Virgin Atlantic

New York JFK is the sole flight today by Virgin Atlantic from Heathrow T3.

For the balance of this week the airline moves to cargo-only services.

A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “Following the rapid acceleration of COVID-19 and extensive travel restrictions, coupled with a sharp drop in customer demand, Virgin Atlantic is continuing to review its flying programme each day and has made the decision to move most of its current scheduled services to cargo-only services from 20 April until 26 April.” 

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has provided Virgin Atlantic with special dispensation to carry cargo in the cabin as well as the cargo hold, so that the airline can carry even more essential goods, to ensure global supply chains keep running and transporting essential medical supplies into the UK at this time of crisis.

Virgin Atlantic will operate both scheduled passenger and cargo services from 27 April, and continue to work closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to help facilitate repatriation flights and bring UK nationals home”.

From 27 April, daily JFK passenger services will continue, and from 29 April, Hong Kong services will operate on alternate days.  Daily Los Angeles services will resume on 4 May.”

Virgin Atlantic cancelled their late March São Paulo inaugural and now say the route has been postponed indefinitely.

www.virgin-atlantic.com

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