Virgin Atlantic

[Buster the Bear]

French Government will soon own part of Virgin Atlantic!

[Artie Fufkin]

what part of the £220m don't you understand?

Branson has sold part of his shareholding to AF/KLM. He (or "Virgin Group") owned the 31% of the company that has changed hands, therefore the £220m went from AF/KLM's bank account to Branson's bank account and no where near the Virgin Atlantic balance sheet.

Is it really that difficult?

[inOban]

Air France-KLM, Delta and Virgin plan transatlantic JV | Airlines content from ATWOnline
It would seem that the major cash injection is from Delta into AF/KLM. China Eastern are also involved.

[PAXboy]

Just been mail shotted with this: https://flyingclubhub.virgin-atlanti...eparture-beach

Sounds like a good plan. Especially if you have late evenig departures and someone else has midday ones.

[Mr Mac]

Paxboy
Dont quote me but I think Virgin have tried this before, or somthing like checking out at your hotel also Barbados based I think. I stand to be corrected.

[inOban]

Aren't Jet2 offering something similar this year?

[goldeneye]

Originally Posted by PAXboy

Just been mail shotted with this: https://flyingclubhub.virgin-atlanti...eparture-beach

Sounds like a good plan. Especially if you have late evenig departures and someone else has midday ones.

Virgin have done something similar for years in Orlando, I did it in the late 90's, check in was in Downtown Disney as it was then.

[116d]

They do and it's still there at the renamed Disney Springs: -

https://www.virginholidays.co.uk/fli...irgin-atlantic

I believe there was a similar arrangement in place elsewhere back in the days when Air Atlanta/XL operated Travel City Direct-branded 747's to SFB.