Nearly 20 months after the last transoceanic flight carrying tourists landed at LAS, Virgin Atlantic Airways returned to Las Vegas on Monday, November 8. The Boeing 787-9 touched down the same day policies for foreign national air travelers to the United States changed, allowing more vaccinated international visitors to enter the country. The flight was greeted in an Only Vegas way, with showgirls on the ramp waving in the plane.

Las Vegas welcomed 5.7 million international visitors in 2019, and the change to U.S. policies related to international air travel is key to destination recovery efforts. Prior to the pandemic, Las Vegas welcomed nonstop flights from 31 cities in 12 countries.

Four carriers will resume overseas service to Las Vegas in 2021:

• Virgin Atlantic Airways nonstop from London Heathrow beginning November 8
• British Airways nonstop from London Heathrow beginning November 15
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines nonstop from Amsterdam beginning December 7
• Copa Airlines nonstop from Panama City beginning December 7

Regular nonstop service from Mexico resumed in July 2020. Current routes include:

• AeroMexico from Mexico City
• JetBlue from Cancun
• Viva Aerobus from Monterrey and Mexico City
• Volaris from Guadalajara and Mexico City

Regular nonstop service from Canada resumed earlier this year. Current routes include:

• Air Canada from Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary
• Flair Airlines from Toronto
• Swoop from Edmonton
• WestJet from Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver