News: Virgin Atlantic celebrates 10 years of Caribbean flights
Flights > News > # 1910 (30/09/2008)
Virgin Atlantic is celebrating the tenth anniversary of flying to the Caribbean this month.
Virgin began operating flights to the Caribbean in September 1998 with routes to Barbados, St Lucia and Antigua from London Gatwick. Since then, the long-haul specialist launched weekly services from Gatwick to Grenada and Tobago in 2003, and a twice weekly service to Havana, Cuba in 2005. In 2006, the airline launched flights to the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay, followed by a new service to the Jamaican capital Kingston in October 2007.
Virgin has also launched Caribbean flights from Manchester in recent years, with regular services to Barbados and St Lucia.
Julia Hendry, marketing director of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation said: “As one of the world’s most tourism dependant regions, we’re grateful that Virgin Atlantic has been able to offer a wide range of schedule services and assist us to raise the profile of the Caribbean.”
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