Virgin Atlantic announced in September that it will be joining the SkyTeam Alliance and now they’re announcing the launch of two new routes in 2023. The new routes are London Heathrow to the Maldives and London Heathrow to Turks and Caicos.

Previously, SkyTeam members were limited to flying to the Maldives via multiple connections on Air France flights between the months of November and March. Now, they’ll also be able to book Virgin Atlantic, which will be flying on a thrice-weekly seasonal schedule.

As for the Turks and Caicos route, it’ll be flown twice weekly throughout the year. The newly added destination joins Virgin Atlantic’s growing network of Caribbean routes, which most recently expanded to the Bahamas, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines.

Both of the new routes will be serviced by the Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which can carry 258 passengers across its Upper Class, Premium, and Economy cabins.

We couldn’t be more thrilled to add these two exotic new routes to our flying portfolio.

Juha Jarvinen, Virgin Atlantic Chief Commercial Officer

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to add these two exotic new routes to our flying portfolio,” said Juha Jarvinen, Virgin Atlantic’s chief commercial officer, in a statement. “Nothing sets our hearts soaring like a new destination to explore, so with two about to join our network, there’s only really one question. Where to first?”

The starting prices for each route have yet to be announced. However, the Maldives flights will go on sale on Nov. 30, 2022, with the Turks and Caicos flights following on Jan. 11, 2023. The Maldives route will commence flights on Oct. 22, 2023, while the Turks and Caicos route flights will start on Nov. 15, 2023.

But Virgin Atlantic has announced the starting price of a seven-day holiday package to the Maldives that includes both economy airfare and a stay at the Hard Rock Maldives with breakfast: 2,359 GBP (about $2,800) per person, based on double occupancy.