- Virgin Atlantic recommences seasonal route from Cape Town to London Heathrow
- The seasonal route lifts off from 27 October 2024
Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce the 2024 season of its Cape Town to London Heathrow route with the service taking to the skies from 27th October 2024 onwards. The route will be adding more than 80,000 seats between Cape Town and London.
The seasonal service will complement the airline’s existing flights between Johannesburg and London Heathrow. The VS478 will operate as a night flight departing Heathrow at 19:15 arriving into Cape Town at 07:50. For the inbound flight, the VS479 will depart at 10:00 landing into London Heathrow later that day at 19:55. The Cape Town flights will be operated on Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft, offering customers the airline’s award-winning Upper Class, Premium and Economy Light, Classic and Delight cabins.
Virgin Atlantic offers a full onboard service in each of its cabins, providing complimentary food, drink and more than 300 hours of entertainment across films, TV and music channels. All of the airline’s Boeing 787-9 are fully equipped with Wi-Fi, allowing customers to stay connected throughout their flight.
This service will make it even easier for our customers to travel for business and leisure between South Africa and the United Kingdom, as well as providing seamless connections via Heathrow to Europe and North America. Additionally, the service will also create additional cargo capacity, transporting essential goods between South Africa and the UK and beyond.
Cape Town service on sale now. Visit www.virginatlantic.com for more information and to book.
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