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4th September 2014, 09:14 PM
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Virgin Australia ATR's to fly MEL-LST
It looks like VA are to replace two of their four daily 737/E90 jet services from MEL to LST with ATR's. A route proving flight operated last week. I'm not 100% sure when this will start.
The VA website shows four daily flights in each direction next March, with two of these taking 60 minutes and the other two taking 85 minutes. Strangely enough, the 85 minute flights show E90's (should be ATR?) and the 60 minute flights 738's. Perhaps this reduction in seats will pave the way for Tigerair to return to Launceston? 
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#3
5th September 2014, 11:04 AM
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Jetstar and Qantaslink have really increased their services to LST over the past year. It must be having an impact on Virgin Australia. Jetstar's early evening SYD-LST service is currently being serviced by an A321 and all MEL-LST Qlink flight have been upgraded to Q400's.
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#4
5th September 2014, 11:54 AM
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It looks as though the change occurs from 17 November.
One MEL/CBR/MEL rotation also goes to ATR by the looks of it - MEL1155-1315CBR1405-1530MEL. Can't see anything for the aircraft will be doing between 1920 and 0805, so perhaps it's resting in MEL that whole time? Or a new service / route? Or, another existing service swaps to ATR but they haven't gotten that far yet?
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#8
5th September 2014, 01:36 PM
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MQL and DPO were among my thoughts. MQL stays the same with a single mid-morning departure from MEL (and too short a block time for an ATR), and DPO isn't in their website's destination list (yet). Also looked at SYD, HBA and an overnighter in CBR, nothing there either. I'm sure all will be revealed!
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30th September 2014, 04:09 PM
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The longer sectors seem to have disappeared from the booking screens on VA's website... have they changed their mind, I wonder?
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