Economy Class & Beyond

Virgin Atlantic asks “Where’s Wally?”

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Or for those in other territories, "Where's Waldo?" To celebrate 25 years of Where's Wally/Waldo, you'll find him plastered on the side of a Virgin Atlantic 747-400 on "Barbarella"  (Registered as G-VROM), flying between London, the United States and the Caribbean There's Wally! Of course, Virgin Atlantic President Richard Branson was rolled out to celebrate … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic prepares to launch… Little Red

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Well Virgin has been making lots of noises about its UK Domestic services - and now we have a brand name "Virgin Atlantic - Little Red" Little Red commences services on the 31st March, with a short expansion to follow. The routes and dates are: London Heathrow <> Manchester - 31st March, 4 times a day London Heathrow <> Edinburgh - 5th April, 6 times a … [Read more...]

Tesco Clubcard collection period ends Saturday

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Just a heads up for those who shop at Tesco, and use their Clubcard points to convert them into use travel related items (like British Airways Executive Club Avios, Virgin Flying Club Miles, Monarch Vouchers, Red Spotted Hanky Vouchers). The  current collection period for ClubCard is coming to an end on the 26th January. Given that it takes 2-3 days from shopping points to … [Read more...]

Sale season kicks off

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Well, it seems that some airlines are now fighting for sale fares as we enter the Christmas Season in the UK. The big ones to look out for so far are: British Airways - Long Haul in World Traveller/World Traveller Plus Flight sale. All the usual destinations. Book by 22/01/13 with a nominal travel period of 25/12/12 to 31/03/13 (although good luck finding anything cheap … [Read more...]

New LHR T2 continues apace… but where are some airlines ending up?

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London Heathrow T2. For some of you, you'll have flashbacks to the Europa Terminal as it used to be called. Well, that's all changed as the new Heathrow T2 is nearing completion. Roof of the new LHR T2 - Image BAA. Well to no-one's surprise, T2 will be the home of Star Alliance with plans for all Star Alliance airlines who operate in and out of Heathrow to move into … [Read more...]

Walsh vs Branson. No £1 million. How about a Kick in the Groin instead?

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Oh dear. The children are out in force today. Yesterday, Richard Branson wanted to bet Willie Walsh £1 million that the Virgin Atlantic brand would be around in 5 years time. Willie Walsh responded he'd prefer a knee in the groin. Well, the children get their wish, with Richard Branson accepting the bet of a Knee in the Groin. In a blog post, Richard Branson … [Read more...]

Delta confirmed to buy 49% of Virgin Atlantic

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Delta finally does what it wanted - and has gone ahead to acquire the 49% of Virgin Atlantic that Singapore Airlines was selling. For the cool sum of $360 million (£244 Million), Delta gets more access to Heathrow, and the ability to set another joint venture across the Atlantic. For Richard Branson - 51% of the airline is still held by the Virgin Group with it's own brand … [Read more...]

£1 Million says we’ll be around in 5 years – Virgin and BA in a war of words

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If there's anyone who can milk the media, it's Richard Branson. With reports that Delta are going to snap up the 49% of Virgin Atlantic, IAG head Willie Walsh has been talking of the Virgin Atlantic brand going away. Willie Walsh told the press aboard a London - Seoul flight that  that he couldn’t see Delta wanting to operate the Virgin brand. "If they do, what does it say … [Read more...]

Sinapore intrested in selling its stake in Virgin Atlantic – Delta lining up as a possible suitor

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It seems that Singapore Airlines is talking to others over the share of Virgin Atlantic it owns. The share - 49% of Virgin Atlantic is the part up for sale - for which Singapore Airlines paid $600 million in 1999. The other 51% of the airline is owned by the Virgin Group. Singapore Airlines also state that thethe discussions may or may not result in a transaction, and … [Read more...]