Virgin Atlantic NS26 Network Changes – 30MAR26

Published at 1900PDT 30MAR26 / 0200GMT 31MAR26

Virgin Atlantic in the last few days filed additional service changes to planned operations for Northern summer 2026 season, which now sees the airline filed service increase for Bangalore during summer season.

Latest summary of the airline’s planned intercontinental network changes as of 29MAR26 (including the airline’s announcement on 30MAR26) include the following.

London Heathrow – Bangalore eff 01JUN26 Increase from 7 to 13 weekly, 787-9
VS316 LHR1540 – 0610+1BLR 789 D
VS346 LHR2050 – 1120+1BLR 789 7
VS346 LHR2220 – 1250+1BLR 789 6
VS346 LHR2225 – 1255+1BLR 789 x267

VS317 BLR0800 – 1415LHR 789 D
VS347 BLR1440 – 2055LHR 789 17
VS347 BLR1445 – 2100LHR 789 6
VS347 BLR1450 – 2105LHR 789 245

London Heathrow – Boston
* VS011/012 29MAR26 – 14OCT26 787-9 replaces A330-900neo (Overall 1 daily each A330-900neo / 787-9)
* VS157/158 11JUN26 – 24JUN26 A350-1000 replaces A330-900neo

London Heathrow – Delhi 01APR26 – 13OCT26 VS302/303 397-seater A350-1000 operates 1 daily, instead of 6 weekly 397-seater and 1 weekly 335-seater (Overall 1 daily each A350-1000 / 787-9)
London Heathrow – Las Vegas eff 31AUG26 Increase from 7 to 10-11 weekly, 787-9 (schedule below 08SEP26 – 14OCT26)
VS155 LHR1725 – 2010LAS 789 x5
VS155 LHR1800 – 2045LAS 789 5
VS151 LHR1830 – 2115LAS 789 x357

VS156 LAS2200 – 1555+1LHR 789 x5
VS156 LAS2315 – 1710+1LHR 789 5
VS152 LAS2335 – 1730+1LHR 789 x357

London Heathrow – Los Angeles
* VS007/008 eff 01OCT26 787-9 operates on alternating days with A350-1000
* VS141/142 eff 29MAR26 787-9 replaces A350-1000 (except 01OCT26 – 19OCT26 on alternating days). Service will operate 1 daily for entire season, instead of 4 weekly from 30MAR26, 1 daily 22APR26 – 17OCT26
* VS023/024 1 daily 787-9 seasonal flight from 20APR26 unchanged

London Heathrow – Miami
* VS005/006 Initially filed A330-300 replaced by
29MAR26 – 14APR26 335-seater A350-1000
16APR26 – 13OCT26 A330-900neo (selected dates continue to be operated by A330-300, and except 19JUL26 – 29AUG26)
19JUL26 – 29AUG26 787-9 (Previous: A330-900neo)
15OCT26 – 24OCT26 A330-900neo

* VS117/118 Initially filed A330-300 replaced by
29MAR26 – 14APR26 A330-300
15APR26 – 20APR26 335-seater A350-1000
21APR26 – 17AUG26 787-9
eff 19AUG26 A330-900neo

London Heathrow – Montego Bay eff 29MAR26 Reduce from initially filed 1 daily to 4 weekly. A330-900neo (Announced on 30MAR26 by the airline, it intends to return to 1 daily flight by 01JUN26, with reservations for extra flights opening on 04APR26)
London Heathrow – Mumbai 29MAR26 – 15MAY26 VS358/359 335-seater A350-1000 replaces 787-9 (Overall 1 daily each A350 and 787-9)
London Heathrow – New York JFK
Overall service increases from 42 to 45 weekly by late-April 2026, except late-July to early-September. Total one-way capacity offered from LHR to JFK between 29MAR26 and 24OCT26 now stands at 383781 seats, instead of initially filed 349514 seats
* VS003/004 1 daily A330-900neo/350-1000, instead of A330-900neo only
* VS009/010 Service operates from 12APR26 instead of 01MAY26. 1 daily A350-1000 instead of A330-900neo (Note A330-900neo operates on selected dates in April and October 2026)
* VS045/046 1 daily A330-900neo/350-1000, instead of A350-1000 only
* VS153/154 1 daily scheduled for entire season, instead of 3 weekly from 29MAR26, 1 daily from 15APR26. A350-1000 replaces A330-900neo (except 11JUN26 – 24OCT26)
* VS047/048 eff 22APR26 3 weekly A330-900neo (no service 18JUL26 – 05SEP26)
* VS137/138 A330-900neo replace A350-1000, 1 daily
* VS025/026 787-9 replaces A330-900neo, 1 daily

London Heathrow – Riyadh Virgin Atlantic on 30MAR26 announced extended service cancellation. The airline previously tentatively planned to resume service on 08APR26 at earliest, while reducing from 7 to 6 weekly with A330-900neo (5 weekly 16APR26 – 12JUN26)
London Heathrow – San Francisco
* VS019/020 eff 16MAY26 335-seater A350-1000 replaces initially filed 787-9 (Previous: 29MAR26 – 01OCT26 by A350)
* VS041/042 1 daily 787-9 service from 21APR26 unchanged

London Heathrow – Seoul Incheon eff 29MAR26 1 daily 787-9, new route
London Heathrow – Tampa Initially filed A330-300 replaced by following, 1 daily
29MAR26 – 14APR26 335-seater A350-1000
15APR26 – 19JUN26 Day 5 by A330-900neo
20JUL26 – 29AUG26 A330-900neo

London Heathrow – Toronto Pearson eff 29MAR26 A350-1000 (397-seater Day x3, 335-seater Day 3) replaces 787-9, 1 daily (Previous: 397-seater A350 replaces 787-9 from 05MAY26)
London Heathrow – Washington Dulles 29MAR26 – 19APR26 3 of 7 weekly A330-900neo replaces 787-9
Manchester – Las Vegas 19JUL26 – 30AUG26 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, 397-seater A350-1000
Manchester – Orlando 19JUL26 – 30AUG26 Increase from 11 to 19 weekly, A330-300/397-seater A350-1000 (Previous: increase from 11 to 12 weekly)