Varig ceasing flight to U.S. *UPDATE*

[Iberia A340-600]

My last post brought good news of Delta starting flights to BOM and ACC and JFK getting the 777-200 again but my latest post brings bad news...

As of today, Tuesday June 20th, Varig has ceased flights to MIA, LAX, and JFK with no plans to return.

I for one have to express my major dissapointment in this action taken by Varig. The Vairg livery on the 777-200 is my favorite and I will dearly miss seeing it at JFK.

It looks like Mario did photograph the last scheduled Varig departure from JFK.

Let's hope that when PP-VRE leaves JFK she will depart in Varig colors.

My last photo of a Varig bird at JFK:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/AlitaliaMD11/DSCN7150.jpg

Boa Sorte Varig!

[SengaB]

Sorry to hear that happened..
My last shot on last June 17th
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/vrg.jpghttp://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/vrg1.jpg


I guess I'd like to share a link with my Varig shots I have taken over the years. I hope others will follow with theirs in this thread.
I have an incident as well with VRG in thre somewhere. Sorry for the long link.
http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?offset=0&where=search|-2|-2|-2|-2|varig|15|3|||||||-2|-2|-2|-2|||15|1||-2|625||||airline|2||||||-2|||1|||||||&newsort=1
Senga

[T-Bird76]

Unless they get bought by someone they are gone. Its ashame but its business and that's how things work. TAM came along with a much better product and hurt VARIG tremendously. Hopefully they can pull a hat trick out last mun but its doubtful.

[GimmeMyWingZ]

Seems like somewhat good timing since Delta started flying to Sao Paulo last week. Dont know if Varig went to RIo or Sao but yeah lost a 777 another well dominated 763 DL at JFK

[FlyDeltaJets]

GimmeMyWingZ

Seems like somewhat good timing since Delta started flying to Sao Paulo last week. Dont know if Varig went to RIo or Sao but yeah lost a 777 another well dominated 763 DL at JFK

RG went to Rio via Sao Paulo from JFK

[Garri767]

sad to see an airline with such history about to go under

[Iberia A340-600]

So it seems, according to http://www.airliners.net/discussions/ge ... n/2842418/ (http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2842418/), Varig is returing to JFK and MIA as of June 24th on alternate days.

[SengaB]

Since Varig hass stopped flying into JFK .....does anyone know what 767-300 is still flying the route every other day?

Senga

[T-Bird76]

Senga I beleive its the Euro Atlantic Charter 767.

[mirrodie]

And apparently, according to someones' coment to my pic, its doesnt get affected by Varigs troubles.

[G-BOAD]

humm, i never saw them. when do the flights end because i might go with my dad to work tomorrow and we might stop by at JFK.

[SengaB]

Tommy, Mario, thanks for the info.

G-BOAD, I don't know when they end but the schedual si eover other day right now. Pretty sporadic.
Id say check flytecomm on the days you visit JFK.
Senga

[FlyingColors]

That is so sad!


:(

[mirrodie]

I saw that VARIG come in again on Sunday night.

we were discussing it last night, apparently its a VARIG painted plane but not owned by them. go figure.