[cwoodward]

Thailand is a very competitive route and although there are high volumes of traffic most of it is low yielding tourist based.
Virgin are years too late to enter a market already well covered by some of the worlds best and able airlines.
If their Delta masters allowed it (which they probably will not) a return to their popular Hong Kong route would serve them much better.

[sparkyflier]

What did I say on the 6th of Feb re what VS might do with a new slot…?

Now we know..

Emirates leases London Heathrow slot from Virgin Atlantic

So are doing nothing with it and are just giving it away.

[cwoodward]

How long until the Virgin Atlantic brand disappears ?

[laviation]

MU look to be launching PVG-MAN from June, which is a Virgin “hub”.

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VS will start a 2nd daily BOM service soon I guess.
In the yet to be signed India-UK FTA, both VS and BA have been granted additional flying right to fly to BOM and DEL.

[AMcWhirter]

Although it’s not a “new” route VS will increase its London-Los Angeles frequency from two to three daily flights this summer.

This third flight will replace Delta’s non-stop service.

The change is effective in the early part of May.

New schedules are already displayed on both carriers’ websites.

Delta’s London-Los Angeles service has not lasted long. It was launched in summer 2023.

However Delta will be increasing London-Atlanta from two to three daily flights in summer 2024.

[sparkyflier]

What a pity DL are stopping their own LAX route to/from LHR. Their A330neo would have been a competitive offering for me but of course have to allocate capacity in accordance with VS.

Does this mean VS are pulling out of Atlanta on their own metal?

[AMcWhirter]

sparkyflier – According to the VS website one VS flight is displayed for summer 2024.

Delta is shown as having three daily LHR-ATL flights.

[sparkyflier]

Virgin Atlantic and Kenya Airways launch codeshare partnership

What took them so long I do not know but good news for both airlines and passengers in both nations.

I seem to recall KQ had become twice daily into LHR but not sure if they kept those slots beyond the northern Winter months?

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