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Old 4th October 2002 | 11:17
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There are many issues at Virgin that require urgent attention right now. For Flight Deck these include Ts&Cs and Florida 2 as already mentioned, and the discussions about these are ongoing. Unfortunately, some of those who comment on this thread are either unaware of the true situation, or have another agenda....

Virgin was fat, dumb and fairly happy prior to 9/11, which probably went for the whole long-haul industry. 9/11 brought home some major economic truths (which were beginning to become apparent anyway) which could not be ignored and needed immediate and drastic action to ensure survival. Inevitably, that action was OTT in some areas, and had unforeseen effects in others, but there wasn't time to do a huge feasibilty study before implementation!! Those contingent problems are now beginning to be addressed, but it'll be a long time before it's all as we would like it. Like I say, this applies to the whole long-haul industry.

The feelings of unease, dissatisfaction and disruption that the last 12 months have brought are not unique to Virgin, neither are the cost savings that have resulted in some of the passenger reactions seen earlier in this thread. As revenues and profits improve, these things will turn around.

As Dunhovrin' said, we should perhaps sit on our hands for a while longer and see how the industry pans out. That green grass could turn out to be painted concrete, and it'll bloody well hurt if you jump over your particular fence!!
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