Virgin Atlantic launching a new direct flight between London Heathrow and Barbados

New direct service launches on the 12 December 2017

 

We’re excited to announce that we are launching a direct flight between London Heathrow and Barbados. The new, twice weekly service will launch on 12 December 2017 to help make Christmas in the Caribbean a reality for even more holidaymakers. Flights will go on sale from Monday 27 February.

 

The new flights will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays as part of the winter 2017 schedule and will be operated on an Airbus A330. This new service means that we will now offer up to 11 Barbados flights per week from three UK Airports (Gatwick, Manchester and Heathrow).

 

In addition Virgin Atlantic’s recently extended codeshare agreement with FlyBe will mean that customers from Scotland can now easily connect from Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports to Barbados via London Heathrow.

 

“The Caribbean has always been a core market for Virgin Atlantic and so we’re excited to announce we’re offering more choice to our customers with the option of flying from Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester direct to Barbados.” – Shai Weiss, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic

 

We have seen a strong demand for Upper Class and Premium Economy cabins on Barbados flights which is why we took the opportunity to utilise an A330. This aircraft will be fully configured with 33 Upper Class, 48 Premium Economy and 1185 Economy seats, allowing more customers to experience our award winning service.