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Virgin Atlantic unveils plans to expands its network at an expanded Heathrow...
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement to expand its operations at London’s Heathrow Airport if the airport is expanded: Airline has released details of its planned long haul and new short...
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Virgin Atlantic introduces the Boeing 747-400 “The Falcon” special livery
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement on Boeing 747-443 G-VLIP: We’re excited to unveil a brand new, one-of-a-kind Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge plane wrap on this Boeing 747 aircraft, which...
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Air France, KLM and China Eastern announce plans to step up joint venture...
Air France, KLM, China Eastern and Virgin Atlantic have signed a MOU concerning the extension of the existing joint venture between Air France, KLM and China Eastern with the addition of Virgin...
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China Eastern, Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM announce its intention to...
China Eastern Airlines made this announcement: On October 16, 2019 China Eastern has announced its intention to enter into a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM, providing more...
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Virgin Atlantic announces new summer flying program from London Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement: Virgin Atlantic will introduce a second daily service between Heathrow and Delhi, offering 108,000 additional seats for summer 2020 Coupled with its...
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Virgin Atlantic breaks the New York – London subsonic record
Due to the strong storm force winds today, British Airways and then Virgin Atlantic broke the subsonic New York JFK – London LHR record. The latter was accomplished in an Airbus A350-1000, doing the...
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Virgin Atlantic to return to Cape Town
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement: Sunseekers this winter can head down to South Africa on Virgin Atlantic’s new daily seasonal service flying between London Heathrow and Cape Town...
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Virgin Atlantic to launch Manchester – Delhi and Manchester – Barbados service
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced new flying from Manchester and London Heathrow with services taking to the skies from October 2020 onwards. For the first time, Virgin Atlantic will fly to India...
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Virgin Atlantic to waive change fees until September 30, 2020
Virgin Atlantic Airways made this announcement: To provide greater flexibility to our customers with upcoming travel plans, we have introduced a flexible policy to waive the flight change fee for...
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Virgin Atlantic to drastically reduce its schedule
Virgin Atlantic Airways made this announcement: Last week saw a rapid acceleration of the impact of Covid-19 on global aviation and tourism. The World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a global...
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Virgin Atlantic Airways operates its first all-cargo flight
From the Virgin Atlantic blog. By Michael Oakes. On the surface of it, flight VS698 looked like any other flight to New York. Parked at Terminal 3’s Gate 13, G-VSPY, one of our Boeing 787-9s, had an...
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Virgin Atlantic parks its last three Airbus A340-600s at Bournemouth
Virgin Atlantic Airways on March 24, 2020 decided to ferry its last three Airbus A340-600s (G-VWIN, G-VFIT and G-VNAP) from Prestwick International Airport (PIK) to Bournemouth (BOH) for storage. The...
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Virgin Atlantic to deliver more than 43 million items of PPE and medical...
Virgin Atlantic is set to deliver more than 43 million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the UK. The cargo-only flights have been chartered by the Department of Health and Social Care...
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Virgin Atlantic early retires its remaining Boeing 747-400s, will cut 3,150 jobs
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced the immediate retirement of its seven remaining Boeing 747-400s. The airline was previously planning to retire the type in 2021. The airline on May 5 issued this...
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Virgin Atlantic increases cargo-only flights by over 33% in June after a...
Virgin Atlantic made this announcement: Virgin Atlantic will increase its cargo-only flights by 35% to nearly 600 in June with the launch of new routes including Beijing and Brussels following the...
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Virgin Atlantic to restart passenger operations in July
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement: Services from London Heathrow to New York JFK, Los Angeles, Orlando, Hong Kong and Shanghai set to resume from July 20 and July 21, 2020, with more...
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Virgin Atlantic to add 17 additional destinations
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement: Airline set to return to 17 additional destinations across the network, including Tel Aviv, Miami, San Francisco and Barbados planned from August...
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Virgin Atlantic announces a successful recapitalization
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement: Virgin Atlantic has reached a major milestone towards securing its future on July 14, by announcing plans for a private-only solvent recapitalization...
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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection in the United States
From CNN: “Virgin Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy in the United States as it races to finalize a $1.5 billion plan to rescue it from the aviation industry’s worst crisis. The company, which is based...
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Virgin Atlantic provides complimentary COVID-19 global insurance cover for...
Virgin Atlantic Airways has made this announcement: To support customers and provide additional peace of mind, Virgin Atlantic has introduced Virgin Atlantic COVID-19 Cover, which will apply to all...
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