I don’t know anything about Fahour or Frazis so the saying “better the devil you know” comes into play.
However, the entire workforce at Virgin DOES know John Thomas and they also know that he understands the problems at Virgin AND he knows what needs to be done to fix them.
It’s a very simple choice as to who would be the “best fit” to turn Virgin around.
Why do you think JB got rid of him in the first place?