Only Slightly OT - Virgin win EDI & ABZ Heathrow routes
Nov 19, 2012, 2:45 am
#16
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If so, would it have to be Riyadh, Cairo or Nice? Or Edinburgh/Aberdeen?
Or could they operate a new long haul route? Glasgow would be great too - must be on the list if the others are a success.
Nov 19, 2012, 2:45 am
#17
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It's great that there is competition on these routes. Virgin used to get a large feed through their agreements with bmi so in a way this will just restore that traffic.
Saudi Arabi and Dubai are different in the way they handle things like that.
Saudi Arabi and Dubai are different in the way they handle things like that.
Nov 19, 2012, 3:04 am
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Nov 19, 2012, 3:13 am
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Only Slightly OT - Virgin win EDI & ABZ Heathrow routes
Key is price and frequency - can't see one VS 320 having much impact even if kitted out with Virgin America style white leather... BA now flying 767 wide body into EDI/GLA
Nov 19, 2012, 4:38 am
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I'd say you need four rotations to make a sensible schedule.
Nov 19, 2012, 4:40 am
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Edi prices were good until the end of March where the 767 is confirmed as operating but after March it only lists a 319 on the same flight the 76 operated a week earlier. Subsequently prices are high and I can't help but wonder if the Virgin service starting end-March is to do with it.
Nov 19, 2012, 5:21 am
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Nov 19, 2012, 5:26 am
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At £47.55 for one-way from MAN-LHR and 1 TP, easy way of gaining status with them.
About £2 cheaper than BA for the dates I looked at with them leaving 10 mins earlier (and taking 10 mins longer?)
About £2 cheaper than BA for the dates I looked at with them leaving 10 mins earlier (and taking 10 mins longer?)
Last edited by xenole; Nov 19, 2012 at 5:37 am
Nov 19, 2012, 5:29 am
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I would hope that it means that they can start matching BA with routes which are MAN - LHR - XXX, which at the moment are a PITA to book. As others have said, competition is good and despite the people on here who have negative comments about VS, they have a generally very good product which helps keep BA on it's toes.
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Nov 19, 2012, 5:35 am
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I would hope that it means that they can start matching BA with routes which are MAN - LHR - XXX, which at the moment are a PITA to book. As others have said, competition is good and despite the people on here who have negative comments about VS, they have a generally very good product which helps keep BA on it's toes.
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Nov 19, 2012, 6:55 am
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I wish Virgin the best of luck on both the Aberdeen and Edinburgh routes but remain sceptical as to financial viability. BMI wasn't able to make a lot of dosh on the EDI route so I'm wondering how Virgin plans to do so. Still, it will be nice to have competition on my nemesis airport-Edinburgh-as I am sick fed up of delays on the BA flight to LHR from there. I must be the unluckiest traveller on that route as I cannot remember a time when there WASN'T a delay on BA flying EDI-LHR.