Virgin Atlantic restarts popular long-haul flight – the first time in six years

VIRGIN Atlantic has relaunched long-haul flights to a fashionable British vacation resort.

The caller London Heathrow to Cancun flights volition motorboat next winter, with 3 play flights.

From October 19, 2025, Brits volition beryllium capable to question from the UK's biggest airdrome to the Mexican destination - the lone nonstop formation from Heathrow.

Virgin Atlantic cancelled the way backmost successful 2019, truthful volition beryllium the archetypal way successful six years.

Other nonstop flights successful the UK see London Gatwick to Cancun with British Airways and Birmingham to Cancun with TUI.

Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Offer, Virgin Atlantic, said they were "delighted" to beryllium offering Cancun flights again for wintertime sun.

They added: “Cancun has an astonishing nightlife and eating scene, dreamy sandy beaches, positive it’s the cleanable gateway to Mayan ruins and escapade question successful the region.

"Our caller way besides offers accrued connectivity to the portion with our codseshare spouse LATAM and SkyTeam spouse Aeromexico. We can’t hold for much of our customers to bask Virgin Atlantic’s trademark fiesta and flair, connected their mode to Mexico.”

Andres Martinez, Director of the Tourism Promotion Council of Quintana Roo, said they were "looking guardant to welcoming caller and returning visitors from the United Kingdom" to Cancun again.

One of the astir celebrated attractions is the Chichén Itzá 1 of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Other Mayan ruins are worthy a visit, arsenic good arsenic a dip successful 1 the galore cenotes, which are earthy h2o pools.

However, astir Brits volition privation to sojourn Cancun for a alert and flop holiday, with the galore beaches to take from on the Mexican coastline, galore connected the backmost of the holiday resorts.

If you privation thing a spot much accelerated paced, the Sun's Showbiz Reporter Jack Hardwick visited the caller Hard Rock Hotel successful Cancun connected the 'Las Vegas' portion of the city,

"More than fractional of the hotel’s 600 rooms boast breathtaking water views on with OTT touches specified arsenic my elephantine snakeskin headboard and blistery tub successful each room.

"The edifice adjacent boasts a rent-a-guitar service, wherever a Fender tin beryllium ordered to the country escaped of charge.

"There is besides Mexico’s legendary Coco Bongo nine with everything from a breakdancing Game Of Thrones Night King to amazingly awesome Freddie Mercury and Moulin Rouge tribute.

"Next doorway is the arsenic chaotic Senor Frogs, where Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee went connected their archetypal authoritative day successful the Nineties wherever I recovered conga lines and escaped tequila shots.

"For some the young and the young-at-heart looking for a buzzing travel distant without sacrificing connected location comforts, it truly does tick each the boxes."

The adust play runs from December to April with highs of 32C truthful is the champion clip to question to Mexico, though tin driblet to 24C successful January and February.

TUI is besides launching Cardiff to Cancun flights successful April 2026.