VIRGIN Atlantic will suspend one of its routes from Manchester Airport for summer 2027.
The airline confirmed its seasonal route to Las Vegas will not return – but instead, it’s boosting capacity to other destinations from the airport.
Virgin Atlantic first started flying to ‘Sin City’ in April 2011, it continued until 2019 and then returned in 2024.
The route was meant to resume in April 2027 until the autumn with three flights a week – reduced to two during peak summer.
However, as part of a shake-up to its flying programme, the airline has announced that it has taken the “difficult decision” to suspend the service.
Customers who have already booked flights will be contacted by Virgin Atlantic, or their travel agent.
It’s not all bad news though as capacity from Manchester Airport to Virgin’s other destinations in the US will increase – these are to New York, Orlando and Atlanta.
Looking at July 2027, Virgin Atlantic has increased its flights to these three destinations from 24 per week to 40.
Flights to Atlanta have increased from one a day to 11 a week and flights to New York JFK have increased from one a day to 10 a week.
The Manchester to Orlando route has increased from 10 per week up to 19.
For any passengers wanting to fly to Las Vegas with Virgin Atlantic from Manchester, customers can fly to New York JFK or Atlanta and take a connecting flight with its partner, Delta Air Lines.
Virgin Atlantic also has a direct daily service to Las Vegas from London Heathrow which takes around 10 hours and 45 minutes.
