Virgin Atlantic Expanding Flights to Barbados, Jamaica

By: - August 22nd, 2021
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Virgin Atlantic is adding even more flights to the Caribbean this upcoming winter season, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The expansion will be headlined by an increase in daily London Heathrow-Barbados flights to 11 times a week. 

That’s along with an expansion of the carrier’s Manchester-to-Barbados route from three times a week to five times per week. 

The news comes as Virgin Atlantic continues to add more flights around the region. 

That includes the recent announcement of twice-weekly flights from London Heathrow to Nassau, with service set to begin Nov. 20. 

— CJ

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