Virgin Atlantic will connect Delhi and Mumbai with London under the travel bubble arrangement India has created with the UK.
The airline plans to have three flights a week on London Heathrow-Delhi route from September 2; and four flights a week to Mumbai from a fortnight later.
Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic on Thursday said: “All customers eligible under the guidelines issued by the (Indian) ministry of home affairs as per the air bubble scheme will be able to travel onboard Virgin Atlantic’s direct services to London Heathrow. The airline plans to operate three flights a week from Delhi to London Heathrow from September 2, 2020. Mumbai service restarts from September 17 and will operate four flights a week to London. Both the destinations will provide connections to New York JFK and will operate on 787-9 Dreamliner,” the airline said in a statement.