Godbless From Sweden, joined Apr 2000, 2751 posts, RR: 17 Posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1635 times:
Hi,
I just was looking through a schedule of LHR since I will be there next friday.
After checking through all flights I noticed that there was no flight of Virgin Atlantics A340-600. It only showed either the 744 or A343 but no A346.
Does VS not use them in a regular way yet? Do they just deploy them on a flight where they think it could be used well at the moment?
SafetyDude From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3795 posts, RR: 16 Reply 3, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1543 times:
Capt.Picard From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1528 times:
Unless anyone has any definite info here, I would advise either somehow contacting Virgin Atlantic themselves, or the Spectator's Terrace shop at Heathrow-they may have some info.
Tom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 40 Reply 5, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1484 times:
Into unchartered areas that have never seen it before.
Sorry, couldn't resist!
Tom in NO (at MSY)
"The criminal ineptitude makes you furious"-Bruce Springsteen, after seeing firsthand the damage from Hurricane Katrina
Dynkrisolo From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1838 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1448 times:
I know that VS has been taking bookings on the 346-operated flights as if they would be operated with a 343. It appears that Airbus and VS are expecting higher-than-normal fleet introduction problems with the 346. That's why I doubt anyone would be able to find out definitively what aircraft VS would use on a specific flight. I guess you will just have to try your luck.
KHI747 From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 1613 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1411 times:
I have a friend flying to LHR to EWR on VS17 on the 14th Sep, saturday.Im wondering if that could be a A346....according to the schedule at OAG it is operated by the A343.
Donder10 From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 6659 posts, RR: 23 Reply 8, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1401 times:
Max,
try this link http://www.lhr-lgw.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/heathrow/lhrmainindex.html and you can check to see if there is a pattern to its operation.
Cheers,Alex
Sabena 690 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1229 times:
I was there the 5th and the 6th of September. Both days, the A346 didn't fly. On Thursday, he was parked somewhere, and on Friday, they towed him with a truck to another parking position.
I missed my first chance to see him landing at Hatton Cross
Lapper From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2002, 1507 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1212 times:
The 346 is timetables to operated LHR-JFK as VS9, but only on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until 03 October. All other days is a 744, and from 08 October, the service reverts back to a 343.
The 346 then disappears from JFK until 16 November when it returns as VS1 on a Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and then thats into EWR.
346 services to HKG are timetabled to start on 17 October, and services to NRT are timetables to start on 15 October.
VgnAtl747 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 1492 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 982 times:
The 346 has been running JFK-LHR flights for the past couple weeks.
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