Count von Altibar
If anyone loses out of this I think it will be Virgin Atlantic. Unaligned with any major partners in the states it will be pretty lonely after next March. They have got a very strong brand though, unlike bmi. Interesting times ahead in UK aviation...
See the thread in R&N about
Virgin America.
U-turn on Virgin boosts ‘open skies’ hopes
By Doug Cameron in Chicago and Kevin Done in London
Published: March 20 2007 19:57 | Last updated: March 20 2007 23:30
US authorities on Tuesday reversed their opposition to plans by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to launch a domestic US carrier in a move that could soothe lingering European opposition to a new transatlantic aviation treaty.
The UK entrepreneur’s long-running efforts to launch San Francisco-based Virgin America had been caught in the political crossfire of efforts to reach a EU-US agreement.