Virgin Atlantic’s new flying programme for summer 2020 will increase destinations for cargo routes.
The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport, commencing on 29th March, departing from London Heathrow. With the additional daily flight to Delhi, alongside newly-launched daily Mumbai service which commenced last month, summer 2020 will see Virgin Atlantic Cargo offer more choice to India.
Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 services offer up to 26 tonnes of cargo capacity on every flight, which from India includes high volumes of perishables, pharmaceuticals and courier shipments.
By August, Virgin Atlantic’s A350 aircraft will fly to five destinations across its network including a daily service to Johannesburg from March 2020. From April 2020, the A350 will fly daily to Los Angeles, a daily A350 service will be introduced to San Francisco from May 2020. There will also be a daily A350 service to Lagos from August 2020.
Juha Jarvinen, EVP Commercial at Virgin Atlantic, said: “As we work to achieve our ambition to become the most loved travel company, we’re pleased to announce extra flights to some of our most popular destinations.
"Next year will mark 20 years since Virgin Atlantic started flying to Delhi, and the service continues to grow in popularity for both business and leisure travel.
"The second daily service from Heathrow is an excellent opportunity to meet customer demand on this route and, coupled with our new service to Mumbai, we’re able to offer even more choice and unrivalled Virgin Atlantic service to customers travelling between the UK and India.”