Edinburgh Airport has announced that a new fleet with be joining the runways to take off to tropical destinations.
Sun seeking Scots will be ecstatic to know that Virgin Atlantic airlines will soon be taking them from Edinburgh to the Caribbean and America.
This is Scotland's first direct flight ever to the Caribbean.
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Jetsetters can take off from Edinburgh Airport to Barbados from December 5 2021, just in time for those desperate for some winter sun.
Fares start from as little as £419 and customers on the Barbados route will be able to choose to fly in one of three cabins on the A330, including the luxurious Upper Class, which offers an exclusive bar area and fully flat beds, or Premium, where customers can enjoy a 38” seat pitch, welcome drinks and fine dining.
It’s the first time Virgin Atlantic has flown international flights from the Scottish capital in its 37-year history, and the new Caribbean flights will operate twice weekly on an Airbus A330.
The new routes offer travellers from Scotland to chance to holiday in the Caribbean, with seamless onward connections from Barbados to Grenada, St Vincent and Tobago thanks to Virgin Atlantic’s connecting flights, alongside flights with Virgin Atlantic’s interline partner, Caribbean Airlines.
Rolling in to 2022, Edinburgh Airport will be jetting off to Orlando in April next year.
For those adrenaline seekers and theme park lovers, the Orlando flights will also be twice weekly, operating on an Airbus A330-200.
Virgin Atlantic will be joining its joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines, at its new home in Scotland.
Delta currently flies to both New York and Boston from the Scottish capital, with additional partners Air France KLM operating services to both Paris and Amsterdam.
