Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic enhance India-USA connectivity via London Heathrow

Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic announced (17-Apr-2017) a further expansion of their codeshare agreement between India and the US providing enhanced connectivity via London Heathrow. The agreement will become effective from 19-Apr-2017, covering connections via London Heathrow to nine US destinations operated by Virgin Atlantic, namely Atlanta, Boston, Newark, Washington Dulles, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle. The expansion builds on the existing agreement between Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic in place since 2009. Delta Air Lines and Jet Airways announced a codeshare between India and the US over London Heathrow in Oct-2016, with the carrier stating it has seen "positive growth" since the launch of the codeshare. [more - original PR]