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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

More flights to Florida after Heathrow take-off slots change hands due to Ukraine war

Virgin Atlantic was able to increase its daily flights to Florida after securing an extra take-off and landing slot at Heathrow airport due to the war in Ukraine, it can be revealed.

The carrier, founded by Sir Richard Branson almost 40 years ago, launched its inaugural flight to Tampa last week, increasing to seven the number of flights it flies to the “crown jewel” US holiday state from the UK each day.

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