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Virgin Atlantic will operate a seventh daily frequency on its Heathrow-New York JFK route and a second daily flight to Boston Logan International in its summer 2024 schedule. Both services will be operated by Airbus A330-900neo and A350-1000 aircraft.
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Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel loaded four tonnes of Scottish salmon on board Virgin Atlantic's Flight 100 from Heathrow to New York on 28 November, the first operated by a commercial airline to operate on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The cargo, from sustainable producer Bakkafrost, was non-revenue but K+N, one ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has launched myVS, an expansion of its digital platform, which enables customers to quote, book, manage, and track their cargo shipments online. It is part of the airline’s overall digitisation program and will initially be launching in the UK and South Africa, for General, Pharma, and Fresh ...
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Virgin Atlantic has operated one of the first UK aid flights to Turkey, departing Heathrow on Tuesday 13 February with £350,000 worth of supplies for earthquake victims.
The specially chartered cargo only flight transported 64 pallets of clothing and almost a tonne of infant milk powder to Adana, a 115 miles ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Maria Sanchez-Grant as its new head of distribution. Over the past 15 years she has held numerous sales and revenue roles within Virgin Atlantic Cargo, becoming senior manager, revenue optimisation in 2019, with responsibility for leading the revenue management and pricing functions of the cargo ...
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Over 20 tonnes of vital medicines is being airfreighted to Pakistan for flood victims thanks to Virgin Atlantic Cargo and British retailer Bestway Group.
The medicines, donated by Bestway, are due to land on Thursday 24 November and will be distributed to help 3.2 million people who have lost their homes ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo is to introduce a thrice-weekly freighter flight between London Heathrow and Billund Airport in Denmark, operated by a Titan Airways Airbus A321F.
The flights, on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, will replace trucking links, and will have a capacity of 28 tonnes per flight says the carrier.
The new route ...
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Virgin Atlantic is to resume flights between London Heathrow and Cape Town in South Africa in November, reports the Routes Online website. The route will be operated daily with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo and and its forwarder partner Woodland Group are helping the Bat For A Chance charity bring the game of cricket to girls across Pakistan. Together with construction equipment manufacturer, Energy, it has gone into partnership with FemGames, a female empowerment initiative that is currently implementing an ambitious ...
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Virgin Atlantic is to launch twice-weekly Airbus A330 flights from Edinburgh to Barbados on 5 December and twice weekly flights to Orlando, Florida in April 2022, reports Routes Online.
It will also start a three times a week seasonal A330-300 winter service from Manchester to Montego Bay, Jamaica from 6 November ...
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