flyboy777

Remember that Virgin configures it's LGW based B747s with 14 Upper Class Suites & 58 Premium Economy seats. BGI & LAS are the better performing routes for Virgin according to V-flyer. LGW Upper Class loads are doing well, it was rumoured that Upper Class was to extend to the Upper Deck...

jplondon

Oh yes it will. Had my 5th departure flight from T5 today and all five have departed on time and arrived on time. Admittingly never checked in luggage, but it is always quiet, never had more than 2-3 people in front of me at security, First lounge is excellent.

I do like LGW and use it once a month or so, but compared to T5 it looks tired.

Tanaka07

Would this be an attack on NWA's PDX-AMS flights for NWA starting Seattle-LHR flights?

Also, PDX is not currently connected to the UK. SO it could be true?

ian001

I think it is highly unlikely.

sunrisegirl

We have no 747 engineering staff at LGW any longer which would make it difficult to move them back over. Whether there are plans to recruit or redeploy any I don't know.

cornishsimon

more to the pitty!!!

however i think what was meant was that if the 747 fleet was better utilized then surely this would allow for a small number of other a/c to be re-deployed to LGW, perhaps along the lines of the 777's??

unlikely i know, far more likely that BA will try and source some 2nd hand a/c i would of thought.

However considering BA's brilliant maintenance of the 747 fleet and other a/c would anyone else think it possible that some of the a/c due for retirement when the orders to replace some of the older a/c start arriving start getting moved to LGW and their retirement delayed to allow expansion ?

personally speak i hope so! LGW is brilliant as far as im concerned especially considering its served by the only BA connection into London as well as some very well times and fairly well priced WOW flights. The more routes the better, especially longer distance routes! just a shame about the arrival time of the NQY-LGW so that it doesn't allow for connection onto the American/Caribbean routes

KenJohn

Have you been on that LGW-LAS flight? It is mainly stag and hen parties. Packed and rowdy.

aristoph

Vegas is such a classy place.

flyboy777

Yes, but the article says starting on June 1st. An announcement should have been made by now, probably around January time to allow for ticket sales. Second, is there even any spare LGW capacity this summer & third - why start Portland flights when places like Vegas are well known to be a destination on the radar?!

Whilst formerly GB Airways A320 family aircraft may have complicated things a bit, are their any A320 engineering staff. The current Gatwick Airbus ops are Heathrow based birds cycled through Edinburgh or something...? Do they get there own engineering staff?

That's probably because Virgin flogs around 350 seats in economy on each flight. Apparently they run out of all booze onboard before they're in US airspace...

Can I help you

I have read alot on here about us flying to LAS, but at a meeting I attended a while back we were told that we already carry something like 30% of all premium traffic on this route via our other gateways. I am guessing it won't be LAS, but this is BA so who knows.
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lgw29

willie said in his forum at lgw today starting on 27th oct LGW - JFK

Teece

4-class too, I've heard

hsmall

Excellent! Often have to go to JFK. Our offices are directly above City Thameslink and it is much easier to to get to LGW than LHR. ideally I'd like a departure in the early afternoon so I can do a morning's work first...

SwindonOil

hey i got married there

lgw29

yes 4 class to jfk