Virgin Atlantic Flight Status

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic, headquartered in Crawley, United Kingdom, is one of the country's major international airlines. Virgin Atlantic operates a network of international services to North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia from its hub at London Heathrow. Virgin Atlantic is owned by the Virgin Group (51%) and Delta Air Lines (49%). Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s, he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields, including Virgin Atlantic Airlines.

The airline becomes Britain’s second-largest carrier, with non-stop transatlantic routes from London Heathrow including New York, Orlando, the Caribbean, Delhi, and Johannesburg. Their huge success in the said field of aviation is credited to their joint ventures with Delta, Air France, and KLM. They can seamlessly connect their customers to over 350 cities across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Virgin Atlantic Cargo has played a vital role in keeping global supply chains running and transporting essential goods around the world. They are agile and continue to innovate, bringing in new services such as Pharma Secure to respond to customer demand. They played a part in supporting the COVID-19 recovery by transporting crucial vaccines and pharmaceutical products to the UK and around the world on our global network, ensuring swift access to vaccines for the public as they became available.

Established in 1984 and headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex, Virgin Atlantic Ltd. (Virgin Atlantic), a subsidiary of Virgin Group Ltd., is a British airline company that provides domestic, international, and other flight services. It also offers holiday packages and cargo services. Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft for carrying passengers across North America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean.

The company’s cargo business connects manufacturers, consumers, and retailers across 200 countries. It also offers daily services to China, Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, and Hong Kong.

They were the first airline to offer a premium economy seat, and to serve ice cream in-flight. It's the vision that Richard Branson started, and continues today with innovation in that same spirit. Now it’s achieved through personalized customer experiences. It’s the extra sparkle of having the customer’s favorite drink ready for them as they board.

Virgin Atlantic Destination

Explore the world with Virgin Atlantic. From relaxing on sun-kissed beaches, indulging in chic city breaks, or getting giddy with excitement at your favorite getaway. Virgin Atlantic is operating flights from/to 32 airports with 29 international destinations in 18 countries, such as the Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Grenada, South Africa, Jamaica, Israel, and other destinations. It also resumed its US flights this year.

Virgin’s operations are spread between its London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and Manchester bases. Its operations from Heathrow are concentrated around key business markets in the U.S., Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. London Gatwick is entirely a leisure-based market and is oriented around the North American region. All of Virgin Atlantic’s Caribbean and Mexican markets originate in Gatwick, in addition to Las Vegas and Orlando. Similarly, the Manchester base operates to serve leisure markets in the Caribbean, as well as a few in North America.

Virgin Atlantic also reveals plans for massive expansion by increasing its travel destinations. The plans represent a fourfold expansion of Virgin Atlantic's current international network and include connections to previously unserved destinations such as Kolkata (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), and Panama City (Panama), where passengers cannot currently travel nonstop. In total, Virgin Atlantic plans to serve 103 domestic, European, and long-haul destinations, up from 19 long-haul destinations in 2020. Of the 84 new destinations planned, 12 are domestic, including Belfast, Glasgow, and Manchester; 37 are European, including Barcelona, Dublin, and Madrid; and 35 are global, including Buenos Aires, Jakarta, and Kunming.

Frequent Flyer Program

Virgin Atlantic recognizes customers who have flown with Virgin Atlantic before to build loyalty with Red, Silver, and Gold Flying Club members.

 Cancellation Policy: 24 Hours

If you cancel your ticket within 24 hours of purchase, Virgin Atlantic will not charge you a cancellation fee. If you cancel your ticket more than 24 hours after booking, you will have to pay an extra fee under the 24-hour cancellation policy. Both refundable and non-refundable tickets are subject to Virgin Atlantic’s 24-hour cancellation policy.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you cancel within 24 hours of your reservation, you will have to pay a cancellation fee. The airline will use Virgin Atlantic’s cancellation and refund policies to compute refunds. The airline will remove the cancellation cost from the total ticket price, and reimburse the balance to your account in 3 weeks. To receive a refund, you must pay $50. Extra charges will apply for a non-refundable ticket if you do not cancel your ticket within 24 hours.