Virgin Atlantic Releases Resumption Plans

Following the announcement that Virgin Atlantic would resume services from London Heathrow starting 20 July 2020 onward, the airline has again unveiled more detailed plans that will see passengers flying restart to many destinations across it's network.

Destinations include Barbados, San Francisco and Tel Aviv

Virgin Atlantic says  it  looks forward to welcoming its customers back onboard and flying them safely to many destinations across the globe, as countries around the world begin to relax travel restrictions. Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer, Virgin Atlantic said.
Virgin Atlantic Resumed flight operations from London Heathrow to Hong Kong on the 20th July and New York JFK, Los Angeles, US on the the 21st. 
The airline has further announced that flights will resume from Heathrow Airport from 1 August, to the following destinations:

1st August 2020   London Heathrow to Barbados
4th August 2020    London Heathrow to Shanghai
4th August 2020    London Heathrow to San Francisco
9th August 2020    London Heathrow to Tel Aviv
18th August 2020  London Heathrow to Miami
23rd August 2020  London Heathrow to Lagos
24th August 2020  London Heathrow and Manchester to Orlando (subject to CDC                                                               approval)
25th August 2020  London Heathrow to Atlanta 
September 2020    London Heathrow to Washington, Seattle, Las Vegas
September 2020    London Heathrow to Boston
October 2020         London Heathrow to Montego Bay, Antigua, Grenada and Tobago                                                          (via Antigua)
October 2020         Manchester to Barbados   

Virgin Atlantic  added that the scheduled flights are subject to changes and dependent on travel restrictions.

To help ensure safety onboard, staff will be wearing face masks and will carry out random temperature checks on travellers.

All passengers will be provided with a 'health pack' when they get onboard, which includes medical grade masks, surface wipes and hand gel, and electrostatic spraying of disinfectant will be carried out in all cabin aircraft and toilets.

The airline also said that a simplified hot food service will offered onboard in the short term to help minimise contact.

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