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Virgin Atlantic Introduces Orlando-Belfast Service  

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Delta's joint venture partnership with Virgin Atlantic introduced a new summer service between Orlando, Florida and Belfast, Ireland.


The weekly services betweair-canada virgin atlantic orlando belfasten the United States and Northern Ireland are scheduled to run for four weeks this this summer and will resume in June of next year.

Orlando is regarded as a key leisure destination for U.K. tourists during the summer and the new route was created to complement Virgin Atlantic's year-round services to London-Gatwick and Manchester.

The carrier also offers seasonal non-stop flights to Glasgow, enhancing regional connectivity within the U.K.

Joe Thompson, Senior Vice President of Network and Alliances at Virgin Atlantic, said: "We're thrilled to be offering our first flights from Belfast and we have been warmly welcomed by the people of Northern Ireland.

"We want to offer UK travellers access to our popular leisure destinations during peak travel periods."

Perry Cantarutti, Delta's Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa, added: "Introducing a third regional departure point and a fourth route to Orlando establishes our joint venture network outside London and also improves the convenience of travelling across the trans-Atlantic."

Virgin Atlantic also introduced non-stop services between Detroit and London-Heathrow this month, increasing customers' choices by adding to Delta's daily operation.

The Delta-Virgin Atlantic partnership will now offer up to 39 daily flights during the summer between the U.S. and U.K.

 

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