{"id":421880,"date":"2026-05-07T00:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/gone-after-3-years-virgin-axes-this-long-haul-route\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:06:23","slug":"gone-after-3-years-virgin-atlantic-abruptly-axes-this-long-haul-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=421880","title":{"rendered":"Gone After 3 Years: Virgin Atlantic Abruptly Axes This Long-Haul Route"},"content":{"rendered":"

Latest reports indicate that the UK carrier, Virgin Atlantic<\/a><\/span>, will not be returning to Dubai this Winter season, therefore exiting the market since it returned three years ago. The airline suspended the route from its network at the end of February, ahead of schedule, when the conflict in the Middle East started, which resulted in various other European carriers pulling out of the market as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Instead of daily flights to Dubai, the airline will increase its capacity to South Africa, adding a new destination and increasing frequency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,1157,120,15477,532],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-421880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-dubai-international-airport","category-europe","category-sf-routes-analysis","category-virgin-atlantic"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t