Virgin Atlantic reaffirms dedication to India with new companies  to Bengaluru and Mumbai  

Virgin Atlantic indicators its continued dedication to India this week as its new day by day  service to Bengaluru touched down and the airline additionally introduced a second day by day  flight to Mumbai taking to the skies in October 2024.  

The brand new flight to Mumbai would be the airline’s fifth day by day service to India and from 2025,  Virgin Atlantic will supply over a million seats to the nation, a 350% capability development  since 2019, cementing India’s place as a key strategic marketplace for the airline and  marking its largest space of development exterior the US. Alongside buyer  flying, the rise can be an enormous enhance for cargo operations with further capability  to help the motion of products from the style, prescription drugs, and tech  sectors. With 5 day by day companies, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will supply over 40 million kg of  area to and from India, a 336% enhance in capability versus 2019.

To have fun the brand new companies, Virgin Atlantic CEO, Shai Weiss touched down in  Bengaluru assembly with companions and clients whereas experiencing the bustling metropolis  for himself. Shai joined British Deputy Excessive Commissioner, Chandru Iyer, in  autorickshaws as they visited among the iconic websites within the metropolis, with the airline’s  award-winning cabin crew handing out a few of Virgin Atlantic’s signature onboard  treats such as- ice lollies and Mile Excessive afternoon tea.

The brand new companies will function on the airline’s cutting-edge plane, 787-9 Dreamliner  providing clients the choice of Higher Class, Premium, and Economic system Delight, Basic  and Gentle in addition to the airline’s signature Higher Class social area. It should additionally supply  seamless connectivity and a premium long-haul expertise for these clients  connecting by way of London Heathrow to and from locations all through North  America together with Seattle, San Francisco, and New York JFK, with Virgin Atlantic and  transatlantic three way partnership companion, Delta Air Strains.

Along with providing direct companies to Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, Virgin Atlantic  has a strategic partnership with IndiGo, India’s largest airline. Clients can ebook  one ticket which permits them to attach seamlessly from different locations in India  akin to Ahmedabad, Goa and Hyderabad onto London Heathrow. In complete the  partnership presents 36 further locations and has up to now linked over 80,000  clients because the launch in September 2022.

Virgin Atlantic can be happy to quadruple the variety of Indian primarily based cabin crew  this summer time. Via GSA companion InterGlobe Air Transport, the airline will now  common 4 Indian cabin crew on every flight so as to ship a extra personalised  service to our Indian clients.

Shai Weiss, CEO, Virgin Atlantic commented: “I’m thrilled to be right here in Bengaluru, celebrating not one however two new Virgin Atlantic companies. There’s a enormous alternative  for us in India, it has a dynamic, fast-growing economic system and we’re anticipating enormous  development in demand for worldwide journey from the area. We all know each our  clients and folks love travelling right here and now we have a wealthy historical past in India. Subsequent  yr marks 25 years of operations and with our new day by day service to Bengaluru and  second day by day service to Mumbai, will probably be the primary time that we’ll supply multiple  million seats from London Heathrow. These new flights reaffirm our dedication to  the nation, permitting our clients to journey seamlessly all through India and  past, flying on one of many youngest fleets within the skies, with our signature service,  delivered by our wonderful folks.”

Chandru Iyer, British Deputy Excessive Commissioner to Karnataka & Kerala and HM Deputy  Commerce Commissioner – South Asia (Funding) commented: “I couldn’t be prouder to  welcome one other nice British model to the town of Bengaluru. Virgin Atlantic will  proceed to be a key participant in strengthening our residing bridge between the UK and  India. With the rising variety of Indian enterprise travellers, vacationers, and college students to  the UK, the addition of Virgin Atlantic to the present air journey choices could be of  super profit to your entire southern area of India, and we on the British Deputy  Excessive Fee Bengaluru warmly welcome Virgin Atlantic.”

Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Working Officer of Bangalore Worldwide Airport Ltd stated:  “We’re excited to welcome Virgin Atlantic’s new day by day service from London Heathrow  to Bengaluru. This marks a big milestone for BLR Airport as we proceed to  improve our worldwide connectivity. The introduction of those new flights opens  up a world of alternatives for journey, commerce, and cultural alternate. Moreover,  these flights present enhanced journey choices for passengers from South and Central  India connecting to key locations worldwide. At BLR Airport, we stay steadfast  in our dedication to rising our continuous connectivity to key world centres and  delivering a seamless expertise for all passengers travelling by our airport.”

New service to Bengaluru

New flight to Mumbai (topic to Authorities approval) 

Present India schedule