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Cancun flight with Virgin

Hiya guys

Im not sure this has been metioned earlier but thought I would give you the heads up

Virgin are to start up a Cancun flight from June 2012, this will be become available from July 2011

Currently you have to travel via Miami then onward with AA

Thanks
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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    or direct with BA from Gatwick.

    Virgin are likely to use aircraft with 3-4-3 or 2-4-2 seating which could be good if there are 4 of you wanting to travel.

    BA use 3-3-3 seating aircraft.
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  • delwynshd
    delwynshd Posts: 2,907 Forumite
    The Virgin flight is going to be direct twice weekly Richard

    Not sure about the aircraft as yet

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  • johnnyroper
    johnnyroper Posts: 1,592 Forumite
    I would guess at the new a333?

    Will be good as I wanted to go NYC and cancun next year so get openjaw instead of connecting through JFK.
  • soil_2
    soil_2 Posts: 144 Forumite
    delwynshd wrote: »
    Hiya guys

    Im not sure this has been metioned earlier but thought I would give you the heads up

    Virgin are to start up a Cancun flight from June 2012, this will be become available from July 2011

    Currently you have to travel via Miami then onward with AA

    No you don't. Thomson fly from Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle, Glasgow, Gatwick and Manchester. Monarch fly from Gatwick and Manchester. BA fly from Gatwick, and Thomas Cook fly from Gatwick, Glasgow and Manchester. We flew from East Midlands, but this might have been cancelled now.
  • Incapuppy
    Incapuppy Posts: 5,713 Forumite
    Del would have been referring to Cancun holidays offered by Virgin
  • HXDave
    HXDave Posts: 951 Forumite
    I would guess at the new a333?

    Will be good as I wanted to go NYC and cancun next year so get openjaw instead of connecting through JFK.

    My thoughts too. A lot of the A330's (if not all of them) are being rolled out with just Economy & Premium Economy cabins - and not featuring Upper Class at all, and heading for the holiday routes, as opposed to business routes
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  • johnnyroper
    johnnyroper Posts: 1,592 Forumite
    HXDave wrote: »
    My thoughts too. A lot of the A330's (if not all of them) are being rolled out with just Economy & Premium Economy cabins - and not featuring Upper Class at all, and heading for the holiday routes, as opposed to business routes

    i think it is only the LHR based aircraft that are going to get upper.
    come to think of it dont VS take delivery of some B787 dreamliners next year aswell?

    since the financial meltdown it seems VS are concentrating on the fill em to rafters leisure flights.
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