View Full Version : Varig ceasing flight to U.S. *UPDATE*
Iberia A340-600
2006-06-20, 08:12 PM
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
2006-06-20, 09:04 PM
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
2006-06-20, 10:00 PM
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
2006-06-20, 11:40 PM
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
2006-06-21, 05:32 PM
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
2006-06-21, 06:31 PM
sad to see an airline with such history about to go under
Iberia A340-600
2006-06-23, 09:13 PM
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
2006-06-26, 12:04 PM
Since Varig hass stopped flying into JFK .....does anyone know what 767-300 is still flying the route every other day?
Senga
T-Bird76
2006-06-26, 02:35 PM
Senga I beleive its the Euro Atlantic Charter 767.
mirrodie
2006-06-26, 04:01 PM
And apparently, according to someones' coment to my pic, its doesnt get affected by Varigs troubles.
G-BOAD
2006-06-26, 06:44 PM
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
2006-06-27, 12:38 AM
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
2006-06-27, 05:47 PM
That is so sad!
:(
mirrodie
2006-06-27, 05:49 PM
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.
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