Virgin Atlantic has announced new flying route from Delhi to Manchester with services taking to the skies from October 2020 onwards.

For the first time, it will fly from India to Manchester and coupled with the airline’s double daily service from Delhi to Heathrow and daily service from Mumbai to Heathrow, it will now offer over 600,000 seats per year between India and UK.

Juha Jarvinen, chief commercial officer of Virgin Atlantic commented: “2020 marks our 20th anniversary of flying to India and as the destination continues to grow in popularity for both business and leisure travel, we’re thrilled to announce for very first time a new service flying three times a week from Delhi to Manchester, our home in the north.’’