Virgin Australia A330 pulled from MEL-SYD daily?

[k3nnis]

hopefully they bring it back but I doubt it

 

[Carlous Moochous]

Very peeved off ( i'm holding back what i really think ) this has happened , as I specifically booked the A330 this Sat for a A330 "taster" trip. Just contemplating whether to go at all now.

This was my trip plan on Friday too - used points to upgrade to J.. Was very looking forward to it. Also was the second time I've tried, the first I missed the connection due to fog in Canberra, and now this attempt is a plane change. Will probably just fly ahead direct CBR-MEL on Friday (hopefully they have catering loaded). Sad face. It was advertised as an A330, but really not worth my time pushing anything as what's going to happen - nothing. Will just try them to Perth later in the year. Lucky I love flying lol.

 

[Leumas]

Recently did SYD-PER and return on the A330 (both in J). The outbound was on the newer seats, and the return was on the older ex-EK seats.

There's a big difference in experience, IMHO.

If you're going SYD-MEL, i.e., a 1-hour 'taster' flight, I wouldn't bother if it's an ex-EK aircraft. It may give a bad impression and do the newer A330 aircrafts an injustice.

 

[lovestotravel]

Recently did SYD-PER and return on the A330 (both in J). The outbound was on the newer seats, and the return was on the older ex-EK seats.

There's a big difference in experience, IMHO.

If you're going SYD-MEL, i.e., a 1-hour 'taster' flight, I wouldn't bother if it's an ex-EK aircraft. It may give a bad impression and do the newer A330 aircrafts an injustice.

Which is why the A330's should be exactly the same in terms of fit-out

Consistency is key!

 

[pat25d]

I honestly don't believe the ex-EK planes are that much worse than the new A330's.

I value service, performance and food/wine higher than the hard product.

The seats in the ex-EK birds are acceptable, the only major gripe is with the looping IFE... hopefully they upgrade those to RED.

 

[oz_mark]

Which is why the A330's should be exactly the same in terms of fit-out

Consistency is key!

While yes, but one has to consider that if you are going to make product improvements, then consistency falls away a bit. DJ could have maintained consistency by making their new aircraft like the old aircraft, but they chose to improve the product instead. It's a problem that most airlines has to one degree or another.