Virgin Atlantic

[BasilBush]

That's interesting Epsomdog - do you have a source for that statement?

I assume that the competition authorities will decide where the slots end up, although the fact that EI was the only other serious bidder for the remedy slots means that it is pretty likely that EI will end up with them. But I imagine there is some process to go through - it isn't quite as simple as VS just handing them to EI?

EDIT

My reading of the original decision is that EI don't get a look in. If VS 'misuse' the transferred slots (eg by not operating on the remedy routes) then the slots are returned to IAG. VS have no legal right to offer the slots to anyone else. Moreover, there doesn't seem to be an opportunity for a second bite at the cherry by other prospective carriers. But maybe I've missed something in the more obscure parts of the decision.