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Virgin Atlantic to increase London/Cape Town winter season flights

Virgin Atlantic to increase London/Cape Town winter season flights

   Virgin Atlantic Airways said Friday it will increase its twice-weekly service between London and Cape Town to five per week for the winter season.

   The scheduled twice-weekly service between Heathrow and Cape Town will increase to three services per week between Dec.7 and Jan. 25 and will then increase to a five-weekly service from Jan. 29 until the end of the peak winter season on Mar. 25.

   Virgin Atlantic said flights in December and January will be operated by a Boeing 747-400 aircraft, and after Jan. 29, flights will be operated with an Airbus 340-300 plane.