Virgin Atlantic is relaunching belly flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai (India) after a four-year hiatus with the first service set to start on 27 October.

The route will complement the airline’s long established route between London and Delhi.  The Mumbai flights will be operated on Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft – providing up to 26 tonnes of cargo capacity.

Virgin Atlantic saw an opportunity to restart the route after the demise of Indian carrier Jet Airways last month, which flew the route.