Virgin Atlantic axes routes from the UK to four holiday hotspots - including two sunny Caribbean destinations

The final flights from London Heathrow to the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos will take place in February next year.

This means anyone booked to fly on the affected routes will need to make other arrangements and the company will be in touch with those passengers.

This comes as a part of ongoing reviews of courses made by the airline. It will increase other routes at the same time, with more flights going to Antigua, Barbados and Cape Town.

A spokesperson said: “As we continue to focus on optimising our network, we regularly review the destinations we fly to.

“We’ve made the decision to increase our frequencies to Antigua, Barbados and Cape Town next year, and to suspend operations to the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.

“We’re very sorry for the disappointment caused to our customers flying to the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, and anyone booked to travel on these routes from February 24 and February 22 respectively will be contacted with their options.”

Increased flights will run to Antigua four times a week during winter 2024/25, and Barbados will run 10 services per week, until April 30.

Flights will travel from the UK to Cape Town for an extra month, also finishing at the end of April 2025. This comes as routes to Beijing and Shanghai will stop in October.

A Virgin spokesperson said: “Significant challenges and complexities on this route have contributed to the commercial decision to suspend flying to Shanghai.”

Flights to Beijing will cease temporarily while the cost of avoiding Russian airspace has increased.

Customers can rebook their flights for a later date or receive a refund if they were scheduled to fly after that time.

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