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VS Upgrade LHR - DEL To A340-600  
User currently offlinedelhifreak From India, joined Feb 2010, 7 posts, RR: 0
Posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3500 times:

VS have upgraded LHR to DEL back to an A340-600 from the 2nd of Nov 2010 .

LHR to DEL has the following flights daily for the Winter 2010 :

VS : daily A346
BA : daily 747 + daily 77W
AI : daily 77W + daily 77L
IT : daily 330-200
9W : daily 77W

That is 7 daily flights between LHR to DEL .

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User currently offlinePe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18826 posts, RR: 54
Reply 1, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3491 times:

Those reading this thread might be interested in: http://www.anna.aero/2010/09/08/delh...bai-route-served-by-nine-carriers/


"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
User currently offlineANstar From Netherlands, joined Nov 2003, 4845 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 3458 times:

Any news on what route goes to a 343 to facilitate this?

User currently offlinedelhifreak From India, joined Feb 2010, 7 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 3434 times:

An A340-600 which was stored in TLS for over a year is now in MNL and will be back soon , So probably its this aircraft coming back which is facilitating this switch over .

User currently offlineANstar From Netherlands, joined Nov 2003, 4845 posts, RR: 6
Reply 4, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3156 times:

Quoting delhifreak (Reply 3):
An A340-600 which was stored in TLS for over a year is now in MNL and will be back soon , So probably its this aircraft coming back which is facilitating this switch over .

That is great news that it is coming back from storage... now to guess where the 343 is going!

 

User currently offlinedelhifreak From India, joined Feb 2010, 7 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3010 times:

Oh i hope all the A343 go to get scrapped ... that is if you cant find a buyer for them .

They are old ... strating to look tired with IFE which is so far behind current industry standards .

User currently offlineCHRISBA777ER From UK - England, joined Mar 2001, 5964 posts, RR: 63
Reply 6, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2832 times:

Quoting delhifreak (Reply 5):

You've clearly not been on the VS A343s - most have VPort and the new Upper Class - they are very nice indeed. People love to slag them off but they are much nicer than, for example, the BA772s, etc.


What do you mean you dont have any bourbon? Do you know how far it is to Houston? What kind of airline is this???
User currently offlinepsimpson From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 280 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2684 times:

Quoting delhifreak (Reply 3):
An A340-600 which was stored in TLS for over a year is now in MNL and will be back soon , So probably its this aircraft coming back which is facilitating this switch over .

Virgin have no A346s in Manila. I believe the A346 you are referring to G-VGOA has left Manila and is back in service with Virgin.

User currently offlineTS-IOR From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 3295 posts, RR: 7
Reply 8, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2660 times:

A bit off-topic, but for the time being, flight VS/VIR300 LHR-DEL is holding somewhere over northwestern France, between Calais and Le Touquet-Paris Plage at FL220. Aircraft is G-VSEA.

Any update on that ?

User currently offlinedelhifreak From India, joined Feb 2010, 7 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 2444 times:

Only 1 VS 343 has V port . They have 6 altogether . All others dont have V port . Yes but they do have the Upper Class Suite and new seats in Premiuim Eonomy .

User currently offlineSevenHeavy From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 1126 posts, RR: 10
Reply 10, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 2334 times:

Quoting psimpson (Reply 7):
Virgin have no A346s in Manila. I believe the A346 you are referring to G-VGOA has left Manila and is back in service with Virgin.

Yes, but to be fair that was only in the last couple of days - it had been there since early August.

I wonder when G-VATL will be leaving LDE for a similar RTS check?


So long 701, it was nice knowing you.
User currently offlineANstar From Netherlands, joined Nov 2003, 4845 posts, RR: 6
Reply 11, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 2334 times:

Quoting delhifreak (Reply 5):
Oh i hope all the A343 go to get scrapped ... that is if you cant find a buyer for them .

My thoughts....

They have 5 new A330's arriving next year.

First one is for MAN growth

Second one I believe will replace a 744 at LGW (Mco) while the 744 fleet get refurbed

Third & fourth may repalce the 2 older 343's that were test frames

Fifth is presumably for more growth as Havana and caribbean see some increases from NOV.

Then in 2011 they have 5 more arriving which could replace the last 4 343's and still provide 1 frame for growth and end of 2012 LGW refurn will be complete allowing a 747 back for growth.

User currently offlinepsimpson From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 280 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2160 times:

Quoting SevenHeavy (Reply 10):

I wonder when G-VATL will be leaving LDE for a similar RTS check?

Rumour has it by end of year.

Quoting ANstar (Reply 11):
Third & fourth may repalce the 2 older 343's that were test frames

Virgin A343-311s CN2 G-VHOL & CN3 G-VSEA are planned to exit the Virgin fleet during July & September 2011 respectively.

User currently offlineANstar From Netherlands, joined Nov 2003, 4845 posts, RR: 6
Reply 13, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1735 times:

Quoting psimpson (Reply 12):
Virgin A343-311s CN2 G-VHOL & CN3 G-VSEA are planned to exit the Virgin fleet during July & September 2011 respectively.

Nice - sorta fits with what I mentioned above. Will be good to have the LGW refit and less non v port birds flying  

User currently offlinetrex8 From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 3970 posts, RR: 14
Reply 14, posted (2 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1712 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting psimpson (Reply 12):
Quoting SevenHeavy (Reply 10):

I wonder when G-VATL will be leaving LDE for a similar RTS check?

Rumour has it by end of year.

So no more stored A346s then after it returns to service with all IB birds delivered now
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