Virgin Atlantic plans new routes to Latin America

the airíno británica Virgin Atlantic adó which is in plans to open new destinations towards Latinoamérica, Sao Paulo is the first destination.

Belonging to the well-known character Richard Branson, the airíNea announcedó a few weeks agoás that is in the process of new international growth, this time focused on Latinoamérica.

Starting the 29 march 2020 with Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo with a daily flight from London Heathrow Airport, Virgin Atlantic dará his first step in the regionón. Taking advantage of the giant Brazilian marketñor as an entrance door, where to operateá in cóI say shared with GOAL a 37 sun destinationséstatic, the airínea operateá the route of 11 hours and 55 minutes of flight with the modern Boeing 787.

Más destinations in Latin Americaérica

Afterés of the advertisement São Paulo, Virgin delineó preliminarily, his further plans for the regionón with his fleet of 50 aircraft and 21 más on order.

Thanks to the expansion workón that take place at Heathrow Airport, where it is also includedén a third landing strip, the airínea podrá develop in the prówe go toñyou a great growth plan, where it aims to reach 84 new UK destinations, Europe and the rest of the world.

Así, in these 84 new destinations that could be más, the airíI don't knowó the importance as a second airíne in sizeñthat of the United Kingdom, grow in Latinérica.

The first potential destinations in the regionóto beían:

• São Paulo (starts in march 2020).
• Panamá
• Bogotaá.
• City of México.
• Santiago de Chile.
• Buenos Aires.
• Fortaleza.
• Lima.

No exact dates of operationón for possible new destinations, Panamá in a statement from the airlineínea, to beíto the next stepólogical given its geographical importanceáfica and económica, más aún not having a direct flight with the United Kingdom.

Other destinations tooéIt won't be possibleíto join this growth, for example Ecuador. After a meetingón of the President of Ecuador with Richard Branson, wható open the possibility of carrying out the corresponding feasibility and connectivity studies, así lo indicó government, although because of the sizeñthat of this market, couldíWe love to see the possibilities with connections to Bogotá, Hand of Panamaá.

We will continue to update secúThese or other destinations in the region will be finalized.ón.