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Virgin to start Heathrow link to São Paulo in 2020


Benjamin Coren


benjamin.coren@ travelweekly.co.uk


irin tlnti will strt flin from Heathrow to São Paulo, ril net er.


he daily flights lasting


 hors  mintes will e the arriers first to oth meria ha arinen irgin


tlanti ommerial eetie ieresident said o alo reresents an inredile oortnity for or siness and were ery eited to e flying to a new ontinent m also thrilled to introde


an eiting new destination to or leisre stomers o alo oasts nmeros ltral instittions sh as the se de rte has a rih arhitetral history and ats as a gateway for leisre trael within rail and eyond


he new flights will go on sale


later this year and e oerated y oeing  airraft with er lass remim and onomy ains his year irgin tlanti will


welome the first for of  irs  to its fleet he airline has indiated these


will featre a redesigned onoard eeriene and will hel transform the fleet into one of the ietest and most feleffiient in the sy he airline will also eome


the fonding memer of a new  illion transatlanti oint entre with elta ir rane and  whih together will oerate more than  daily transatlanti flights and  nonsto rotes irgin tlanti will start a


eathrowas egas serie on nday arh  followed y a new anhesteros ngeles rote on ay  and eathrowel


i serie on etemer  virginatlantic.com


DREAMLINER: Virgin will operate B787 aircraft on its first route to South America next year


NEWS IN BRIEF


Liverpool gains flights to Vienna with Laudamotion


Ryanair’s Austrian offshoot Laudamotion is to launch twice-weekly flights from Liverpool John Lennon airport to Vienna. The Airbus A320 service is scheduled to start on October 28 with Monday and Friday departures. ryanair.com


Turkish Airlines to restart Gatwick-Bodrum service


Turkish Airlines is to operate its Gatwick-Bodrum service for a second summer. The service, first run last year, will start again on Monday (April 1) and will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays until September 23. turkishairlines.com


BA to start flying to Milan Bergamo from September


BA is to launch a service from Gatwick to Milan Bergamo from September 1 with six flights a week. BA is also increasing winter capacity to Cancun, Mexico, to five flights a week. ba.com


SUITE LUXURY: British Airways will unveil a new ‘Club Suite’ business- class cabin on the first of its new Airbus A350 long-haul aircraft in July. The 56 flatbed seats will be offered in a 1-2-1 configuration and will feature a door for enhanced privacy as well as a vanity unit and mirror. The airline says it will offer 40% more storage space than its Club World seat. The suites will have Wi-Fi, 18.5-inch inflight screens offering high-definition gate- to-gate programming, and PC/USB power ports. The first A350 aircraft will start short-haul flying between London and Madrid and will begin long-haul flying from October 1. The Club Suite will be introduced to other long-haul aircraft from 2020. ba.com


28 March 2019travelweekly.co.uk23


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