Virginia Plain

Is the fact that Lady P is having a few days at LGW related to this, or is she there to provide increase UC capacity?

Maybe SRB and his holiday group are returning from ANU tonight too..... ):

It is VTOP's birthday today. She is 16 today and what a better place to spend it than in storage. VS usually withdraw aircraft such as the 4 A346 before their birthdays so I assume it has been wfu now

It is VTOP's birthday today. She is 16 today and what a better place to spend it than in storage. VS usually withdraw aircraft such as the 4 A346 before their birthdays so I assume it has been wfu now

Withdrawn from use on 12th January apparently ?|

It is VTOP's birthday today. She is 16 today and what a better place to spend it than in storage. VS usually withdraw aircraft such as the 4 A346 before their birthdays so I assume it has been wfu now

Withdrawn from use on 12th January apparently ?|

Sorry Folks! Spoke too soon.
VP is due to fly from LGW to MAN on 2nd February prior to returning to the lessor.
In the meantime, she is available if needed. :0

One final stretch of her wings in Virgin Atlantic colours I guess before a re-spray and on to a new home.Some will be glad to see her gone as she was starting to look the worst for wear,other will remember her like me with fond memories being taken to fantastic holidays.Feels a little like a departing member of a family,a 747 family which we all know and love,god bless you Virginia Plain,here is wishing you a few more years of happy flying to come y)

That's the end for VTOP now. Goodbye VTOP. When she goes to MAN, will she be repainted white and where will it be stored while she waits for a new home

I have often thought it is the end when you go to MAN.

Good news. Now the whole fleet has a standardised PE cabin, more-or-less standardised Y cabin, and the UC cabins are the same except the new A330's.

Just the 3 non-AVOD A340's left before the whole fleet becomes AVOD equipped then.

She's off to MAN today as VS809P

The database shows she is back into LGW on the 13th

The plane that was too tough too die.

Will she be painted white at MAN

The plane that was too tough too die.

Too Right!
The CAA is due to process her Export Certificate of Airworthiness on 15th Feb.
And then, away she goes....

A fond fairwell Virginia Plain!

Is the fact that Lady P is having a few days at LGW related to this, or is she there to provide increase UC capacity?

Is it an LGW plane now or is it going back to Heathrow

[Neil]

Just covering at LGW, she will return to LHR.

Apparently she's off to Orient Thai

http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.m ... av4&page=3

Glad that she's got a future in the air rather that in the desert!

Apparently she's off to Orient Thai

http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.m ... av4&page=3

Glad that she's got a future in the air rather that in the desert!

She is. So she is going to a new home in Thailand. She may be registered HS-STD. Does anyone have any pics

Apparently she's going to be doing hadj flights

Pics of G-VTOP in her new colours can be seen here. http://nikfrenchphotos.blogspot.co.uk/

Apparently she's going to be doing hadj flights

The aircraft will operate for Saudi Arabian Airlines during the hajj lease

seen as virginia plain has left shouldn't it be made official my removing her from the inflight entertainment list?

[Neil]

As G-VTOP has now officially left the fleet, I am going to lock this thread.

Her details will be removed from the relevant databases in the new couple of days hopefully.

Thanks,
Neil