VIRGIN Atlantic has launched a brand-new service to Las Vegas from a major UK airport in the north of England. Flights started operating between Manchester Airport and Las Vegas on Sunday (June 2, 2024). The weekly seasonal service will operate every sunday, with the direct flight taking 10 hours and 35 minutes.
Outbound flights will leave Manchester Airport at 9.50am before arriving in Las Vegas at 12.25pm local time.
Return flights will depart from America at 2.40pm, landing at Manchester Airport the following morning at 8.20am.
Tickets are already on sale for the service, with Sun Online Travel finding one-way fares in Economy Light from £888 per person. The frequency of the route is slated to increase in 2025 to three services per week. From April 29, 2025 to October 24, 2025, the service will operate three times a week every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The new service will complement the airline's existing service from London Heathrow to Las Vegas. It also marks the airline's fourth service from Manchester Airport to America, with other services already operating to New York, Orlando and Atlanta. Chris Woodroofe, Managing Director at Manchester Airport: "Here at Manchester Airport, we're proud to serve the North with an ever-growing route network of more than 200 destinations.
Adding Las Vegas with Virgin Atlantic to that list is really exciting. "It also makes Manchester Airport the only English airport outside London to offer direct flights to America's west coast, .
