Virgin launches second Hong Kong flight
Virgin Atlantic launched a second service between London Heathrow and Hong Kong yesterday, and will take it daily from December 4.
From today, flight VS238 will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and then operate daily from December 4.
The new flight will be operated on an Airbus A340-600, departing London Heathrow Terminal 3 at 16.00, arriving in Hong Kong at 12.30pm the following afternoon.
The return flight VS239 will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from October 29, and then operate daily from December 5.
It will depart Hong Kong at 14.15, arriving at London Heathrow at 19.20 the same day.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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