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01/10/2014
Virgin Announces New Glasgow Flights
Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it is to introduce more flights between Glasgow and Orlando, Florida. The additional flights will start in 2015 and will help to meet a higher demand of passengers between June and October.
Some 3,500 additional departure seats will be added to the route, the company said.
A further eight return flights, all on Sundays, will assist the current service on Fridays and Saturdays.
Joe Thompson, Director of Network and Alliances at Virgin Atlantic, said: "We've seen our Glasgow to Orlando service go from strength to strength since we started the route in 2007. We added 14,000 seats to this service between 2013 and 2014 and are excited to be able to help meet customer demand by increasing capacity even further for 2015."
Francois Bourienne, Glasgow Airport's Commercial Director, added: "This is fantastic news for Scottish travellers looking to get away to America's sunshine state next summer. It demonstrates the popularity of the Orlando service which has grown every year since it launched at Glasgow Airport in 2007."
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Some 3,500 additional departure seats will be added to the route, the company said.
A further eight return flights, all on Sundays, will assist the current service on Fridays and Saturdays.
Joe Thompson, Director of Network and Alliances at Virgin Atlantic, said: "We've seen our Glasgow to Orlando service go from strength to strength since we started the route in 2007. We added 14,000 seats to this service between 2013 and 2014 and are excited to be able to help meet customer demand by increasing capacity even further for 2015."
Francois Bourienne, Glasgow Airport's Commercial Director, added: "This is fantastic news for Scottish travellers looking to get away to America's sunshine state next summer. It demonstrates the popularity of the Orlando service which has grown every year since it launched at Glasgow Airport in 2007."
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