Virgin introduces flights to Barbados

VIRGIN Atlantic will launch
two direct weekly services
to Barbados from London
Heathrow on December
12, 2017.
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.
According to Virgin,
these are the only direct
flights between Heathrow
and Barbados that will
operate year round. 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.”
The flights are available
for booking.