{"id":123569,"date":"2024-09-07T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/virgin-atlantic-to-fly-to-canada-for-first-time-in-10-years-in-broader-3-route-expansion-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-09-07T13:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T13:00:39","slug":"virgin-atlantic-to-fly-to-canada-for-first-time-in-10-years-in-broader-3-route-expansion-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/virgin-atlantic-to-fly-to-canada-for-first-time-in-10-years-in-broader-3-route-expansion-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Atlantic to fly to Canada for first time in 10 years in broader 3-route expansion – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Virgin Atlantic is expanding its network with the addition of three “new” destinations.<\/p>\n

The U.K.-based carrier announced<\/a> this week that it would add service to Accra, Ghana; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Toronto for the upcoming summer season.<\/p>\n

To start, Virgin will fly from its hub at London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) on a daily basis beginning on March 30, 2025.<\/p>\n

The Toronto flight will be operated by a mix of the Airbus A330-300 and the Airbus A330-900neo,<\/a> and I’d recommend choosing the latter if you’re flexible. Virgin’s A330neo is the newest jet in the carrier’s fleet and features the Retreat Suite and The Loft social space<\/a> for business-class passengers.<\/p>\n

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For those based in North America, Virgin’s return to Canada \u2014 and Toronto in particular \u2014 has been a long time coming. The carrier last flew to Vancouver in October 2014, according to Cirium schedules, but Toronto service was scrapped back in 2001.<\/p>\n

In addition to Toronto, Virgin will also launch flights from LHR to Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport (RUH) on March 30, 2025. These daily flights will operate exclusively using the Airbus A330neo.<\/p>\n

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