Virgin Atlantic

[Planemad134]

Virgin are adding flights from EDI! Offering 2 weekly MCO and BGI on away based aircraft.

Source:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1425374041020452866

 

[jfy1999]

Apparently they are pulling out of Glasgow.

 

[CM.]

Apparently they are pulling out of Glasgow.

Yes it’s been confirmed that the Glasgow-Orlando route will not be returning. But they will still fly to Belfast.

 

[Brum X]

Great news for EDI, Dreadful news for GLA

 

[Jerry]

Good news for Edinburgh. I expect that the shift from Glasgow to Edinburgh is too make it a more appealing route for inbound Americans via Delta Airlines with Edinburgh no doubt being a more preferred holiday destination for Americans than Glasgow. Before the pandemic Delta launched Orlando to Amsterdam for the same reason.

 

[CM.]

The days and timings for the Orlando route

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1426446180645576704

 

[CM.]

Days and timings for the Barbados route

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1426446160986787840

 

[Viscount]

The first flight to BGI left EDI yesterday just 15 min late.
Business class was full. I am willing to bet most these seat would be travel agents, going on a free trip.

 

[Llandudno]

The first flight to BGI left EDI yesterday just 15 min late.
Business class was full. I am willing to bet most these seat would be travel agents, going on a free trip.

I had read the load was 20/20/50 out of 33/48/185 seats.

 

[Viscount]

It not been well advertised. I only new about this through the Edi forum
I tried a business class booking on Thursday last week and it came up full.
Agree looking at the other class on board and they were plenty of seats.

 

[Llandudno]

I believe there may have been a positioning crew on board to operate straight back to LHR after its EDI rotation. VS are very short crewed right now so may not have had enough to overnight at BGI. If there was a positioning crew, they would have travelled in J hence the ‘full’ cabin.

 

[Viscount]

Thanks that explains it

 

[Bobby]

I’ve read from Twitter that the Virgin route to Barbados is being cut this Winter and passengers will be booked onto the Manchester flights instead