Originally Posted by
canberra97
As far as I'm aware Virgin Atlantic have never had a check in facility at Victoria Station.
The Central London Air Terminal at London Victoria Station was built for British United Airways and was officially opened on the 01 May 1962 it was later expanded by British Caledonian Airways, after the merger with British Airways in 1998 the Victoria Station check in facility was kept and was well patronised and other airlines including American Airlines and Delta were also using the facility.
After 9/11 with security concerns and a decline in passengers using the facility the British Airways Central London Air Terminal at London Victoria Station was closed in 2002 as part of a major restructuring of the airline.
it was new security measures after 9/11 100% that knocked on the head the BA terminals both at Victoria plus the new one at Paddington built especially for LHR express train-
decline in numbers was not the issue
afaik - if they were their today they would be well utilised by many airlines