After careful consideration, we’ve taken the difficult decision to suspend our London Heathrow – Shanghai services. The final flight from London Heathrow to Shanghai will operate on 25 October 2024, returning from Shanghai to London Heathrow on 26 October 2024.
After 25 years of proudly serving this Asian hub city, operations have become increasingly costly with the closure of Russian airspace for UK carriers. This has resulted in longer flight times, meaning additional aircraft time and fuel is required, all of which have contributed to increased costs for the business.
Our people, customers and you, our partners, have been amazing since we first touched down at Shanghai in 1999, providing important connectivity between the UK and Shanghai for thousands of customers and supporting global supply chains through our cargo operations.
We understand that this news may be disappointing for you and our mutual customers and we appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.
Anyone booked to travel from 26 October 2024 will be offered a refund. You can refer to our Refund Policy here.
Bookings affected by these changes will be updated in your GDS on Saturday 20 July 2024.
Sales Support
Where possible we would kindly request that you contact us using our Get in touch form and the team will continue to work hard to respond to your queries within 72 hours between Monday and Friday.
Flight number |
Route |
Date |
VS045 |
London Heathrow to JFK New York |
06 July 2024 |
VS046 |
JFK New York to London Heathrow |
06 July 2024 |
VS137 |
London Heathrow to JFK New York |
07 July 2024 |
VS048 |
JFK New York to London Heathrow |
07 July 2024 |
VS137 |
London Heathrow to JFK New York |
08 July 2024 |
VS138 |
JFK New York to London Heathrow |
08 July 2024 |
VS137 |
London Heathrow to JFK New York |
09 July 2024 |
VS138 |
JFK New York to London Heathrow |
09 July 2024 |
VS047 |
London Heathrow to JFK New York |
10 July 2024 |
VS046 |
JFK New York to London Heathrow |
10 July 2024 |