V Australia Toronto

[777]

I am supposed to be going from MEL-Toronto Canada in June and i just checked the VAustralia web site. As VX are dropping their LA-YYZ service from April i just get a little warning box come up when i try to book it that says:

From 6th April 2011 V Australia will no longer be able to provide a connecting flight between Los Angeles and Toronto as our partner Virgin America is ceasing operations on this route.

Is this a permanent thing or just a transitional thing while they make new arrangements? I note that i can still fly to Vancouver and Ottawa via connections with either Alaska or Delta. I assume at some point they will find a partner (DL?) to connect pax through to Toronto.

Anyone from VA want to give me any idea when/if that might happen? I get there's a short term problem but surely it's a big enough destination to warrant a connection!?

777.

 

[dfcatch]

I am supposed to be going from MEL-Toronto Canada in June and i just checked the VAustralia web site. As VX are dropping their LA-YYZ service from April i just get a little warning box come up when i try to book it that says:



Is this a permanent thing or just a transitional thing while they make new arrangements? I note that i can still fly to Vancouver and Ottawa via connections with either Alaska or Delta. I assume at some point they will find a partner (DL?) to connect pax through to Toronto.

Anyone from VA want to give me any idea when/if that might happen? I get there's a short term problem but surely it's a big enough destination to warrant a connection!?

777.

They're dropping it to use their aircraft on more profitable routes. Seems to be a permanent shift.

Not sure on any partner connection arrangements.

AA will provide connections for OW (QF), Air Canada and UA will provide *A connections for NZ.

 

[777]

Yes, i realise that's what VX are doing. My question was more about what VA is doing - whether they intend to make an alternate plan as they have with Ottawa, Vancouver and the many destinations in the US that VX doesn't fly to.

 

[crazydave98]

Yes, i realise that's what VX are doing. My question was more about what VA is doing - whether they intend to make an alternate plan as they have with Ottawa, Vancouver and the many destinations in the US that VX doesn't fly to.

Our other North American partners are Delta and Alaskan. Unless they fly it we can't offer it. Off the top of my head I believe DL offer LAX-YYZ one-stop via MSP. Anyway I can assure you that alternatives have been looked at to replace VX on this route but I can't at this point tell you what, if anything will be offered sorry.