The carrier is also pushing back the resumption of flights to Cuba, with the Heathrow-Havana route now due to resume in the second half of next year, with cancellations extended to 29 October 2022.
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “It remains a dynamic time for international travel and we’re continually reviewing our flying and holiday schedules.
“As we consider our longer-term flying programme, we’ve taken the decision to restart our twice-weekly Heathrow-Havana flights in the second half of 2022, when we look forward to returning to Cuba.
“Our Manchester-Los Angeles flights will restart later than originally planned, with our expectation that these flights will now resume in 2023.
“We remain committed to serving this seasonal transatlantic link from our home in the north, which launched in May 2019, and apologise for the inconvenience caused to our customers due to travel in summer 2022.”
Virgin said Havana-Heathrow customers were contacted last week about the changes, while passengers booked on Manchester-Los Angeles flights will be contacted shortly.
“We’ll be contacting affected customers in the coming days with their options, including the choice to convert their booking to a voucher, request a full refund, or rebook, with alternative LA services available from Heathrow, if this is suitable,” added the spokesperson.
Virgin is due to resume transatlantic flights from Manchester to New York JFK and Orlando next week as the US finally reopens to UK travellers. This will be followed by a route to Atlanta from 2 December.
