HKG-LHR cut to 5x weekly from October.
May 31, 2009, 3:18 am
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Not that surprising. VS is a partner of NZ and NZ would prefer to reroute onto a direct flight rather than indirect requiring 2 or more flights.
May 31, 2009, 4:14 pm
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This is what the WingTips bulletin says:
Customers with a Hong Kong stopover booked and ticketed on 086 ticketing paper who are unable to travel on the alternative date may choose to rebook their journey to travel on their original travel date by rebooking the flight between HKG & LHR onto Virgin Atlantic (VS) as follows.
- Economy fares book X class on VS
- Premium Economy fares book K class on VS
- Business Premier fares book Z class on VS
Customers with a Hong Kong stopover booked and ticketed on 086 ticketing paper who are unable to travel on the alternative date may choose to rebook their journey to travel on their original travel date by rebooking the flight between HKG & LHR onto Virgin Atlantic (VS) as follows.
- Economy fares book X class on VS
- Premium Economy fares book K class on VS
- Business Premier fares book Z class on VS
Jun 3, 2009, 5:52 pm
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Yes, and yes. Claim original routing credit - your record will be anotated that it was an invol reroute (assuming you don't want to fly a different day on NZ), but miles will need to be claimed manually.
Jun 3, 2009, 5:54 pm
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Jun 4, 2009, 8:34 am
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Seats are identical, service/meal is slightly better on NZ.
If we're talking specifically about LHR-HKG route, VS has much better lounge and more pleasant check-in area at LHR and (I think - haven't done HK clubhouse) HKG; NZ LHR based cabin crew are very similar to VS.
If we're talking specifically about LHR-HKG route, VS has much better lounge and more pleasant check-in area at LHR and (I think - haven't done HK clubhouse) HKG; NZ LHR based cabin crew are very similar to VS.