Originally Posted by
VickersVicount
There most certainly is some demand but the majority will funnel through with their OW or Star baggage tags via hubs. A Virgin service is unlikely to change that- otherwise the Avios’rs would have rammed Barbados, which they didn’t.
Actuall you can't use Avios for Virgin Atlantic flights.
They are competitors.
I personally think BGI was introduced around the easing of lockdown and a short lead in time.