From 2025, Virgin Atlantic will supply multiple million seats to the nation, a 350% capability development since 2019, cementing India’s place as a key strategic marketplace for the airline and marking its largest space of development exterior the United States. Alongside buyer choices, the rise in flying to Mumbai can be an enormous increase for cargo operations, because the airline is ready to hold an extra 25,000 tons of cargo from the style, prescribed drugs, and tech sectors. With 5 each day providers, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will supply 42.1million kg of house out there to and from India which is a 336% enhance in capability versus 2019.

Beginning October 27, 2024 and on sale from April 6, 2024, the second each day Mumbai providers will function on the airline’s state-of-the-art Airbus A350-1000, providing Upper Class, Premium and Economy Delight, Classic and Light cabins in addition to the airline’s signature Upper Class social house. It may even supply seamless connectivity and a premium long-haul expertise for these prospects connecting by way of London Heathrow from key gateways all through the United States together with San Francisco, New York JFK, Atlanta, Seattle, Boston, and Los Angeles, with Virgin Atlantic and transatlantic three way partnership accomplice, Delta Air Lines. 

In addition to providing seamless connectivity for US prospects to 3 locations in India, Virgin Atlantic has a strategic partnership with IndiGo, India’s main airline. Customers can guide one ticket which permits them to attach onwards to widespread locations in India reminiscent of Ahmedabad, Goa and Hyderabad by Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. In whole the partnership affords 36 extra locations and has related greater than 80,000 prospects to this point.

Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer, Virgin Atlantic, commented:

“There is a huge opportunity for us in India, it has a dynamic, fast-growing economy and we’re anticipating a huge growth in demand for international travel to and from the region. We know both our customers and people love traveling to India and we have a rich history in the destination. Next year marks 25 years of operations and the first time that we’ll offer more than one million seats to India via London Heathrow with optimal connectivity for our US customers from key tech hubs including San Francisco and Seattle. The launch of Bengaluru and doubling of our Mumbai services reaffirms our strong commitment and will allow our customers to travel seamlessly throughout India and beyond, flying on one of the youngest fleets in the skies, with our signature personalized service, delivered by our amazing people.”

New flight to Mumbai (topic to Government approval)

Existing India schedule

US to India Connection Times

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About Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic was based by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1984, with innovation and superb customer support at its core. In 2023, Virgin Atlantic was voted Britain’s solely Global Five Star Airline by APEX for the seventh yr working within the Official Airline Ratings. Headquartered in London, it employs greater than 8,500 individuals worldwide, flying prospects to 30 locations throughout 4 continents all year long.

Alongside shareholder and Joint Venture accomplice Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic operates a number one transatlantic community, with onward connections to over 200 cities around the globe. In February 2020, Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic launched an expanded Joint Venture, providing a complete route community, handy flight schedules, aggressive fares and reciprocal frequent flyer advantages, together with the flexibility to earn and redeem miles throughout all carriers. Virgin Atlantic joined SkyTeam in March 2023 as the worldwide airline alliance’s first and solely UK member airline, enhancing the alliance’s transatlantic community and providers to and from Heathrow and Manchester Airport.   

Virgin Atlantic has been pioneering sustainability management for greater than 15 years, committing to Net Zero by 2050 and steady motion that reduces environmental influence.  The airline operates one of many youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets within the skies, with a median age below seven years. In October 2022, Virgin Atlantic welcomed the primary of 16 A330-900neos to the fleet, persevering with its transformation in direction of 100% subsequent era plane by 2028. In November 2023, the airline led a consortium to ship the world’s first flight throughout the Atlantic on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), demonstrating that 100% SAF can be utilized safely as a drop in gasoline in present infrastructure, engines and airframes. The have to scale manufacturing is an trade crucial and Virgin Atlantic is dedicated to radical collaboration throughout the power chain to assist commercialization forward of 2030.  

For extra data go to www.virginatlantic.com or by way of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @virginatlantic.  

SOURCE Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd