheduled pax versus cruise passengers.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks,
Sarah


This thread reckoned 80% of the seats would be for cruise passengers
http://www.v-flyer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27433
DL

quote:Originally posted by barnstaple
And their call centre staff are currently denying all knowledge of it -

Not long since VS management were denying any such plans and instructing staff:
quote:The line to take is
'It is not true.......
Not surprising their staff get confused...

Funny that isn't it - but as we all know rumours have to start somewhere regardless of how strenuously our management deny it!

Aparently tickets go on sale tomorrow, Monday 11th

Good news to get another new route! I hope to see a few more even through these difficult times! Maybe virgin will do a Ryanair and capitalise on the boom! Quick question are you sure about those times, they seem very tight for a stop in ANU.

[honey lamb]

quote:Originally posted by ryand
Quick question are you sure about those times, they seem very tight for a stop in ANU.

virginboy747 is a staff member and will have direct access to the information

I dont doubt Virginboy747's accuracy it just puzzled me how it could be done.

I am not surprised at all that any route expansion has come from VH/VC demand. As we said a number of months ago in a thread on possible future destinations, VH/VC essentially guarantee bums on seats for VS. VS get to by pass any of the uncertainties with starting a non VH route. I wouldnt be surprised if we see more moves like this, especially given that VH is expanding.

BTW hasn't VS operated cruise charters to SJU before (along with MSY as well)? I seem to recall seeing some pictures on a.net and believe one of the crew regulars on here (at the time) crewed on one of the SJU flights.

quote:Originally posted by ryand
I dont doubt Virginboy747's accuracy it just puzzled me how it could be done.


It could be that the aircraft routes LGW-SJU-ANU-LGW. That would make sense on those times I believe.

VS 81 depart LGW at 09:25

arrive ANU 14:05
depart ANU 15:05
arrive SJU 16:05

depart SJU 18:35
arrive ANU 19:35
depart ANU 20:35

arrive LGW 09:35

quote:Originally posted by willd

BTW hasn't VS operated cruise charters to SJU before (along with MSY as well)? I seem to recall seeing some pictures on a.net and believe one of the crew regulars on here (at the time) crewed on one of the SJU flights.


I certainly operated one of the cruise charters on a A343 from LGW to SJU - it was a fantastic trip and destination! [^]

Yep I did two of them, sadly we only got one night in SJU but it's an amazing place!

still not on sale on the vs site

Just seen on the Virgin Atlantic facebook site that the flights will be on sale on Wednesday.....

quote:Originally posted by ryand
Just seen on the Virgin Atlantic facebook site that the flights will be on sale on Wednesday.....


Great news, PR is a beautiful island, San Juan a fascinating city. I may even go back on VS!

On sale today, prices dont look too bad...... i'm slightly confused why i was so excited that is was going on sale. Not as if i can go lol

quote:Originally posted by ryand
On sale today, prices dont look too bad...... i'm slightly confused why i was so excited that is was going on sale. Not as if i can go lol


I tried for November, 3,637 pounds in UC eek. Have all the Z's gone already?

Hmm, im not up with the Upper Class selling patterns. I never get to fly it lol. Maybe its like BA was when they launched their new routes the cheapest options weren't available on the first day of booking. Or it could be because of the combined ANU flight so the previous bookings on the original VS33 may have taken all the Z fares.