Virgin to add second daily Jo’burg service this winter
Virgin Atlantic is adding second daily service between London Heathrow and Johannesburg this winter.
On sale from today, the flights will start on October 28 and will be operated by Boeing 787-9.
The additional daily flight will depart Heathrow at 16.45 and land into Johannesburg at 05.40 local time.
The service will be the first Heathrow flight to land each day so is expected to appeal to business travellers or those with onward connections to the rest of Africa.
The return flight will leave Johannesburg at 22.20 landing back into Heathrow at 07.30.
The route also has been timed to easily connect onto flights with Virgin Atlantic and Delta to over 200 US destinations, including Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Chief commercial officer Shai Weiss said: "Virgin Atlantic has been proud to serve South Africa for over 20 years. Johannesburg is one of the most popular destinations on our network so we’re delighted to add a second daily service to create even more travel opportunities for our customers.”
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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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