FRESH from launching daily London-Mumbai flights yesterday (TTG Asia e-Daily, October 5, 2012), Virgin Atlantic Airways intends to commence services to Hyderabad, Goa and Bangalore shortly.
Virgin Atlantic Airways chairman, Richard Branson, said: “We are looking at the availability of a slot at London (Heathrow) for additional connectivity to these three cities in India. Goa is a priority. Our investment into operations in India will touch £300 million (US$481 million) this year.”
Steve Ridgway, CEO, Virgin Atlantic, said: “Last year, we witnessed 12 per cent growth on our New Delhi route. We have deployed two new Airbus 330-300 aircraft on the Mumbai route, and the new service will open connections to London (Heathrow) and onward to Boston, Washington, Chicago, New York and Miami.”
Rajendra Dhumma, managing director, Classis Travels Mumbai, said: “The increase in seat capacity to London is always welcome, as it is the busiest sector from Mumbai for corporate and business travel as well as leisure tours. Moreover, traffic on this route will always grow to avail of connections to other cities in Europe, North and South America.”
