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Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd extended the suspension of its London-Hong Kong flights by almost seven months to late March due to “ongoing operational complexities†even as the Asian city gradually eases some of the world’s tightest Covid-19 restrictions and people start to travel once again.
The UK-based airline intends to resume the service on March 26, rather than the start of
this September as previously planned. Customers who were due to fly between September and March can rebook, request a refund or convert their ticket into a voucher, Virgin said.
Hong Kong has been closed off for much of the pandemic, with the government barring flights from countries including the UK for several months and imposing mandatory hotel quarantine for 21 days.
Virgin initially cancelled flights from London Heathrow to Hong Kong on December 21 as the Omicron coronavirus variant swept through the UK.