From 14th September 2016 all Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines flights from London Heathrow will arrive and depart from Terminal 3 (T3).
Delta will transfer its Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia flights from Terminal 4 to join its services to New York-JFK, Boston and Seattle that already operate from Terminal 3. In total, Delta will operate 11 daily flights to eight US cities nonstop from Terminal 3.
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines have announced plans to align their services at London Heathrow airport, as their transatlantic joint venture gets ready for take off.
The two airlines have revealed details of their new combined schedule which will start on 30th March 2014. Among the changes, Delta will move flights on its key business routes (New York JFK, Boston and Seattle) to Heathrow’s Terminal 3, in order to co-locate with Virgin Atlantic from 2nd April. All of Delta Air Lines’ flights are currently based at Terminal 4.
Craig Kreeger, Virgin Atlantic’s CEO, said: “We already co-locate together at New York’s JFK airport and moving some of Delta’s key business flights to join Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow’s Terminal 3 will enhance convenience and reduce connection times.
As part of the move, all business class passengers with both carriers will be given access to Virgin’s Clubhouse lounge in Terminal 3.
Delta is to also operate a second daily service between Heathrow and Detroit from 2nd June 2 2014, alongside its recently announced Heathrow-Seattle route, which is due to launch later this month on 30th March.
British Airways is to move its London Heathrow-Singapore-Sydney services to Terminal 5 from the end of March 2013.
The airline will also roster its new B777-300ER aircraft onto the route from this date. BA says the changes ”confirm British Airways’ commitment to Australia”, following the
news that Qantas will end its joint business agreement with BA and strike up a new partnership with Emirates.
BA’s Sydney flights currently depart from Terminal 3 using B747-400 aircraft, but will move to Terminal 5 from 31st March, from where the majority of the carrier’s flights
already operate. The airline’s new B777-300ER aircraft feature a four-class World Traveller, World Traveller Plus, Club World and First layout.
With effect from Thursday 27th September, the arrival instructions for customers dropping their cars off with Purple Parking, at London Heathrow’s terminals 1 & 3
will be changing. Confirmations have been changed to reflect these new instructions, however, if you are a regular customer please note these changes.
Please find the new instructions below which are effective immediately.
TERMINAL 1
Follow the signs to the Short Stay Car Park 1 (entrance on the ground floor)
At the entrance barrier, take a ticket (there will be nothing to pay)
Keep to your right and immediately take a first left down to the lower ground floor
Turn right and drive all the way to the end and then bear left, after the portacabin until you are facing the opposite direction
You will see our Off Airport Meet & Greet parking bays immediately to your right
Park your car in one of these bays,
Lock your car and give the keys and parking ticket to our Handover Captain
TERMINAL 3
Follow the sign to the Short Stay Car Park 3
At the entrance barrier, take a ticket (there will be nothing to pay)
Drive up the ramp and exit at level 3
Follow the road all the way round until you reach Rows A and B at the far end of the Car Park
You will see our Off Airport Meet & Greet parking bays opposite the lifts
Park your car in one of these bays
Lock your car and give the keys and parking ticket to our Handover Captain
