A330 downgrade to 737

[RickyT84]

Yesterday ...
One a330 spent yesterday parked in Perth .... https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-xfg
One a330 is in for maintenance ... https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-xfh

Looks like VA is not having a good run with their A330 fleet recently with XFG delayed in HKG for a couple of days and some longish delays due to (assumably) technical problems.

 

[DJ737]

Hi there

Recently did VA MEL-PER-MEL in J via a Etihad redemption earned from buying groceries at Coles, outward was a 737 & inbound was a 330, both flights were great, the 330 was nice but a bit of overkill on a short sector, keep them for the medium/long hauls.
The 737 was perfectly adequate for this flight, although I might be in the minority here

Cheers
DJ737

 

[Tassieoptom]

I have a red eye flight coming up from Perth in J on VA 698, so hoping that this remains the 330. It says arriving Melbourne at 5.15am with a 3 hour stop in Melbourne before leaving again for Hobart. Have i messed this up a bit, forgot the lounge only opens 60mins prior to first departure. Any idea when the first departure out of MEL is?

 

[Tassieoptom]

I assume there is a standard 6.00am flight Mel to Syd, which would mean i am ok?

 

[Guvner]

I assume there is a standard 6.00am flight Mel to Syd, which would mean i am ok?

VA803 is scheduled for 6am.

 

[Bagpuss]

The 737 was perfectly adequate for this flight, although I might be in the minority here

You are, along with me only issue is entertainment which is soo easily fixable.

 

[jad01]

In the past 2 days I have been advised of both flights to and from PER, QF one way and VA the other have BOTH been downgraded.
Business in a 737 is just no comparison to business in the A330.

 

[Notyourbag]

Did y'all get any comp in points?

In the past 2 days I have been advised of both flights to and from PER, QF one way and VA the other have BOTH been downgraded.
Business in a 737 is just no comparison to business in the A330.

 

[jad01]

VA emailed me options for changes and I called them and they allowed me to re-route via MEL to be on an A330 for the PER sector.
QF just sent me an email telling me I was now confirmed on a 737 flight and that's it. The option to change on to a connecting A330 flight would be at my cost I imagine.

 

[Bagpuss]

In the past 2 days I have been advised of both flights to and from PER, QF one way and VA the other have BOTH been downgraded.
Business in a 737 is just no comparison to business in the A330.

I noticed yesterday that my flights in 2018 the Friday 5PM'sh flight (VA694) from Perth to Melbourne have all be downgraded to a B737. Thought it would have been one of the flights to remain an a330.