Virgin expands Manchester

Virgin Atlantic expands Manchester


 Starting 1st June, Virgin Atlantic will base a 7th aircraft at Manchester, adding frequencies to 3 routes. As the times and equipment vary on all 3 routes, this will just detail a summary of the changes.

Bridgetown, Barbados.

This increases from 2 to 3 weekly, with flight on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A mix of A332and B744 used.

Las Vegas

Increase from 4 to 6 weekly. Extra flights on Tue/Wed meaning only Friday has no flights. A332 wand A333 used.

Orlando International.

Increases from 12 to 14 weekly. Flights now run twice a day, every day. A333 And B744 used.

 Further changes could be likely. This means for the summer 2020 peak, Virgin Atlantic and Delta will be running a combined 8 flights per day to Manchester, with more growth to come for 2020.

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