Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is further delaying the planned restart of its Heathrow to Orlando and Shanghai services.
Orlando was scheduled to restart on July 20, while Shanghai was due to restart on July 21. Both routes will now resume in August.
A spokesperson for Virgin said: “Following travel restrictions in many destinations, coupled with uncertainty around when customer demand will return, Virgin Atlantic is continually reviewing its flying programme.
“As a result, we have taken the decision to delay restarting some of our services. Our Heathrow to Shanghai service will now restart on August 4 and our Heathrow to Orlando service will resume on August 24.
“For customers impacted by these changes, there’s no need to contact us right now, we’ll be in touch with more information within the next 10 days on what these changes mean and to discuss options, including rebooking on to a different service. Any customers who made their bookings through a third party or travel agent, should contact them to discuss options.
“Seasonal services from Glasgow and Belfast to Orlando will resume for selected dates in summer 2021. We will continue to monitor our network on an ongoing basis and expect more flights from London Heathrow and Manchester to resume in September and October 2020.”
Other July route relaunches will go ahead as planned. These include Hong Kong, which will recommence on July 20 and New York JFK and Los Angeles, which will restart on July 21.
