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My two uncles are flying with Virgin from Gatwick to New York for 5 nights in December, but it says the flight is operated by Continental Airlines. The flight no. begins with a V so I am assuming it is a Virgin Atlantic plane, but will there be Continental cabin crew on there as it is operated by them? Thanks very much. :wavey:
flikflak
4 Mar 08, 03:59 PM
Virgin and continental code share - I went on a virgin plane with a continental ref number. Was a completely Virgin flight.
The flight usually has 2 numbers - one virgin and one continental.
Just making sure you understand - it will be a Continental flight (Virgin codeshare). It will not be a Virgin plane. I have done it the other way several times in the past - Virgin flights on Continental tickets (because they were cheaper).
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Natalie87
4 Mar 08, 08:33 PM
I'm going with Continental Airline but the fight is with Virgin Airlines. We saved £80 each doing things!! We had to ring up Continental Airline to change our meal but they told us to ring Virgin. Virgin give us a flight code not sure if it will be the code we use when flying. So may i not to get a Virign plane?
Denny Crane
4 Mar 08, 08:58 PM
You can book the Virgin flights from Gatwick to Orlando on the Continental web site and can be slightly cheaper in Economy.
For example,
Virgin VS27 is also Continentals CO8247, Continental have seats on the VS27
VS15 is also CO8235
From manchester, Virgin VS75 is also Continental CO8233 AND Singapore Airlines SQ2575
Only one aircraft but some seats are Continentals and some are Singapore airlines
Its always worth looking on Continental's web site for a price
The only direct flights from the UK to MCO are operated by BA and Virgin, so if you are flying direct with VS or CO tickets you will definitely be on a Virgin flight.
If you wish to be certain its easiest to check the Continental website here (https://www.continental.com/web/en-gb/content/schedule.aspx?SID=5E4EA61652A346FD810DAADBAC386D5C ).
This has more info than the Virgin site, and shows which flights are Continental ones and which are operated by Virgin. So if your flight is from LGW to MCO and has code of CO8235 you will actually be on a Virgin Flight (flight VS015). Basically any Continental flight numbers of 4 digits with the first being an 8 (e.g. 8235) will be a code-share and on a Virgin Flight. Any with low 2 or 3 digit numbers (e.g. 035 or 125) will be Continental flights.
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My uncles won`t be bothered what plane they are on, as long as it gets them safely from A to B!! The flight no. is showing as V3115 and says it is a Virgin Atlantic flight operated by Continental Airlines.
My uncles won`t be bothered what plane they are on, as long as it gets them safely from A to B!! The flight no. is showing as V3115 and says it is a Virgin Atlantic flight operated by Continental Airlines.
LOL! They have their heads screwed on then :thumbs-up. VS3115 is CO115 - the Continental flight from LGW to EWR (Newark) at 11:30am. :wavey:
F
We flew to NY last november with cont Airlines, we were booking through the VA website (to get the points) then noticed it was CA flight there and back so i looked at their website and got the same flights (with the same VA airmiles) for £100 each cheaper.
didnt think much of the flight out there, but on the way back we had a fantastic entertainment suite, far better than anything we had with VA, plus, due to DW we had Bulkhead seats, brills, we had so much leg room i could have laid on the floor to sleep we had that much space. Just a shame the staff were middle aged missery guts. but it served its purpose, it got me to NY, but the so and sos had to bring me back.
got the same flights (with the same VA airmiles) for £100 each cheaper.
I noticed Continental doesnt add as much taxes, fees, and surcharges as VA or BA.
Thanks once again everyone. My uncles are doing a multi-trip as they are doing New York for those five nights (they got the Radiocity Apartments which they wanted) and then flying on the 12th December with American Airlines to Miami. They are picking up a car there and touring down to the Keys and then back up the Gulf Coast for a total of 10 mights. They are then going back to Orlando and will be there for 7 nights and then fly home on 29th December from MCO. They are off to California and Hawaii for a month on 22nd April and in between all these holidays will be in their apartment in Majorica. They come back to their house in Swansea every so often, but only for about a fortnight each time. I told them at this rate they`ll be part of the jet set!! ;-)
truesdpr
6 Mar 08, 09:42 AM
Hope they're collecting their airmiles Fiona!! Sounds like the way to live to me.
Pam.
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Totally agree Pam. Wish DH, our sons and I could live like that!!
thats easy F. kick the kids out, make hubby work over time and you spend the benifits
Jakey rowling
7 Mar 08, 09:52 PM
I noticed Continental doesnt add as much taxes, fees, and surcharges as VA or BA.
None of the american airlines do, it's about £80 for them, BA about £198, VA are £179, BMI £183. :nonono:
None of the american airlines do, it's about £80 for them, BA about £198, VA are £179, BMI £183. :nonono:
Do you know why that is?
thats easy F. kick the kids out, make hubby work over time and you spend the benifits
I could never kick my beloved boys out Gaz, but I could certainly spend lots of money!! ;) I`ve never had a problem doing that!! :D
Do you know why that is?
Its just how they calculate the fares. The actual taxes are the same for whichever airline you fly, but the UK ones tend to break the cost down as fare + taxes and other charges such as fuel surcharge eg. £200 + £150 = £350. The Americans include other costs within the fare and just add the taxes, eg £270 + £80 = £350. So it looks like you are being charged higher taxes by the UK carriers but you aren't. The important cost is the total. :wavey:
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