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Virgin Atlantic adding third LA flight from London
Saturday, 29 Nov, 2016
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Virgin Atlantic will launch a third daily flight between London and Los Angeles next year.
The service will be operated in conjunction with partner Delta Air Lines.
Starting next May, it will be operated by Virgin’s 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
Erik Varwijk, Virgin’s executive vice president, commercial said: "We have been flying between LA and London for over 25 years and this additional service will offer our customers even more choice in flight and connection times between these two fast-paced cities.
"All three flights on this route will be operated by our brand new Boeing 787-9 aircraft, giving our customers the most optimal Virgin Atlantic experience, including on-board Wi-Fi and power at every seat."
Ranjan Goswami, Delta’s vice president of sales for the west region, added: "Our joint venture continues to grow from strength to strength as we optimize our network, particularly across the west coast of the United States where we see the demand growing among customers in the technology and entertainment industries."
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