What Virgin Atlantic flights are scheduled for the next few months?

Where is Virgin Atlantic planning to fly this Summer?

Virgin Atlantic is, hopefully, carrying passengers again from 20th July.  It is looking like a slow ramp-up of services, however, with routes slowly restarting throughout August and September.

This article is an update of the list we published at the weekend, based on a Virgin Atlantic press release on Monday.  The changes are:

Havana is now removed from the list

Orlando, from Heathrow and Manchester, is delayed further to 24th August

Manchester to Barbados has been added as a new October service

Further route launches from Heathrow and Manchester for September and October are promised.  Glasgow and Belfast will not return until Summer 2021.

Virgin Atlantic services for July – October 2020:

All Virgin Atlantic flights currently depart from London Heathrow (currently Terminal 2) with the exception of Manchester to Orlando.  There are no services from London Gatwick.

You can find out about the current Virgin Atlantic food and amenities in this article.

Antigua – launches 1st October, 1 flight per week, Boeing 787
Antigua – Grenada – launches 2nd October, 2 flights per week, Airbus A330
Antigua – Tobago – launches 4th October, 1 flight per week, Airbus A330
Atlanta – launches 25th August, 3 flights per week, aircraft varies
Boston – launches 1st October, 7 flights per week, Airbus A330
Bridgetown – launches 1st August, 1 flight per week (3x from 1st October), Airbus A330
Delhi – launches 1st September, 7 flights per week, Airbus A330
Hong Kong – launches 20th July, 3 flights per week (7x from 31st August), Boeing 787
Johannesburg – launches 14th September, 7 flights per week, Boeing 787
Lagos – launches 23rd August, 3 flights per week (7x from 29th August), Airbus A350
Las Vegas – launches 1st September, 7 flights per week, Boeing 787
Los Angeles – launches 21st July, 3 flights per week (7x from 1st August), aircraft varies
Miami – launches 18th August, 3 flights per week (7x from 1st September), aircraft varies
Montego Bay – launches 2nd October, 2 flights per week, Boeing 787
Mumbai – launches 1st September, 7 flights per week, Boeing 787
New York JFK – launches 21st July, 3 flights per week (7x from 1st August, 21x from 1st September), aircraft varies
Orlando – launches 24th August, 14 flights per week, Boeing 787
San Francisco – launches 4th August, 3 flights per week (7x from 2nd September), Boeing 787
Seattle – launches 1st September, 7 flights per week, Boeing 787
Shanghai Pu Dong – launches 4th August, 1 flight per week (7x from 1st September), Boeing 787
Tel Aviv – launches 9th August, 3 flights per week (7x from 1st September), Boeing 787
Washington Dulles – launches 1st September, 7 flights per week, Airbus A330

Manchester – Orlando – launches 24th August, 7 flights per week, aircraft varies
Manchester – Bridgetown – launches ‘October’, schedule TBC

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, one has a bonus of 15,000 points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

The UK’s most generous free Visa or Mastercard at 0.75 points / £1 Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

15,000 points bonus and the most generous non-Amex for day to day spending Read our full review

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 30,000 Virgin Points:

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points. 

(Want to earn more Virgin Points?  Click here to see our recent articles on Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club and click here for our home page with the latest news on earning and spending other airline and hotel points.)