Virgin Atlantic repatriation flight from Mumbai touches down at Heathrow Airport
Virgin Atlantic repatriation flight from Mumbai touches down at Heathrow Airport

Virgin Atlantic flight VS355 arrives at London Heathrow, carrying the first UK nationals from India’s capital city, Mumbai, back to the UK.

It is among the first of the UK government repatriation flights, in partnership with Virgin Atlantic, that will arrive over the next week.

In total they’re supporting the Foreign & Commonwealth Office with 11 flights between 9th and 14th April, bringing over 2,600 stranded citizens home from Delhi, Mumbai, Johannesburg and Cape Town amid the coronavirus pandemic.