Virgin Atlantic Unveils Flybe Code-Share, Adds U.S. Routes
- Accord will help feed Manchester, Glasgow, Gatwick bases
- Branson carrier boosts links to San Francisco, Boston
A Virgin Atlantic aircraft comes into land.
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. signed an accord with regional carrier Flybe Group Plc aimed at feeding passengers from smaller European cities onto its flights to the U.S. and Caribbean.
The code-share deal will encourage people traveling to and from 14 Flybe destinations to use Virgin’s Manchester-based services and provide through ticketing between four cities and its Glasgow flights. Newquay in Cornwall will link with operations at London Gatwick.