The Upper Class Experience with Virgin Atlantic
If you’ve never flown Upper Class with Virgin Atlantic (what the airline calls its First Class offering) then there’s never a better time than in 2019. The product and service is looking better than ever, and with more routes than ever before, Virgin Atlantic is definitely one of our go-to airlines!
Check out this brand new video that we’ve been sent by our friends over at Virgin Atlantic for a taste of this fabulous experience!
From the North…
From this year, the number of Virgin Atlantic flights is set to increase by up to 20 per cent, in what will be the airline’s biggest year. They will be flying from Manchester with up to six daily departures.
A new route to Los Angeles, as well as an increase in services to both Boston and Las Vegas, means the airline will be offering customers up to 14,000 seats a week directly from Manchester to the USA and Caribbean.
A number of routes, including both New York and Atlanta, will be flown on the Boeing 747, the largest aircraft in Virgin Atlantic’s fleet, meaning that even more customers from the north west will be able to take advantage of one-stop connections to over 200 US destinations thanks to its partnership with Delta Air Lines.
Changes to the flying programme will start in Summer 2019, including a new route to Los Angeles operating three times a week, services to Las Vegas doubling to four times a week, Boston services increasing to three times a week and New York and Atlanta services operated daily on a Boeing 747 with 455 seats available per flight.
From the South…
There will also be a brand new route between London Heathrow and Las Vegas launching on 31st March 2019. The new Las Vegas flights will be operated by Boeing 787 aircraft, offering a choice of 31 Upper Class seats, 35 Premium seats and 192 economy seats. The flights will leave London at 12.40pm and Las Vegas at 7.05pm.
There will also be a second daily Boston service, operated by an Airbus A330-300, making an additional 100,000 seats available between the East Coast and the UK. The second daily service between London Heathrow and Boston will launch on 31st March 2019. They will leave London at 8.30pm and Boston at 8.30am.
Virgin Atlantic is also bringing back popular seasonal flights to Barbados – offering the only direct connection between the London hub and the Caribbean island. Seasonal flights between London Heathrow and Barbados will operate up to 19th February 2019.