Why Virgin Atlantic boss won’t meet British Airways chief alone Transport and infrastructure The boss of Virgin Atlantic has revealed the legacy of the dirty tricks scandal in the early 1990s will mean he will never meet his British Airways counterpart alone. Shai Weiss has said that while he has “professional respect” for Sean Doyle, he remains cautious and does “not want to get caught out”. Three decades [...]
‘Dangerous and destructive’ Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida News Hurricane Milton has made landfall as a Category Three storm, with the Met Office warning it will be “dangerous and destructive” as thousands of UK holidaymakers had their flights to Florida cancelled. Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at about 8.30pm local time. The US National Hurricane Centre reports the hurricane had maximum sustained [...]
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Virgin Atlantic forecasts first post-pandemic profit in 2024 April 3, 2024 Virgin Atlantic expects to return to profitability for the first time since the pandemic, after stuggling under a significant debt pile for years.
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