Virgin Atlantic to scrap two popular winter sun flight routes – just one year after launching

VIRGIN Atlantic is scrapping two popular winter sun flight routes – just one year after launching them.

The airline is axing flights to two Caribbean destinations, the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos.

AFP

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Flights from London Heathrow to the Turks and Caicos will end on February 21 next year.

And services from Heathrow to the Bahamas will end two days later on February 23.

Virgin will use the planes freed up to lay on more flights to Antigua and Barbados in the Caribbean and Cape Town in South Africa.

The airline said: “As we continue to focus on optimising our network, we regularly review the destinations we fly to.

“We’ve made the decision to increase our frequencies to Antigua, Barbados and Cape Town next year.

“We will sadly suspend operations to The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.

“We’re very sorry for the disappointment caused to our customers flying to The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.

“Anyone booked to travel on these routes from February 24 and February 22 respectively will be contacted with their options.”

Virgin currently flies three times a week to the Bahamas and twice a week to Turks and Caicos.

The airline will increase its service to Antigua from once a week to four flights a week from October.

Its Barbados service will increase from seven to 10 flights a week, also starting in October.

Meanwhile, British Airways is scrapping a new route from the UK to a European capital city less than one year after it launched.