Does anyone know which of the Virgin E190's have been upgraded to the new business class, and then if/where I can find info on whether that plane will be on a few of the E-Jet rout
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MHerbert
MHerbert
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Does anyone know which of the Virgin E190's have been upgraded to the new business class, and then if/where I can find info on whether that plane will be on a few of the E-Jet routes I'm flying over Xmas/New Year... Basically I want to know if it's worth the points to upgrade from flexi. Cheers!
AirportAddict
AirportAddict
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MHerbert, as far as i know the only E190s that have the new business are VH-ZPE and VH-ZPK. Just have a look up on flightaware.com or thevasource.com -- you are really playing hit and miss with about 1 in 9 chance of getting on one of the refurbished planes -- hope this helps!
MHerbert
MHerbert
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Thanks for that!
The points required are negligable anyway, especially with the half-points upgrade - so I might just do it anyway. Bit more space etc.
Yusef Danet
Yusef Danet
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If it's any help, those two have been plying East Coast routes since the J class config, so if you're planning intra-WA flying, your chances are slim, but if you're thinking Canberra to somewhere, you'd have a better chance.
VAA
VAA
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So far ZPA, ZPE, ZPG, and ZPK have been completed. I believe ZPG is on it's way back from CHC in the next few days.
edy4eva
edy4eva
Member since 11 Mar 2012
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If you run your seat selection you could easily find out if the flight is scheduled to have the new config. I also noticed that instead of E190 for aircraft type, it shows 'Not Available'.