BusinessNews Virgin Atlantic increasing flights to Barbados for winter season by Barbados Today 02/11/2023 written by Barbados Today Updated by Stefon Jordan 02/11/2023 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 687 Virgin Atlantic is adding extra capacity into Barbados this winter season, taking the total weekly flights in and out of the island up to 24 flights per week. From January 8, 2024, Barbados will receive double daily flights, for the first time ever, from London Heathrow, along with four weekly flights from Manchester. Alongside these flights, Virgin Atlantic’s inter-regional offering will bring three flights per week from Grenada and three flights per week from St Vincent and the Grenadines. The airline said this move further supports its commitment to Barbados as an Eastern Caribbean hub for customers and cargo, offering more flights per week for important cargo imports and exports. “It’s so fantastic that this winter, Barbados will receive up to 24 flights per week from the UK and inter-regionally. Barbados is such an important hub for us throughout the Caribbean, this just further supports our commitment to the destination,” said Hannah Swift, Caribbean Country Manager at Virgin Atlantic. “We celebrated 25 years of flying to Barbados this year, and this just goes to show, the partnership between Virgin Atlantic and Barbados goes from strength to strength.” Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Suriname’s ex-President Desi Bouterse dead at 79 25/12/2024 Barbadians stretch budgets, claim rising grocery costs 25/12/2024 Fish, pork lead Christmas food sales surge – City vendors 25/12/2024