Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic will transfer operations for nonstop flights connecting London Heathrow to Atlanta and Los Angeles Airport this winter.
From October 26, Delta will operate one of two daily Heathrow to Los Angeles flights currently operated by Virgin Atlantic.
This will be Delta's first nonstop flight between the two cities and its seventh direct service between London and the US.
On the same date, Virgin will begin operating one of Delta's three daily flights between LHR and Atlanta.
In January the two airlines announced they were extending their codeshare agreement within North America following the official start of the two airlines’ transatlantic joint venture.
Craig Kreeger, Virgin Atlantic CEO, said: "It's great to see how our partnership with Delta is already proving fruitful to our customers.
"In less than a year we will have co-located key business routes, delivered schedule changes to benefit our customers and provided enhanced experiences to our frequent fliers, who gain from reciprocal lounge access and the ability to earn and burn across both carriers.
"This is just the beginning of demonstrating how a true joint venture between airlines should be operated to benefit customers."
Delta President Ed Bastian added: "From the outset we said that our partnership with Virgin Atlantic was about improving services while offering more destinations and schedule choice.
"Expanding access to London's Heathrow Airport has long been at the top of Delta's list of priorities, while Virgin Atlantic has long wanted greater access to North America.
"Today's announcement shows how we’re delivering this shared commitment to increase connectivity on the trans-Atlantic."
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