British airline Virgin Atlantic has announced it will withdraw flights between Dubai and London Heathrow from the end of March next year.
Virgin Atlantic launched its service between London Heathrow and Dubai in March 2006, and will be ending its services after 13 years.
The airline said in a brief statement that the suspension was made after “conducting a thorough review of its network”, which found the route was “no longer economically viable”.
“It‘s never an easy decision to withdraw a route, and we’d like to thank our customers and dedicated team in Dubai for their loyalty over the last 12 years,” said Shai Weiss, Chief, Commercial Officer, Virgin Atlantic.
The airline will continue operating daily flights between Dubai and London Heathrow until March 31, 2019, and will receive bookings until the last flight.
The announcement comes a few weeks after Royal Brunei annouced it was ending it's Dubai to London Heathrow route at the end of October this year, and also a few weeks after Dubai carrier Emirates launched daily flights to London Stansted Airport.