Virgin Australia / Delta JV approved
Jun 11, 2011, 12:41 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Virgin Australia / Delta JV approved
The US DoT has given final approval for the joint venture between Virgin Australia and Delta. Hopefully that mean full frequent flyer reciprocity before the end of the calendar year.
http://www.ausbt.com.au/approved-vir...n=home-flipper
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalk...th-delta-777s/
http://www.ausbt.com.au/approved-vir...n=home-flipper
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalk...th-delta-777s/
Jun 11, 2011, 6:12 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Brisbane
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I hope this means a daytime west bound flight LAX-SYD/BNE/MEL. Leaving LAX in the morning and arriving in east coast Oz in the evening is a great way to handle jet lag. QF used have a Thursday flight that flew during the daytime.
Jun 12, 2011, 5:03 am
#4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: GLA
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- a morning departure from LAX will not allow for many transfer pax to arrive at LAX on time, and
- evening arrival at SYD will not allow for many trasfer pax to reach other Australian destinations after arrival at SYD.
So your dream flight is not very likely to happen. I think it is more likely that VA will offer SFO-SYD instead and use Virgin America connections for transfer pax on the US side.
Jun 13, 2011, 10:12 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 827
His dream is far more likely then yours. This JV will stop Virgin Australia from using Virgin America for any connections what-so-ever. All of those will be done by Delta - even if i means having to connect in Salt Lake City or Atlanta. The only thing that Virgin America will have with Virgin Australia is a reciprocal frequent flier program, and thats it.