By: Fokker - 5th December 2002 at 10:40
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
Nice to see that old Virgin feeder again! One of the Virgin employees in that era took part in starting up Air Exel Netherlands BV. This company is currently operating under the brand name KLM Exel.
Have no clue though why the name Air Exel Nethelands was picked, the started flying with a Brasilia and I seem to remember it came from Air Exel France. Furthermore there was an Air Exel in the UK and almost positive one in Belgium. Any one more info on these companies and background?
By: EGNM - 3rd December 2002 at 23:15
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
G-JOEM is an A320
By: dcfly - 3rd December 2002 at 23:03
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 03-12-02 AT 11:08Â PM (GMT)]Andrew
Virgin A320s G-VKID + G-VMED have been leased to Goodjet
A320 G-VTAN + A321 G-VATH are both stored at Dublin.
A321 G-OUZI was sold to Airtours (My Travel) and re- registered as G-JOEM, it now operates for My Travel Lite
Dave
By: andrewm - 3rd December 2002 at 21:41
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
And the A321’s!! They are now in storage in Heathrow or some london airport!
By: Saab 2000 - 3rd December 2002 at 16:43
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
Virgin also had a BAe 146 with their livery on it.It was owned by Iris operator called Cityjet.
By: mongu - 3rd December 2002 at 15:26
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
I was referring to the “4 engines 4 long haul” campaign 🙂
By: wysiwyg - 3rd December 2002 at 13:05
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
twins cross the pond all the time, surely a man of your calibre knows that!
By: mongu - 3rd December 2002 at 12:43
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
I hope it didn’t cross the pond with only 2 engines!
By: wysiwyg - 3rd December 2002 at 09:32
RE: Can anyone explain this?!
It was a feeder service based in Maastricht. It didn’t last long and was before I joined the company in the mid-80’s. I remeber also seeing a 727 with a hybrid Virgin scheme. Can’t remember the story behind that though. There was also a fully painted (with the exception of a grey fuselage underside) Virgin 767-300 which was borrowed from Martinair in the mid-90’s.
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