Virgin Atlantic confirmed Wednesday that it will temporarily pause a connection between London Heathrow and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
“Due to evolving customer demand, we’re making some changes to our winter 2026 flying program,” a Virgin Atlantic spokesperson told AirlineGeeks. “We have taken the difficult decision to temporarily suspend our services from Seattle for the winter 2026 season only. We intend to resume our daily service in March 2027.”
The carrier noted that Delta, a strategic partner and part-owner of Virgin Atlantic, offers London-Seattle flights.
“Customers can continue to travel from Seattle with our partner Delta Air Lines, who will offer daily services to London Heathrow,” the spokesperson continued. “We’d like to apologize to any affected customers and will be contacting them with their options which include rebooking or a refund.”
Virgin Atlantic’s temporary pause could open up market share for Alaska Airlines, which plans to launch Seattle-London service on May 21. Delta, Alaska, Virgin Atlantic, and British Airways are the only airlines scheduled to operate the route.
