VA Reduction in Service Perth to Melb

[kalboy]

Received an email today advising that my 6AM flight Per-Mel has been changed to 8:30

Looks like Virgin are going from 5 flights a day to 4,

[TD="align: left"] The new flight times are detailed below

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[TD="align: left"] Perth (PER)
05:55 Wed, Mar 12 [/TD]
[TD="align: left"] Melbourne (MEL)
12:30 Wed, Mar 12 [/TD]

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[TD="align: left"] Perth (PER)
08:30 Wed, Mar 12 [/TD]
[TD="align: left"] Melbourne (MEL)
15:05 Wed, Mar 12 [/TD]

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[Jurahn]

Just checking the "select flights" screen on VA bookings for the first couple of weeks of March, it looks like Mon/Thurs Fri still have 5 PER-MEL flights (at this stage), but Tues/Wed have been reduced to 4.

 

[markis10]

Moving an A330 to Asia?

 

[bullerdude]

The 5 flights come back in June searches - its probably just usually operational reasons such as scheduled maintenance and/or reduced services due to reduced demand.

 

[Clivem]

Moving an A330 to Asia?

According to a report in early Feb in the Australian quoting a VA snr. rep. directly a new A330 is due in Sept. Where is that one going to slot in ?

 

[Must...Fly!]

According to a report in early Feb in the Australian quoting a VA snr. rep. directly a new A330 is due in Sept. Where is that one going to slot in ?

Where indeed...

 

[markis10]

March and September are a bit far apart, we live in interesting times, somehow I have a feeling the VS withdrawl is a sign....

 

[Must...Fly!]

March and September are a bit far apart, we live in interesting times, somehow I have a feeling the VS withdrawl is a sign....

Perhaps, perhaps. There are other things that point towards a start in international wide body flying, as much as I believe it unlikely.

This change though is most inconvenient for me...was about to book a flight that no longer exists!