Virgin Atlantic NS24 Operation Changes – 03MAR24

Published at 1200GMT 04MAR24

Virgin Atlantic recently filed various changes to its planned Northern summer 2024 operations, effective 31MAR24, since AeroRoutes' last report in mid-December 2023.

The following adjustment includes service to Antigua and St. Lucia, which were not highlighted in previous report, as these are scheduled into May 2024.

London Heathrow – Bridgetown – Antigua eff 23MAY24 1 weekly A330-300 for Antigua scheduled during summer season, instead of 3 weekly London Heathrow – Antigua until 18MAY24
London Heathrow – Los Angeles
* VS007/008 01MAY24 – 14JUL24 787-9 replaces A350-1000XWB
* VS141/142 Service resumes on 14APR24 instead of 31MAR24. A350 operates from 14APR24, 787-9 from 01MAY24
* VS023/024 Planned A350-1000XWB replacing 787-9 unchanged

London Heathrow – Montego Bay eff 31MAR24 Nonstop terminator increases from previously listed 1 weekly to 3, 787-9 (2 weekly in NW23. Overall service to Montego Bay in NS24 now scheduled 7 weekly, instead of 5)
London Heathrow – St. Lucia Service during Northern summer season scheduled until 19MAY24, 4 weekly A330-300
London Heathrow – Tel Aviv Service tentatively scheduled to resume on 05SEP24 at earliest
London Heathrow – Washington Dulles 01MAY24 – 14JUL24 A350-1000XWB replaces 787-9, 1 daily (This route was initially listed as 1 daily A330-300)

Previously reported changes:
London Heathrow – Atlanta eff 31MAR24 1 daily A350-1000XWB service maintained, replacing A330-300 and planned -900neo from 05JUL24
London Heathrow – Bangalore eff 31MAR24 1 daily 787-9, new route
London Heathrow – Boston eff 31MAR24 Increase from 1 to 2 daily, A330-300/-900neo
London Heathrow – Lagos eff 05APR24 1 of 7 weekly service A330-300 replaces A350-1000XWB
London Heathrow – Miami eff 31MAR24 Increase from 10 to 14 weekly, A330-300/-900neo/787-9
London Heathrow – New York JFK eff 20MAY24 Increase from 6 to 7 daily, service operated by a mix of A330-300, A330-900neo and A350-1000XWB
London Heathrow – San Francisco eff 31MAR24 VS041/042 787-9 replaces A350-1000XWB (Overall 2 daily 787-9)
London Heathrow – Sao Paulo Guarulhos Planned 1 daily 787-9 service from 13MAY24 cancelled, tentatively scheduled to commence in 2025
London Heathrow – Tampa eff 31MAR24 1 daily A330-300, replaces previously filed A330-300/-900neo (Originally filed as -900neo)
Manchester – Las Vegas eff 03JUN24 3 weekly 397-seater A350-1000XWB, service resumption since March 2020