London-based Virgin Atlantic has announced a new route to Toronto, Canada. This new route is being launched as part of a significant expansion of codeshare partnership with Canadian carrier WestJet.
Virgin Atlantic to Toronto
Starting 30th March 2025, Virgin Atlantic will operate daily flights between London Heathrow and Toronto Pearson. This new route is part of the expanded codeshare partnership between Virgin Atlantic and WestJet. Both the airlines are codeshare partners since 2019.
Through the expansion of our existing partnership with Virgin Atlantic, we are unlocking amazing opportunities for our guests to access an extensive list of new destinations and to experience Virgin Atlantic’s innovative products and services beyond London.
With daily flights from our global hub in Calgaryto London, Canadians have never had better international access from across Western Canadato the United Kingdom and beyond.
John Weatherill, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer, WestJet said.
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Starting this winter, this expanded partnership will provide travellers with single-stop access on a single itinerary from Calgary via Virgin Atlantic’s Global Hub in London Heathrow to new global destinations including New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru in India, along with other destinations including Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa, Lagos, Nigeria, Dubai, and the Maldives. What’s interesting is that WestJet is trying to focus on India with this expanded partnership and serve the market through Virgin Atlantic. This comes after Air Canada recently announced its largest ever schedule to India.
As part of the expanded relationship, WestJet Rewards and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club will be working towards a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership in 2025, further enhancing the cooperation between the two airlines, and providing unique benefits for passengers of both airlines to earn points in the currency of their choice and redeem points on each carriers’ respective networks.
WestJet’s expanded codeshare agreement with Virgin Atlantic will be the airline’s first ever agreement enabling connectivity beyond Europethrough London Heathrow. The airline says that this will be the first time that WestJet passengers will be able to travel to India, Africa and the Middle East on a single itinerary.
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