Virgin America Service to Hawaii
Mar 4, 2014, 2:37 pm
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Virgin America Service to Hawaii
This is what I know about the Future of Virgin America…
I understand that from last year, Virgin America was talking about maybe doing Hawaii Service sometime in 2015
(if they get more Sharklet Equipped Airbus A319’s and A320’s), but are they really going to be doing it in the future?
If it ever happens, how many Hawaiian Destinations will they be flying to (Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, etc...) out of the mainland?
The only thing that I know is that they will probably be only flying out of San Francisco and Los Angeles at this point, if they do Hawaii service. That's all I need to ask. Thanks!!!
I understand that from last year, Virgin America was talking about maybe doing Hawaii Service sometime in 2015
(if they get more Sharklet Equipped Airbus A319’s and A320’s), but are they really going to be doing it in the future?
If it ever happens, how many Hawaiian Destinations will they be flying to (Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, etc...) out of the mainland?
The only thing that I know is that they will probably be only flying out of San Francisco and Los Angeles at this point, if they do Hawaii service. That's all I need to ask. Thanks!!!
Mar 4, 2014, 7:47 pm
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Mar 12, 2014, 5:45 am
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Mar 12, 2014, 12:53 pm
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Mar 12, 2014, 2:07 pm
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You can read the UA threads, but basically they are flying crap over the Pacific. That is, when there isn't a mechanical.
What was once a fabulous "experience" to the islands with wide-bodied jets has largely, though not entirely, been reduced to single-isle 757, which say United on the outside, but feel more like "Ted" (just the basics) inside.
Personally, I welcome VX to the market.
What was once a fabulous "experience" to the islands with wide-bodied jets has largely, though not entirely, been reduced to single-isle 757, which say United on the outside, but feel more like "Ted" (just the basics) inside.
Personally, I welcome VX to the market.
Mar 13, 2014, 8:45 am
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I have taken LAX/SFO - HNL flights many times with HA and they are usually pretty full both in F and Y so if AS indeed had stolen that much of HA's lunch, HA would have reduced frequencies, not to mention that AS only flies 737s which are much smaller than HA's A332s and B763s.
Mar 13, 2014, 9:47 am
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I have taken LAX/SFO - HNL flights many times with HA and they are usually pretty full both in F and Y so if AS indeed had stolen that much of HA's lunch, HA would have reduced frequencies, not to mention that AS only flies 737s which are much smaller than HA's A332s and B763s.
Mar 13, 2014, 1:35 pm
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- More bathrooms. Don't have to wait in a single aisle to use 2 bathrooms.
- I deplane in about 10 minutes, even in the back of a full plane with widebodies. Narrowbodies? At least 20+ minutes.
- Wider space... makes you feel more open and less claustrophobic.
- Faster plane... get you there quicker.
Those are just my preferences. I'm sure there's more and I'm sure people will disagree as well.
Mar 14, 2014, 12:17 am
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When jetBlue tried to enter ATL, DL overnight started flying widebodies ATL - JFK to force B6 out and they did.
Mar 14, 2014, 12:55 pm
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Note that AS has done just fine flying West Coast-Hawaii in a lot of HA markets... which markets has AS been driven out of after 6+ years of flying to Hawaii? They've adjusted frequency in the Bay Area some, but they certainly haven't left anywhere...
Mar 16, 2014, 12:24 pm
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Of course A330s and B767s also cost a lot more to fuel, staff and land...
Note that AS has done just fine flying West Coast-Hawaii in a lot of HA markets... which markets has AS been driven out of after 6+ years of flying to Hawaii? They've adjusted frequency in the Bay Area some, but they certainly haven't left anywhere...
Note that AS has done just fine flying West Coast-Hawaii in a lot of HA markets... which markets has AS been driven out of after 6+ years of flying to Hawaii? They've adjusted frequency in the Bay Area some, but they certainly haven't left anywhere...
Mar 17, 2014, 9:06 am
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Of course A330s and B767s also cost a lot more to fuel, staff and land...
Note that AS has done just fine flying West Coast-Hawaii in a lot of HA markets... which markets has AS been driven out of after 6+ years of flying to Hawaii? They've adjusted frequency in the Bay Area some, but they certainly haven't left anywhere...
Note that AS has done just fine flying West Coast-Hawaii in a lot of HA markets... which markets has AS been driven out of after 6+ years of flying to Hawaii? They've adjusted frequency in the Bay Area some, but they certainly haven't left anywhere...