▪ Inter-island flights will operate from Barbados to Grenada and St Vincent

▪ St Vincent and The Grenadines services to London Heathrow will also increase tothree times weekly in the winter season

▪ The airline’s eighth Caribbean destination from Turks and Caicos to LondonHeathrow will launch in November

Virgin Atlantic has reaffirmed its commitment to the Caribbean by launching inter-islandflying, making a wider variety of island destinations even more accessible. Theannouncement comes as the airline is set to fly from London to more destinations in theregion than ever before, as well as offering over 150% more seats in its premium cabinscompared to 2019.

From 14 June Virgin Atlantic will be the only UK airline allowing travellers to easily hop fromBarbados to Grenada or St Vincent on its own planes, providing a reliable full serviceoption for island hoping. The new inter-island services are set to provide both internationaland local customers more opportunities to explore the Caribbean and each island’sunique personality.

Virgin Atlantic’s inter-island flying will provide the best-in-class experience for domesticCaribbean travel. Operating on the airline’s flagship A330-300, passengers will receive thefamiliar hospitality Virgin Atlantic is renowned for. With economy seat pitches of 31 inches,customers will enjoy a complimentary light snack, alongside the airline’s extensive in-flightentertainment options. Flights will operate between the islands twice a week, increasing tothree times weekly from October, with services available to book from 27 May. Economyfares start from as little as $307 USD.

The move underpins Virgin Atlantic’s commitment to the Caribbean, which remainshugely popular with its leisure travellers. Seat capacity in its Upper Class and Premiumcabins has increased by over 150% since 2019, indicating customers are continuing to fly instyle to their sunshine breaks. From November, the airline will commence flights to itseighth Caribbean destination from London Heathrow, Turks and Caicos, providing sunseekers more Caribbean choices than ever before. This will also be complemented by anincrease in flights to St Vincent and the Grenadines, which will operate thrice weekly in thewinter season, with seats to St Lucia increasing by 33% since last year, reaffirming the postpandemic demand for premium, sunny getaways.

Rikke Christensen, VP Network and Alliances at Virgin Atlantic, commented;

“We know that Virgin Atlantic provides the most premium service to the Caribbean andwe’re thrilled to be bolstering our offering further. Our new inter-island flying will providetransatlantic customers with increased opportunities to experience the unique characteristics of each island, as well as providing a reliable regional service for our localpassengers, with the best customer experience out there.

“The Caribbean is hugely important part of our leisure programme and is incrediblypopular with our Virgin Atlantic Holidays customers. I can’t wait for even more guests toenjoy the stunning beaches, warm climate and welcoming hospitality that the Caribbeanis renowned for.”

Hannah Swift, Caribbean Country Manager at Virgin Atlantic commented

“I am incredibly excited to be able to offer our new inter-island services to both holidaymakers and locally to our Caribbean customers. It's so important to be able to providereliable, frequent services between our Caribbean countries, offering opportunities toconnect with friends and family, do business and to enjoy the wide variety of experiencesthat we have to offer throughout the Caribbean. We can't wait to begin our servicesshortly and I’m excited to welcome each and every customer onboard soon.”

Virgin Atlantic’s inter island flying in the Caribbean is available in Economy class only andavailable to book via virginatlantic.com. Inter-island prices start from $307 USD.