Any info on this?

Hi,
I believe this aircraft is in storage at DUB/EIDW now.

Thanks

Thomas Cook

This explains it. A quote from my ‘No Frills’ book, ‘He spent plenty of time shuttling between his two offices in Athens and London. Sometimes he flew on Virgin Atlantic; at the time a franchise operation by a Greek company called South East European Airlines flew the route in the colours of Branson’s airline’

Its quite a good book, I recommend you take advantage of the ad in the last magazine which lets you have it for £6.99 or something.

I have seen this aircraft a few years ago while we parked our car at the long term car park at LGW South Terminal, I stood there for a few minutes watching it come over and another few wandering “why is it in VS colours???”.

Virgin defo did operate 2 A321s on London-Athens routes. I almost certain one was used LHR/ATH and the other one LGW/ATH.

G-OUZO was the Athens aircraft, but looking at the reg G-VATH – ATH sounds familiar!

Virgin Sun were bought up by Air 2000——hope this helps.
I know they operated out of LGW,could see them clearly climbing out over here with the yellow body and bright red engines,a lovely colour scheme!
Looking at an old flight routings book, they operated out of Manchester and Gatwickand covered all the usual charter routes.
I think they went at the end of the summer season of 2001 but it may have been 2000.

Virgin Sun were a charter operator, and I *think* they got bought up by another Charter Carrier…

Obviously I’m not the resident expert on UK charters, I’m sure someone can answer your question, though…

What routes did Virgin Sun operate and why did they close down? where were they based as well?

what are the website adresses?

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I remember that one. I remember someone telling me it was used for certain destinations, but I cant remember which! Not only that but Virgin Virtual Airlines have it on their aircraft list too.

Athens sounds familiar, looking back through my old reg books there was only the one, and it is definitly not in operation now. Presumably in storage somewhere.

According to the CAA website, Virgin still own It.

Even with the Virgin colours on, the A320/1 still looks like a Tonka toy

I believe virgin or possibly a franchise of theirs used to have one or two A321s that they used to use on the LHR-ATH route. They no longer operate this route or the aircraft too much competition with BA and Olympic I guess.

I’m pretty sure it isn’t used anymore, it’s definitly not with Virgin. I believe Richard Branson used it as his private jet.

Ive never seen that before thanks for pointing it out Andrew.
Come on someone must know what the VS colours are doing on an A321!

Stupid me had assumed it was a Matthew Murray paint job…

…that was until I came across the 13 other photos on Airliners.net of this aircraft in this colour scheme! :rolleyes: Looks very nice on the A321, but I also never knew their short/medium haul aircraft had been painted in the new colours.

well never seen it before!

RE: Any info on this?

Naaaah….no duster ! (and I mean polishing rag…not RAF Ensign !)

Thanx for that mate, just wondered.

cheers

Gary