In a highly welcomed move, Virgin Atlantic has announced its decision to operate a second service connecting London Heathrow and Washington commencing from 20th April. The said service will offer flights to Dulles International Airport until 25th October in addition to the existing daily service of the airline that was launched in June 1996. Most interestingly, an Airbus A340 aircraft is to be employed specially for this service that features an Upper Class suite.
The chief executive of the airline, Steve Ridgway observed, "Virgin Atlantic is pleased to announce this additional service offering our passengers more choice and flexibility to Washington this summer. This new service gives Virgin Atlantic passengers the best possible choice in flight times.
He too added, "They can choose the existing morning departure from Heathrow to Washington, or wait until the late afternoon to leave London. On the return, the late evening departure from Washington will suit those who wish to have dinner in the Capital before heading back on an overnight flight to London."
According to the new schedule, the brand new additional service will depart from Heathrow at 5.30pm to land into Washington at 8.55pm. On the return journey, the flight leaves Washington at 11.10pm to arrive into London at 11.35am on the next day.
The additional service comes as a boon to those holidaymakers of UK who want to take advantage of the breaking of the value of pound into two dollar mark by visiting US during this time.
