British premier carrier Virgin Atlantic on Thursday announced the launch of flight services from India to Manchester, which has a sizable population of Indian origin people, starting December 20.
Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce it will be launching services from Delhi and Mumbai to Manchester as the airline ramps up flying from its home in the north of England, a release said.
Flying three times a week from Mumbai to Manchester, beginning in December, and twice weekly from Delhi, starting in January, these new services will go on sale from October 20 and will complement the airline’s existing services from Mumbai and Delhi to London Heathrow, it said.
The airline will operate one of its newest and fuel-efficient aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, on these new routes, the release added.