Virgin Atlantic
In response to growing demand, Virgin Atlantic has announced an increase in its flights from Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra to London’s Heathrow Airport from 26 March 2012.
Virgin Atlantic would fly five times a week to boost further connections on the Virgin Atlantic network to the United States.
The new service arrangement will now run everyday apart from Thursdays and Sundays.
According to the airline, it has in the last six months recorded growth in sales which has gone up by more than 50 per cent.
Sales particularly went up in the airline’s upper class and premium economy cabins.
Nick Taylor, Virgin Atlantic’s Country Manager for West Africa explained that “Virgin Atlantic is making a clear commitment to Ghana and we are pleased to be supporting business links to and from the UK. We understand time is so valuable, especially to our business travelers and we have responded to feedback for increasing the number of weekly services.”
The news comes on the heels of the airline’s announcement to invest £100 million in its business class products in the next three years.
It has begun new flights to Vancouver, Cancun, San Francisco and the Caribbean over the past six months.
Kwame Achampong-Kyei, the Executive Chairman of GLICO Group, who is one of Virgin Atlantic’s top Flying Club members said, “This is what really defines great business delivery and we look forward to more flights also being announced.”
By Emelia Ennin Abbey
