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• Additional weekly frequencies added from London Heathrow from January 8^th moving weekly flights to up to 14. This will mean a double daily service between London and Barbados.
• Up to four flights a week from Manchester.
• Six regional flights per week, three from Grenada and three from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Virgin Atlantic has once again reaffirmed its commitment to Barbados by adding extra capacity into Barbados this winter, taking the total weekly flights in and out of the destination to up to 24 flights per week.

From the 8^th January, Barbados will receive double daily flights, for the first time ever from London Heathrow, along with four weekly flights from Manchester. Alongside these flights Virgin Atlantic’s inter-regional offering will bring three flights per week from Grenada, and three flights per week from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

This move further supports Virgin Atlantic’s commitment to Barbados as an Eastern Caribbean Hub for customers and cargo, offering more flights per week for important cargo imports and exports.

Barbados will see the flagship Airbus A330-300, offering a selection of experiences across three cabins; with 31 Upper Class, 48 Premium and 183 Economy Delight, Classic and Light seats.   Flights will be operated on the airline’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft boasting 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium and 192 Economy Delight, Classic and Light seats. 

From November, the airline will commence flights to its eighth Caribbean destination from London Heathrow, Turks and Caicos, providing sun seekers more Caribbean choices than ever before.  This will also be complemented by an increase in flights to St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada, which will operate thrice weekly in the winter season, with seats to St Lucia increasing by 33% since last year, reaffirming the post pandemic demand for premium, sunny getaways.

Hannah Swift, Caribbean Country Manager at Virgin Atlantic commented 

“It’s so fantastic that this winter, Barbados will receive up to 24 flights per week from the UK and inter-regionally. Barbados is such an important hub for us throughout the Caribbean, this just further supports our commitment to the destination. We celebrated 25 years of flying to Barbados this year, and this just goes to show, the partnership between Virgin Atlantic and Barbados goes from strength to strength!”

ENDS

For further press information please contact the Virgin Atlantic press office on press.office@fly.virgin.com or call 01293 747373.  

Notes to editors:  

Schedule:

Flt Desg

Eff Date

Freq

Dept Arp

Dept Time

Arvl Arp

Arrv Time

Flt Desg

Eff Date

Freq

Dept Arp

Dept Time

Arvl Arp

Arrv Time

VS  0077

18-Mar-24

1……

MAN

9:10

BGI

14:20

VS  0078

18-Mar-24

1..4…

BGI

22:15

MAN

10:40

VS  0077

21-Mar-24

…4.6.

MAN

13:30

BGI

18:40

VS  0078

23-Mar-24

…..6.

BGI

21:50

MAN

10:15

VS  0077

24-Mar-24

……7

MAN

12:35

BGI

17:45

VS  0078

24-Mar-24

……7

BGI

20:05

MAN

8:30

VS  0131

18-Mar-24

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LHR

11:30

BGI

16:50

VS  0132

18-Mar-24

1234567

BGI

20:40

LHR

9:20

VS  0187

19-Mar-24

.2..5..

LHR

9:40

BGI

15:00

VS  0187

19-Mar-24

.2..5..

BGI

16:15

GND

17:20

VS  0187

23-Mar-24

…..6.

LHR

9:40

BGI

15:00

VS  0187

23-Mar-24

…..6.

BGI

16:15

GND

17:20

VS  0188

19-Mar-24

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GND

19:00

BGI

19:55

VS  0188

19-Mar-24

.2..5..

BGI

21:10

LHR

9:50

VS  0188

23-Mar-24

…..6.

GND

19:00

BGI

19:55

VS  0188

23-Mar-24

…..6.

BGI

21:10

LHR

9:50

VS  0197

18-Mar-24

1.3….

LHR

9:40

BGI

15:00

VS  0197

18-Mar-24

1.3….

BGI

16:15

SVD

17:10

VS  0197

24-Mar-24

……7

LHR

9:40

BGI

15:00

VS  0197

24-Mar-24

……7

BGI

16:15

SVD

17:10

VS  0198

18-Mar-24

1.3….

SVD

19:00

BGI

19:55

VS  0198

18-Mar-24

1.3….

BGI

21:10

LHR

9:50

VS  0198

24-Mar-24

……7

SVD

19:00

BGI

19:55

VS  0198

24-Mar-24

……7

BGI

21:10

LHR

9:50

VS  0229

21-Mar-24

…4…

LHR

9:40

BGI

15:00

VS  0230

21-Mar-24

…4…

BGI

21:10

LHR

9:50

Key Stats:

• Our capacity on London to Barbados for Q1 of 2024 will increase;

• +35% versus Q1 2023
• +33% versus Q1 2019
  
• In Q1 2024 we will be adding 18,480 seats on LHR-BGI, an extra 24%

• With the addition of our seats in Q1, we will now be the biggest airline on LON-BGI in Q1 2024, offering 10% more seats than BA

• MAN-BGI is up in capacity 18% versus 2019.

About Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic was founded by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1984, with innovation and amazing customer service at its core, with a purpose to ensure everyone can take on the world. In 2022, Virgin Atlantic was voted Britain’s only Global Five Star Airline by APEX for the sixth year running in the Official Airline Ratings. Headquartered in London, it employs more than 7,500 people worldwide, flying customers to 31 destinations across four continents.

Alongside shareholder and Joint Venture partner Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic operates a leading transatlantic network, with onward connections to over 200 cities around the world. In February 2020, Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic launched an expanded Joint Venture, offering a comprehensive route network, convenient flight schedules, competitive fares and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits, including the ability to earn and redeem miles across all carriers.  Virgin Atlantic joined SkyTeam in March 2023 as the global airline alliance’s first and only UK member airline, enhancing the alliance’s transatlantic network and services to and from Heathrow and Manchester Airport.  

Virgin Atlantic has been pioneering sustainability leadership for more than 15 years, with a commitment to achieving 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050.  The airline operates one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in the skies and has reduced its absolute carbon emissions by 35% over the last decade. In October 2022, Virgin Atlantic welcomed the first of 16 A330-900neos to the fleet, continuing its transformation towards 100% next generation aircraft by 2027.  In late 2023, Virgin Atlantic will be leading an industry consortium to deliver the first 100% SAF flight across the transatlantic, demonstrating that 100% SAF can be used safely as a drop in fuel in existing infrastructure, engines and airframes.

For more information visit www.virginatlantic.com or via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @virginatlantic.