Where is Virgin Atlantic flying in September and October 2020?

Where is Virgin Atlantic flying to in September and October?

Whilst Virgin Atlantic is only flying to a handful of destinations at the moment, its filed schedules suggest the airline is optimistic about which routes will be re-opening in the coming months.

RoutesOnline recently published an updated and amended schedule for the remainder of the summer season – that is, until the end of October.

Virgin Atlantic long haul services for September and October

All Virgin Atlantic flights currently depart from London Heathrow Terminal 2.

The only exception is the following flight from Manchester:

Orlando – 4 weekly from 6th October, Boeing 787-9

Whilst this is the only Manchester route currently scheduled, Virgin Atlantic has told us it plans to resume flights from Manchester to Barbados and New York from the end of October.

This list is clearly speculative with regards to frequencies and aircraft types, but the following services are currently bookable:

Atlanta – 3 weekly from 15th September, Boeing 787-9
Bridgetown – 1 weekly, Boeing 787-9. Increases to 3 weekly from 13th October.
Delhi – 3 weekly, Boeing 787-9. Increases to 4 weekly from 1st October.
Hong Kong – 3 weekly Boeing 787-9. Increases to 4 weekly in October.
Johannesburg – 1 daily from 17th October, Boeing 787-9
Lagos – 4 weekly from 24th September, A350
Los Angeles – 1 daily, Boeing 787-9/A350
Miami – 3 weekly Boeing  787-9. Two weekly for the first 2 weeks in October.
Montego Bay – 2 weekly from 2nd October, Boeing 787-9
Mumbai – 4 weekly from 16th September, Boeing 787-9
New York – 10 weekly Boeing 787-9/A350. Increasing to 21 weekly in October.
Orlando – 4 weekly from 6th October, Boeing 787-9
Shanghai  2 weekly, Boeing 787-9
Tel Aviv – 3 weekly from 6th September, Boeing 787-9. Increases to daily in October.

More US routes coming in late October

Virgin Atlantic is also planning to restart the following US services from the start of the Winter timetable on 25th October:

• Washington DC
• Seattle
• San Francisco
• Boston
• Las Vegas

Outside the US, Virgin Atlantic has said that it is hoping to restart the following routes at the same time:

• Antigua
• Cape Town
• Grenada
• Havana
• Tobago

These routes are far more speculative. Part of the reason is that they are not major cargo routes, which means that the services would by relying on passenger revenue to break even. This means, clearly, an ability to travel without quarantine restrictions at either end.

Virgin Atlantic is using the Plaza Premium lounge whilst it is operating from Terminal 2.

You can book on the Virgin Atlantic website here.

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As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 18,000 Virgin Points and the free card has a bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

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American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.

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Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

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