Virgin Atlantic will launch two direct weekly services to Barbados from London Heathrow on December 12.
Flight VS 131 departs Heathrow at 13h15 on Tuesdays and Saturdays, arriving in Barbados at 17h55.
The return flight, VS 132, departs Barbados at 20h15 and arrives in Heathrow at 07h55 the next day.
These are the only direct flights between Heathrow and Barbados that will operate year round and target leisure travellers.
The route will be operated by an Airbus A330 with 33 seats in Upper Class, 48 in premium economy and 185 seats in economy class.
Liezl Gericke, sales and marketing manager of Virgin Atlantic South Africa, said: “The new flights will allow people from South Africa to seamlessly connect to the Caribbean island of Barbados with a single check-in and bag drop at OR Tambo International Airport. We are really pleased to offer an exciting new holiday destination for our South African customers this Christmas.”
Flights are available for booking
