Virgin Atlantic to go double daily on Johannesburg route

Virgin Atlantic is today announcing a second daily service between London Heathrow and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

The new flights will go on sale on March 24th and will be operated by Boeing 787-9 offering the airline’s latest cabin interiors and inflight entertainment, as well as Wi-Fi on every flight.

Virgin Atlantic’s new service will begin flying in winter 2018 with the first flight departing on October 28th.

With two flights per day to South Africa’s biggest city, Virgin Atlantic expects to carry over 300,000 customers annually – helping to support tourism and trade between the two nations.