Economy Class & Beyond

Virgin Atlantic to double its planned operations to Atlanta

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Virgin Atlantic is appearing to double its operations between London Heathrow and Atlanta, with two services a day to operate between Virgin Atlantic's UK hub in London and the Delta fortress in Atlanta. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The timings for this service are below: London Heathrow to Atlanta VS103 … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Sale

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Well, it seems everyone is intent on sale fares in the premier classes, with Virgin Atlantic joining the fray of offering "bargain" Upper Class fares Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 "Lady Penelope" at London Heathrow Airport, with the full Scarlet Lady painted on the fuselage - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Whilst the route network is slightly more limited, there are … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic take delivery of their first Dreamliner

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With the launch of the new blog, it's time to tread some familiar news territory. On Sunday, Virgin Atlantic took delivery of their first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner into their fleet. The first of the Boeing 787-9's - "Birthday Girl" arrived into the fleet at London Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 "Birthday Girl" - Image, Virgin Atlantic via Twitter This Boeing … [Read more...]

So where did it go wrong for Virgin Little Red?

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So by now you're all aware that Virgin Little Red is to go the way of the dodo. But where did it go wrong for this upstart? Lets take a step back an analyse what happened to get to this point. In 2012, British Midland International was put on the sale block and sold by its then owner Lufthansa, and was brought by International Airlines Group - the owners of British Airways … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s Little Red – The End is Nigh…

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It seems that Virgin Atlantic's Little Red unit - the domestic operation of Virgin Atlantic is to be axed from the 2015 timetable according to PR and TTG Digital. Virgin Atlantic Little Red Airbus A320 - Image GhettoIFE. Service wind down will be in stages, with services from London wound down: Manchester terminating March 2015 Edinburgh terminating end of summer … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787 to New Delhi, adds fifth JFK service.

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Whilst Virgin Atlantic is in the process of retrenching its network, the airline is still working to introduce its newer aircraft into the fleet. Currently, plans for the Virgin Boeing 787-9s call for the aircraft to be used from London to Boston, Washington DC and New York JFK. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, Rendering Virgin Atlantic Well, the fun doesn't stop as another … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s Little Red – no more?

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Virgin Atlantic has been trying to boost its UK capacity by the introduction of Little Red - its response for British Airways taking over British Midland - and wet leasing Aer Lingus aircraft to operate services on its behalf to Manchester, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Virgin Atlantic Little Red Airbus A320 - Image GhettoIFE. However the past 18 months of operations have not … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic cuts down its non-US network

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It seems the influence of Delta is being made more apparent with Virgin Atlantic taking an axe to four of its long haul services that don't serve the USA. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow T3, Image GhettoIFE These include routes from London to: Cape Town (seasonal) last outbound on 26 April 2015 and the final flight from Cape Town to London on 27 April … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9s operation plans

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Earlier this week, Virgin Atlantic unveiled their first operations for their upcoming Boeing 787-9 aircraft - with the London-Boston route being earmarked as the first operation. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, Image - Virgin Atlantic. Well, Airlineroute has revealed the dates. Lets take a look in detail. London Heathrow to Boston remains the launch route, with VS11/12 … [Read more...]

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