Virgin Atlantic has agreed a partnership with South American-based LATAM Airlines to offer important flight connections to Brazil.
Customers booking through Virgin Atlantic are now able to travel from London Heathrow directly to São Paulo as well as connecting onwards onto 12 domestic airports including Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Florianopolis.
Customers travelling from São Paulo to London Heathrow will also have the option to smoothly connect onto Virgin Atlantic’s rest of world destinations through Terminal 3 including Tel Aviv, Delhi and Hong Kong.
Juha Jarvinen, chief commercial officer at Virgin Atlantic, said: “We’re incredibly excited to launch this new codeshare partnership with LATAM Airlines.
“As we recover from the pandemic, partnerships are more important than ever, and we look forward to building on the incredibly successful interline relationship we have had in place for a number of years.
"We also see opportunities beyond Brazil and look forward to expanding our relationship even further to serve destinations throughout South America including Peru and Colombia."
He added: “This new partnership aims to respond to the large, fast-growing demand for leisure travellers looking to enjoy new experiences after a challenging 20 months. We know there is pent up demand for long-haul travel and we look forward to welcoming customers onboard on their way to exploring these exciting and vibrant Brazilian cities
“As global economies gradually recover from the impact of the pandemic, we also expect to capture demand from corporate travel heading to São Paulo, the commercial capital of Brazil as well as other key business hubs in South America.”
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