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#820494 by slinky09
20 Aug 2012, 16:35
A raft of changes for the winter - I think most if not all have been posted in previous threads but a useful summary here.
#820498 by steve2005
20 Aug 2012, 17:24
Excuse my ignorance here, but having had a glance at the changes, it's not clear (at least to me) which plane type is used for VS003/004.
I am flying out on Saturday 17 November, back on Tuesday 27 November, will it be the A330 or A340 ?

Thanks

Steve
#820499 by slinky09
20 Aug 2012, 17:50
A333 Sat to Thu with a A346 on Friday (day 5).
#820507 by julianhayling
20 Aug 2012, 18:37
i did have plans to back to iad on virgin come nov/ dec and jan but they have now put a a330 on this route cannot stand 2 engine planes so of to new york and then down to iad.
what a shame i have spent many happy trips on the lhr/iad route, but now lhr/jfk/ewr ona four engine plane
#820517 by slinky09
20 Aug 2012, 19:26
julianhayling wrote:i did have plans to back to iad on virgin come nov/ dec and jan but they have now put a a330 on this route cannot stand 2 engine planes so of to new york and then down to iad.
what a shame i have spent many happy trips on the lhr/iad route, but now lhr/jfk/ewr ona four engine plane


Eh? An A330 takes off and lands every 28 seconds around the world ... a B777 probably more frequently, and there are many thousands of other two engined jets in service some flying across oceans. That's one I'd never heard before :0 .
#820554 by CHill710
20 Aug 2012, 21:57
slinky09 wrote:
julianhayling wrote:i did have plans to back to iad on virgin come nov/ dec and jan but they have now put a a330 on this route cannot stand 2 engine planes so of to new york and then down to iad.
what a shame i have spent many happy trips on the lhr/iad route, but now lhr/jfk/ewr ona four engine plane


Eh? An A330 takes off and lands every 28 seconds around the world ... a B777 probably more frequently, and there are many thousands of other two engined jets in service some flying across oceans. That's one I'd never heard before :0 .


and you are half as likely to have a problem with half the amount of engines ;)
#820594 by at240
21 Aug 2012, 08:01
julianhayling wrote:i did have plans to back to iad on virgin come nov/ dec and jan but they have now put a a330 on this route cannot stand 2 engine planes so of to new york and then down to iad.
what a shame i have spent many happy trips on the lhr/iad route, but now lhr/jfk/ewr ona four engine plane

What plane do you fly from NYC to IAD and how many engines does it have? :)
#823364 by markna
10 Sep 2012, 12:05
Just tried to book VS007 on 2nd Feb 2013 and have been told its not operating. Seems only one flight per day to LAX in the schedule switching between 007 and 023.
#823473 by PaulS
11 Sep 2012, 10:03
Wasn't it SRB himself who made a it an issue over four engines! I seem to remember the slogan four 4 long haul on the side of the aircraft
#823475 by ratechaser
11 Sep 2012, 10:30
Just woken up to this one... having a 346 operating the 4 on a Friday is a bit of a result given my flying patterns. Gives me another option back from JFK (yes, maybe I should give the new UCS another go, but it probably won't be any time soon...).

Although still think that I'll take the 46 as a 1st preference as I do so love the A zone of the 744s... that amount of open space is clearly becoming a relic of a bygone era, but one that I intend to enjoy for as long as I can!
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