Virgin Atlantic Is Adding More Flights to Antigua

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - September 30, 2019 - 1:05 pm

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Virgin Atlantic is adding new flights to one of the Caribbean’s buzziest hotspots, Antigua and Barbuda.

The transatlantic carrier will be expanding its Antigua service from three weekly flights to four weekly flights.

That change will come into effect beginning June 8, 2020, according to a statement released by Virgin Atlantic.

The flights will be operating from London Gatwick to Antigua.

“We’re evolving our Caribbean offering to make sure we continue to serve destinations most loved by our customers,”the company said.

Virgin also announced it would be moving its service from London to Havana, Cuba from London Gatwick to Heathrow.

— CJ

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