{"id":1121,"date":"2012-10-08T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T12:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2020-06-15T16:03:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:03:33","slug":"virgin-atlantic-resumes-flights-to-mumbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/virgin-atlantic-resumes-flights-to-mumbai\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Atlantic Resumes Flights to Mumbai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After three years of solitude, the transatlantic carrier \u2013 Virgin Atlantic resumes flights to Mumbai India. The airline brought services to a standstill due to low demand and harsh global economy. However, Virgin Atlantic highlights an increase of travellers between London and Mumbai thus making it among the top 20 long haul routes in Heathrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Operations will be starting 28 October 2012 from London to Mumbai. Virgin Atlantic will be incorporating an Airbus A 330 with three class configuration seatings for passengers. Upper Class comprise of 33 seats, Premium Economy with 48 seats and Economy with 185 seats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Currently,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/airlines\/virgin-atlantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Virgin Atlantic<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">operates form Heathrow to Delhi. The airline announced to state it is successful launch from London to Mumbai thus linking other major cities including New York, Boston and Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other airlines that currently operate daily are British Airways, Air India and Jet Airways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Search<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/flights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Cheap Flights.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Find<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/flight-types\/business-class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Business Class Flights.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three years of solitude, the transatlantic carrier \u2013 Virgin Atlantic resumes flights to Mumbai India. The airline brought services to a standstill due to low demand and harsh global economy. However, Virgin Atlantic highlights an increase of travellers between London and Mumbai thus making it among the top 20 long haul routes in Heathrow. 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