Photocap: Virgin territory

Virgin Atlantic recently hosted media at one
of the latest properties to be added to the
Virgin Limited Edition portfolio, Mont Rochelle
wine estate in Franschhoek, to celebrate the
launch of the airline’s final season of Cape
Town flights. The flights will operate with a
308-seat Airbus A340-600 (compared with
240 last year on an A340-300), with 45 seats
in Upper Class, 38 in premium economy and
225 in economy. According to Darrin Thomas,
Virgin Atlantic marketing and communications
executive, Cape Town forward loads are
reasonable with inbound traffic from the
UK promising. The airline will support the
route until the end of April 2015. “We remain
committed to South Africa. We just celebrated
18 years of flying to Johannesburg. It is a
strategically important service at the heart
of our network and one that we know is very
important to our corporate clients. Cape Town
is a leisure, seasonal route, so a very different
destination.” Enjoying the spectacular views
from the Mont Rochelle Country Kitchen are
Liezl Gericke, head of sales and marketing at
Virgin Atlantic, and Darrin.”