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As far as I know, Virgin flies to Dubai only until end of March. Do we have any information that at some point it will turn into a full-year service?
I’m also keen for them to extend to an all-year service. They will at least expand to daily from October 2024, but I think its still going to be seasonal. Hopefully that will eventually lead to full-year.
I would also book this in a flash if it was all year. At least this October is better than last year and will capture October half term (for many), but they’ve missed the boat on Easter this year and I’ve booked with BA.
Some of this will come down, as usual, to slot availability and the chance to generate revenue on the route. I imagine that revenue generation in a destination such as Dubai is fairly straightforward, but whether there are slots (and, of course, whether VS sees value in using an aircraft on the route) is another thing.
Competition in to DXB will be tough, especially from EK, I would imagine, as they have the benefit of connecting their self-loading cargo onward. If LHR-DXB is successful, it would interesting to see MAN-DXB on VS, too, since they have only to compete with EK, rather than also BA.
MAN-DXB would be a no-brainer, I’m amazed only EK flies there direct, given how insanely popular it is with influencers and Cheshire folk!
On the one hand, I like the idea of MAN-DXB. It gives VS a bit more of a boost in the north, which might spur on Clubhouse opening. On the other, I quite like my Upper site being free of fake tan stains.
Lol, @AL, the Essex folk on our LHR-DXB last month weren’t sporting much fake tan, presumably so as not to stain their Burberry trackies …
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