Delta and Virgin deepen UK/US ties
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are boosting flights between the UK and USA from summer 2020, in a move which sees Delta join Virgin at London Gatwick (linking Boston) for the first time together since their partnership began (2014). With Delta's return to Manchester and Virgin's increased flights from LGW and London Heathrow, customers shipping cargo to the UK from northeastern USA will benefit from a choice of up to 18 daily flights to LHR and LGW, plus Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Virgin's LHR-JFK flights will also be the first route served by the airline’s new A350 from this month, which will offer a further cargo capacity boost. The British carrier is also set to increase flights to the US west coast, as it ups weekly frequencies from LHR to Seattle (7+4) and to Los Angeles (14+3). (ah)