MCO to MAN 7th April (Updated with pics)

I'm sat in the gate at MCO looking at English Rose for my VS16 flight to LGW. But the MAN flight is delayed by half hour and there isn't a aircraft here. I can't see one in flight on VF or on the VS iPod app?

Any news or anybody know anything? So I can tell some of the passengers here?

Flight number VS 076
Departure date 07 Apr 2011
Route Orlando (MCO) to Manchester (MAN)
Scheduled departure time 07 Apr 19:00
Estimated departure time 07 Apr 19:30
Scheduled arrival time 08 Apr 08:30
Estimated arrival time 08 Apr 09:00
Additional flight status information Please accept our apologies for the disruption to your flight. We are endeavouring to minimise the delay therefore the original check in and bag drop times remain the same. Please do not delay your arrival at the airport.


That's off the vs web site,

David

whats the MAN flight no?

Looks like VS075 landed at 17:24 according to VS website

This is the inbound detail from VS


Flight number VS 075
Departure date 07 Apr 2011
Route Manchester (MAN) to Orlando (MCO)
Scheduled departure time 07 Apr 11:00
Actual departure time 07 Apr 13:11
Scheduled arrival time 07 Apr 15:25
Actual arrival time 07 Apr 17:24

Just walked down to their gate and the brand new shiney VKSS is gleaming in the Orlando sun! Sneaked past when I wasn't looking.

I've got a pic will post it when I get home. Very jealous, new IFE. Next time maybe, next time?

Just walked down to their gate and the brand new shiney VKSS is gleaming in the Orlando sun! Sneaked past when I wasn't looking.

I've got a pic will post it when I get home. Very jealous, new IFE. Next time maybe, next time?

I didn't think VKSS was coming into service until May? Is it not VSXY? I bet you are very Jealous

flight status says it was VSXY Beauty Queen that did the Man-MCO today

Just wrenched myself from the chair, def VKSS. Still seems weird seeing a twin engine VS aircraft.

flight status says it was VSXY Beauty Queen that did the Man-MCO today

Seems odd - although in the aircraft database it does show VSXY scheduled for a MAN to LGW flight tomorrow!

Looking at the TAS Manchester site, VKSS landed on Tuesday afternoon and took over the MAN-MCO route on Wednesday.

Nice pic on their homepage http://www.tasmanchester.co.uk/Home.html

[Neil]

Interesting that they have had to bring KSS in to service already. The 75 was late on Tues, maybe the tech problem couldn't be resolved quickly on SXY so they had to do a quick swap.

[Scrooge]

Now lets just stop and think about this for a minute.

VS had a spare aircraft :0

And used it :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0

Interestingly the VS76 just appeared i nthe flight movements section as having been done by G-VBLU, a LHR based A346.

Also last sunday at LGW there was a VS A330 parked up which I can only presume to be G-VKSS as G-VSXY would have been up at or returning to MAN from MCO the previous day. Unless she made a little dasj back down south?

[Neil]

Interestingly the VS76 just appeared i nthe flight movements section as having been done by G-VBLU, a LHR based A346.

That must be incorrect. BLU only arrived back at LHR yesterday morning. KSS did the outbound 75, so almost certain it will have operated the 76.

I've uploaded some pics to flickr of VKSS, only two and the last one was on VROS this morning. Hope it works!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61532863@N07/with/5600390000/

i am about to book flights for late may-waiting for a 330 TR before deciding whethere to go for it

[honey lamb]

i am about to book flights for late may-waiting for a 330 TR before deciding whethere to go for it

Ahem

Albeit a bit sparse

Just seen that G-VBLU was suppose to have flown the VS76 from Orlando to Manchester yesterday - but I was in the Clubhouse yesterday at Heathrow and it arrived from Dubai at 1430(ish) and was parked on Gate 20 until I boarded my flight to JFK at 1630 so don't think that can be right - just a gremlin in the system me thinks!!

HF

I've uploaded some pics to flickr of VKSS, only two and the last one was on VROS this morning. Hope it works!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61532863@N07/with/5600390000/

Mademoiselle looks great! Thanks for posting