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Cosmos to launch direct flights from Kent to Virginia
Cosmos Holidays and its sister airline Monarch will start direct weekly transatlantic flights between Kent International and Virginia next May.
The charter flights will establish the first direct passenger link between Kent and the US.
Starting on May 3, the flights will run over a 26-week period between Kent International Airport and Norfolk Airport, Virginia.
Cosmos is producing a dedicated brochure with a tailored range of options including multi-centre, fly-drive, self-drive, escorted tours, packages, flight-only and accommodation-only.
The programme will incorporate attractions and places of interest, including Virginia Beach, Richmond, Williamsburg, the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville, Washington D.C and Myrtle Beach, theme parks, beaches and historic buildings.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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