Originally Posted by
ETOPS
Am I reading that right? VS are ceasing UVF?
Yes. Was announced a few weeks back. Apparently VS asked for subsidies from St. Lucia and they said no so the route gets dropped.
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...t-lucia-route/
https://www.headforpoints.com/2019/0...moving-havana/
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There is an implication in the local press coverage that Virgin Atlantic had demanded explicit or implicit subsidies worth $2.5m from St Lucia in order to continue flights. This could have been, for example, via a payment for a marketing campaign in the UK, or via heavy discounts on landing fees. The Government was unwilling to meet these demands."