4th June 2020

Virgin Atlantic announces partial resumption of flights

By BBC

BBC - UK-based long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic says it's going to resume flights to five worldwide destinations from London's Heathrow airport from 20 July. Services will operate to Orlando, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

The carrier - founded by UK entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson - says it's bringing in a range of new safety measures in response to the coronavirus, including hand sanitisers, social distancing at check-in queues and boarding, as well as temperature checks for passengers. The airline adds that aircraft will be cleaned using "hospital grade" products before every flight. It also says that all passengers will be required to wear face masks at all times while on board.

Virgin announced last month that it is cutting 3,000 jobs in the UK following the drop in demand for air travel caused by coronavirus. It is also closing its base at London's Gatwick airport, which was where the airline began its operations in 1984.

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