{"id":45690,"date":"2019-07-26T11:19:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T15:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=45690"},"modified":"2019-07-26T11:45:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T15:45:12","slug":"st-lucia-virgin-atlantic-to-end-flights-to-st-lucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/st-lucia-virgin-atlantic-to-end-flights-to-st-lucia\/","title":{"rendered":"St. LUCIA -Virgin Atlantic to end flights to St. Lucia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Virgin Atlantic says after June 8 it will stop its operations between St. Lucia and London\u2019s Gatwick Airport, for the \u2018foreseeable future.\u2019<\/p>

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The on-line publication, St. Lucia Times, Virgin said the decision to withdraw from the island was not taken lightly and that Virgin Holidays will continue to serve hotels here after that date through connecting flights via partner airlines.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cCustomer bookings for Virgin Atlantic flights\u00a0 departing up until June 7, 2020 will not be impacted,\u201d according to a letter send to tourism industry partners here.<\/p>

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But the publication quoted tourism industry officials as saying that Virgin Atlantic\u2019s decision to scrap the route was linked to a stalemate over the payment of subsidies to the airline.<\/p>

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\u201cAccording to the sources, Virgin Atlantic was \u2018demanding\u2019 a EC$2.5 million injection to maintain the flight, which the Saint Lucia government refused to pay,\u201d the publication said, that the government \u201cfelt that subsidising the airline would open the floodgates for other carriers to request similar treatment\u201d.<\/p>\n

There has been no official response to the report.<\/p>

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