Re: September announcement

Thanks for info..!
Nice touch on connecting to reward flights, goes someway to offsetting the charges applied to those seats, that is unless there is still a hidden SQ for those also.....

Interesting stuff, however I can't help but feel that T1 is a major issue as terminal changes plus no CH will put people off.

Imagine being able to stay airside and go to the CH for brekkie after a long haul before heading to MAN. Instead it'll be a case of heading land side to revivals or no lounge at all in T1.

Interesting stuff, however I can't help but feel that T1 is a major issue as terminal changes plus no CH will put people off.

Imagine being able to stay airside and go to the CH for brekkie after a long haul before heading to MAN. Instead it'll be a case of heading land side to revivals or no lounge at all in T1.

There will be access to a shared lounge at T1, though no details of which one yet.

UC and AU pax connecting long haul will have access to partner lounges in LHR T1 and Man T3. Limo services available for UC pax on selected fares connecting longhaul at LHR

its on latest news, VS website

[Darren Wheeler]

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/gb/en/tr ... -news.html

Please post all discussions relating to this announcement here.

Thanks

This will/could be useful for me. Currently driving 2.5hrs down the M1 to LHR or now with the new route 1hr20m to MAN. Will have to see the difference in costs of ticket.

More info internally:

Airbus A319 aircraft
3 daily services
Flying in VS colours and will "offer an extension of the service customers know and love"
Using slots previously leased to another airline
LHR Terminal 1, MAN Terminal 3
Economy service only

FLYING CLUB
750 miles earned, 1TP earned per sector
7500 miles for a reward flight per sector

Passengers connecting on to a long haul reward flight will not have to use 7500 miles for the MAN-LHR section, these will be absorbed by VS.

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
If just travelling LHR-MAN-LHR then normal Economy allowance 1 x 23kgs, 1 x 6kgs
If connecting to international flight then same allowance as your entitled to for that.

Departs from MAN at 0650 1220 1750 / Departs from LHR at 0920 1610 2010
Flight numbers VS3041,2,3,4,5 & 6
Bookable today (21/08) via the Contact Centre, and 29/08 online

But is this the September announcement?

Only a small part of it. I'd guess their hand was forced by the railway situation.

David

[Darren Wheeler]

Problem with launching regional flights is that soon everyone wants one from their local airport.

How long before the Facebook page is full of requests for places like:

Newcastle
Liverpool
Birmingham
Bournmouth
Exeter
and so on.

Problem with launching regional flights is that soon everyone wants one from their local airport.

How long before the Facebook page is full of requests for places like:

Newcastle
Liverpool
Birmingham
Bournmouth
Exeter
and so on.

Indeed! But maybe that's the plan?! (I don't know if it is or not!..)

[Darren Wheeler]

Could be but doubt it as that would require a huge investment, which on the back of a £80m loss for last year, my be a step too far.

I can certainly see EDI or GLA popping up though.

PS. @StillRedHot. Thanks for reposting the info, you beat me to the merging..

[Darren Wheeler]

Some intersting bits in the FAQ's.

LHR-MAN FAQ's

Wet lease for starters.

Some intersting bits in the FAQ's.

LHR-MAN FAQ's

Wet lease for starters.

And they post that in the old VS web site format huh ?|

[preiffer]

So, a completely outsourced route...? The crew not being actual VS employees?

[mitchja]

I'd guess VS will use BMI lounges at both ends as I don't think there's any other lounges in MAN T3 other than BMI and BA are there?

So, a completely outsourced route...? The crew not being actual VS employees?

I believe this is purely to allow the route to begin with a quick turnaround.. As the short haul network expands this will change. They will still wear VS uniform though!

Re the problem with T3 and T1, I think the problem is that an A319 can't use any gates at T3. So T1 is the alternative.

Re the problem with T3 and T1, I think the problem is that an A319 can't use any gates at T3. So T1 is the alternative.

If only there was a Terminal at Heathrow that would allow short and long haul flights....

Wish they would drop in to LBA on the way. BA are doing the service but not for long I reckon. I used to pay pennies to BMI and then £80 in tax, ridiculous, would rather have let BMI have the lot.

Re the problem with T3 and T1, I think the problem is that an A319 can't use any gates at T3. So T1 is the alternative.

If only there was a Terminal at Heathrow that would allow short and long haul flights....

There is, actually there are three: T1, T4 and T5 ...

Then T2 to come (assuming it's still kitted out for domestic flying as it would have been if BMI moved in there) ): .

Then T2 to come (assuming it's still kitted out for domestic flying as it would have been if BMI moved in there) ): .

Interesting..

Then T2 to come (assuming it's still kitted out for domestic flying as it would have been if BMI moved in there) ): .

Interesting..

Yes but VS have currently pulled out of T2 as they didn't get their way with BAA (VS isn't like BA...) If after they have finished their little hissy fit, I'm sure they could be back in with planning to move there.

Flights will be around £95 return approx.

Flights will be around £95 return approx.

Definitely a cheap TP run then. Or possibly a counter argument is that it devalues AU status, given it would only take £1900 in annual revenue spend to achieve!

[mitchja]

Flights will be around £95 return approx.

That's about right. My BA return MAN>LHR flight in Sept cost me ~£120. Anything under £100 is good going now. Sigh.....I remember when it cost less than £60 a few years ago!!!!

I thought only LHR T1 and T5 could handle domestic flight stand arrivals without the need for deplaning from the rear steps and busing pax to terminals missing out the immigration/customs check points (this sometimes happens at LGW when a domestic BA flight pulls up to an international stand)