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Virgin Australia @ SFO on 8/20 ?
Saw a VA 773 parked at SFO's Intl Terminal on the G side around 9pm on 8/20? Does anyone know what it was doing?
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http://www.thevasource.com says
Boeing 777-3ZGER VH-VPD positioned Los Angeles - San Francisco as VA9941 this evening for a San Francisco - Sydney charter. As a result no VA2 Los Angeles - Sydney was scheduled today.
Boeing 777-3ZGER VH-VPD positioned Los Angeles - San Francisco as VA9941 this evening for a San Francisco - Sydney charter. As a result no VA2 Los Angeles - Sydney was scheduled today.
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Re: Virgin Australia @ SFO on 8/20 ?
Auchmithie wrote:http://www.thevasource.com says
Boeing 777-3ZGER VH-VPD positioned Los Angeles - San Francisco as VA9941 this evening for a San Francisco - Sydney charter. As a result no VA2 Los Angeles - Sydney was scheduled today.
Wow! Thanks. It was amazing to see it here.
Re: Virgin Australia @ SFO on 8/20 ?
VA charter flight for CAL Bears football team to SYD
Re: Virgin Australia @ SFO on 8/20 ?
Cal and Hawaii are playing in Sydney. I would like to go to that game to see football again (not Aussie football) but tickets are pretty expensive
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Does anyone know if and when VA will fly Cal back to SFO? I'd love to be able to see that bird up here!
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cdnshark wrote:Does anyone know if and when VA will fly Cal back to SFO? I'd love to be able to see that bird up here!
The game is on the 27/8 and VA1 SYD-LAX does not appear to be operating on Sunday (normally daily), so I assume they depart SYD on Sunday 28/8, arriving into SFO on Sunday as well. Aircraft has to be back in LAX for a 10:35pm departure to SYD (or BNE), so it could really arrive at any time that day.
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For spotters; the return is today, Sunday the 28th scheduled to arrive at 11:45am or so..
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^^ VOZ9015, SYD-SFO, now arrives at 11:15am local today (8/28)
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Re: Virgin Australia @ SFO on 8/20 ?
I was just wondering how this works. Would an airline have lots of heads up about a charter like this and can cancel a regularly scheduled flight (and accommodate their passengers on other airlines..Delta I would presume here). For a large airline, it might not be a big deal but for Virgin Australia, canceling a SYD-LAX flight is a big percentage of their international flying.
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What it tells me is that they're probably losing their shirts on the Int'l side and this charter was likely hugely profitable.
Re: Virgin Australia @ SFO on 8/20 ?
hawaijahaz wrote:I was just wondering how this works. Would an airline have lots of heads up about a charter like this and can cancel a regularly scheduled flight (and accommodate their passengers on other airlines..Delta I would presume here). For a large airline, it might not be a big deal but for Virgin Australia, canceling a SYD-LAX flight is a big percentage of their international flying.
A couple of years ago when the baseball Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers opened up the season in Sydney, QF cancelled one LAX-SYD and the DFW-SYD flight to transport the teams on separate 747's. In this case, the sponsors probably picked up the tab for the plane and the airline had a year to plan. 61,000 fans attended the game.
The Sydney Cup is part of the New South Wales government’s efforts to bring an NFL game to Sydney — a dry run, if you will. Organizers hope to also make the College Cup an annual showcase, and Cal was among the schools approached early last year about the inaugural game — and the one most interested.
According to SFGate, the California Golden Bears made over $1m on the trip.
Re: Virgin Australia @ SFO on 8/20 ?
Cal usually flies out of OAK - is there a reason this trip is out of SFO? Better facilities for the 777, or customs, or what? VA doesn't serve either airport.
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