Virgin Atlantic launching direct flight between Heathrow and Barbados
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to launch the only direct flight from London Heathrow to Barbados.
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A Virgin Atlantic A330 at London Heathrow.
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The new, twice weekly service will launch on 12 December 2017 to help those looking to make Christmas in the Caribbean a reality. Flights will be on sale from Monday 27 February.
The new flights will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays as part of the winter 2017 schedule using an Airbus A330 configured with 33 Upper Class, 48 Premium Economy and 185 Economy seat. This new service means that Virgin Atlantic will now offer up to 11 Barbados flights per week from three UK Airports (Gatwick, Manchester and Heathrow).
Heathrow-Barbados will become Virgin Atlantic’s sixth new service to launch in 2017 – with flights to Seattle, Varadero (Cuba), Boston, New York and San Francisco launching in spring 2017. In addition, Virgin Atlantic’s recently extended codeshare agreement with FlyBe will mean that customers from Scotland can now easily connect from Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports to Barbados via London Heathrow.
Shai Weiss, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic commented: “The Caribbean has always been a core market for Virgin Atlantic and so we’re excited to announce we’re offering more choice to our customers with the option of flying from Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester direct to Barbados.”