{"id":60605,"date":"2024-04-03T23:02:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T17:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=60605"},"modified":"2024-07-16T20:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:44:20","slug":"virgin-atlantic-eyes-2nd-london-mumbai-flights-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/03\/virgin-atlantic-eyes-2nd-london-mumbai-flights-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Atlantic Eyes 2nd London-Mumbai Flights and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON-<\/strong> Amidst burgeoning demand within the robust Indian aviation sector, British carrier Virgin Atlantic (VS)<\/a> announced Wednesday its plans to commence an additional daily flight linking Mumbai (BOM)<\/a> and London (LHR)<\/a> starting in October. Furthermore, the airline intends to expand its codeshare partnership with IndiGo (6E)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virgin Atlantic operates two daily flights to London Heathrow from Delhi (DEL)<\/a> and one each from Mumbai and Bengaluru (BLR). Notably, the London-Bengaluru services commenced on March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Virgin Atlantic London-Mumbai Flight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at a media roundtable, Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss emphasized India’s significance as the airline’s third-largest market, trailing only North America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, Virgin Atlantic aims to provide over one million seats to India, reflecting a capacity surge of 350 percent since 2019. The airline allocates approximately 10 percent of its total capacity to India<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of this year, the carrier is set to have a fleet comprising 45 aircraft, including both Boeing 787s<\/a> and A350s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scheduled for launch in October 2024, subject to government approval under the enhanced bilateral flying rights, the airline will introduce its second daily direct service from London Heathrow (LHR) to Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keep your eyes on the sky India \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\u2708\ufe0f

Earlier this week Miss Moneypenny – VS316 touched down @BLRairport<\/a>, and the celebrations don't stop there as we're adding a second daily flight between London and Mumbai, marking our fifth daily service to India. pic.twitter.com\/Dc5fusqL43<\/a><\/p>— virginatlantic (@VirginAtlantic) April 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>