Building on the Virgin Brand and Network

[Zanzara]

Also, if they apparently want to encourage transferring @ LAX is hardly a seamless experience - the worlds worse place to transfer!

It’s great that they are finally doing something to improve the Virgin to Virgin experience as it’s not great at the moment.

 

[Bagpuss]

Interim approval granted, reported on a number of websites.

Though I thought this was interesting:
Submissions supporting the application were received from Air Mauritius, Tourism Australia and Qantas

Virgin Australia, Virgin Atlantic get interim nod to deepen relationship - Airline Ratings

Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic have been granted interim authorization by the Australian regulator to co-operate on flights to Ireland and the UK via Hong Kong, Los Angeles and “future connecting points”. The two already have a codeshare agreement but the interim authorization allows them...

www.airlineratings.com

 

[AIRwin]

Though I thought this was interesting:
Submissions supporting the application were received from Air Mauritius, Tourism Australia and Qantas

Helping VA to help QF themselves in future?

 

[Bagpuss]

Helping VA to help QF themselves in future?

Kinda what I thought as QF want to tie up with Cathay on the Australia - HKG routes and beyond.

 

[jase05]

Would be ecstatic if the talked about VS upgrades with velocity points comes to fruition

 

[Saab34]

HKG struggling well they need more than 2 token flights to make some form of impact. Brisbane as a minimum and double daily Sydney. Then they are in some form of competitive position.

-Sydney double Daily
-Brisbane daily
-Melbourne 10 weekly, seasonal double daily
*offer some form of daylight back

 

[pauly7]

HKG struggling well they need more than 2 token flights to make some form of impact. Brisbane as a minimum and double daily Sydney. Then they are in some form of competitive position.

-Sydney double Daily
-Brisbane daily
-Melbourne 10 weekly, seasonal double daily
*offer some form of daylight back

Where are the airframes coming from for this plan?

 

[AIRwin]

Where are the airframes coming from for this plane?

PER?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Even if EY drops to 7 flights a week to Aust, and only fly into MEL/only SYD, we still have SQ who fly to many parts of the world via SIN.
Hopefully VA do not spend a trillion $, and go very very very much deeper into the red from them trying to upscale their branding.
Hate to see it go the same way as AN(Ansett), and then we have to contend with the QF and the true LCC).