Comments on: Cracking the UK to Hawaii Market http://beatofhawaii.com/cracking-the-uk-to-hawaii-market/ Hawaii Travel Deals, Tips, Culture and Analysis Mon, 21 May 2012 05:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jeff http://beatofhawaii.com/cracking-the-uk-to-hawaii-market/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Jeff Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:36:43 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=12381#comment-6181 Sean, Yes, Virgin also indicated a desire to serve Hawaii (actually in the same time frame as Thomson's announcement). Packaging however is much more inherent in the Thomson business model and thus I believe it is more likely to actually happen. Aloha, Jeff Sean,

Yes, Virgin also indicated a desire to serve Hawaii (actually in the same time frame as Thomson’s announcement). Packaging however is much more inherent in the Thomson business model and thus I believe it is more likely to actually happen.

Aloha, Jeff

]]> By: Sean http://beatofhawaii.com/cracking-the-uk-to-hawaii-market/comment-page-1/#comment-6179 Sean Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:36:42 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=12381#comment-6179 This reminds me of when Virgin Atlantic announced that they are looking at starting non-stop flights from London to Honolulu back in 2007 once they received their B-787. ..."Richard Branson, the billionaire tycoon who controls London-based Virgin Atlantic, said at a news conference in Chicago yesterday that he was considering nonstop flights to Honolulu and Perth, Australia."... Here is the full article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin dated 4/25/07 http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/04/25/business/story01.html This reminds me of when Virgin Atlantic announced that they are looking at starting non-stop flights from London to Honolulu back in 2007 once they received their B-787.

…”Richard Branson, the billionaire tycoon who controls London-based Virgin Atlantic, said at a news conference in Chicago yesterday that he was considering nonstop flights to Honolulu and Perth, Australia.”…

Here is the full article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin dated 4/25/07
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/04/25/business/story01.html

]]> By: Jeff http://beatofhawaii.com/cracking-the-uk-to-hawaii-market/comment-page-1/#comment-6161 Jeff Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:30:21 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=12381#comment-6161 Hi Soozie, Sorry it hasn't worked to get to Europe on Virgin. Perhaps things changed since the time it worked for us. Aloha, Jeff Hi Soozie,

Sorry it hasn’t worked to get to Europe on Virgin. Perhaps things changed since the time it worked for us.

Aloha, Jeff

]]> By: soozie http://beatofhawaii.com/cracking-the-uk-to-hawaii-market/comment-page-1/#comment-6160 soozie Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:45:56 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=12381#comment-6160 We've tried for about a year to use our Hawaiian miles for a trip to Europe on Virgin -- the reason we got our Hawaiian cards in the first place. You folks graciously confirmed for me that it is possible, but still we have been completely shut out. Even so, had we the Virgin tickets, we still would have had the stop on the mainland to contend with. So having a carrier take us directly there, even for money, would be a terrific option. Now if they have a credit card with miles....even better! We’ve tried for about a year to use our Hawaiian miles for a trip to Europe on Virgin — the reason we got our Hawaiian cards in the first place. You folks graciously confirmed for me that it is possible, but still we have been completely shut out. Even so, had we the Virgin tickets, we still would have had the stop on the mainland to contend with. So having a carrier take us directly there, even for money, would be a terrific option. Now if they have a credit card with miles….even better!

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