Mumbai: British premier airline Virgin Atlantic has started its second daily direct service from London Heathrow to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
The new service is operated by Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in three cabin class configuration—upper, premium, and economy.
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This is Virgin Atlantic‘s fifth daily flight. Thus, the airline has doubled the capacity on the London-Mumbai route. These five flights include two daily services each from Delhi and Mumbai and one from Bangalore.
India has emerged as Virgin Atlantic’s largest growth market outside of the United States. In 2025, Virgin Atlantic plans to operate close to 1-million seats in India.