Virgin to resume services

Premier British carrier Virgin Atlantic, which had stopped its Mumbai-London services in 2009, would re-launch these daily flights from October, saying India's "phenomenal growth" in air traffic had led to this resumption. The first Virgin flight would depart from London's Heathrow airport on October 28 and the return flight the next day, a Virgin spokesperson said. While the air traffic between Mumbai and London has grown by nine per cent since 2009, the Delhi-London and New York service of Virgin was enjoying a 20 per cent growth last year.