Press Release:- Virgin Atlantic’s direct flight from Edinburgh to Barbados has touched down for the first time.  Flight VS223, on airbus A330 landed into Barbados at 16:15 local time this afternoon. The new Edinburgh service marks the first time Virgin Atlantic has flown international flights from the Scottish capital in its 37-year history and is Scotland’s only direct flight from the Caribbean. As the gateway to the highlands, the new services to Edinburgh Airport will provide travellers from the Caribbean with a direct link to Scotland’s fascinating historic capital city, alongside easy access to the country’s dramatic, world-famous countryside. As well