British airline Virgin Atlantic is betting big on the “tremendous opportunities” in the Indian market and expects to carry more cargo from the country as business activities are set to rise with the India-UK free trade agreement. The carrier, which has been flying to India for 25 years, currently operates five flights daily from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to London Heathrow. “We bet big on India… it is the second largest market for Virgin Atlantic now behind the United States… it (India) is a very special place that we feel has tremendous opportunities,” the airlines CEO Shai Weiss said. Since launching flights between London Heathrow and Delhi in July 2000, India is now Virgin Atlantic’s third largest market and has grown from zero to one million seats each year. The airline has a codeshare partnership with IndiGo. Generally, a codeshare partnership allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carrier on a single ticket.
