Virgin Atlantic Airlines will double flights between London and Jamaica after the Caribbean country's national carrier decided to stop flying to the UK.
Virgin Atlantic will add a twice-weekly service between London's Gatwick airport and Kingston starting in October 2007 - Virgin Atlantic already flies twice a week between London and Montego Bay.
As part of the deal, Virgin Atlantic will take over Air Jamaica's slots at London's Heathrow airport and code-share on the Montego Bay and Kingston flights. A Virgin Atlantic executive also stated that the company will be looking to build up connecting traffic via Jamaica, to other areas within the Caribbean.
Virgin Atlantic will use 451-seat Boeing 747-400 planes to fly the new route. The service will double the carrier's capacity between London and Jamaica to 190,000 seats a year.
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