Virgin Atlantic says regulators should focus on why British Airways and American Airlines are leaving out millions of passengers

SOUTH NORWALK, CT (September 12, 2008) - Virgin Atlantic (VA) today said that the numbers used by British Airways (BA) and American Airlines (AA), who are planning to create a monster monopoly on tran

Virgin Atlantic drops flights across the board

British carrier Virgin Atlantic has announced it is cutting flights on routes with light load factors including Washington Dulles, Mumbai, New York JFK and the Caribbean.

Virgin Atlantic to walk away from Virgin Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria (eTN) - Virgin Atlantic, majority shareholder and core investor in Nigeria’s flag carrier Virgin Nigeria, is set to de-invest is shareholding in the airline.

Virgin Atlantic's Sir Richard Branson warns US presidential candidates of anti-competitive link-up

Sir Richard Branson, the President of Virgin Atlantic Airways, today wrote to both US Presidential candidates warning that a proposed alliance between British Airways and American Airlines would sever

Virgin Atlantic objects to airline alliances

Virgin Atlantic has reacted to reports that British Airways may be seeking an alliance with American Airlines and Iberia.

Virgin Atlantic's Heathrow lounge wins award

Airline Virgin Atlantic’s lounge at Heathrow airport has been named as Best Clubhouse in the international awards voted for by Virgin customers.

The V-Flyer.com awards are voted for by customers of Virgin Group travel companies, including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays, Virgin Blue, Virgin Nigeria, and the new US domestic airline, ... read more

$210M settlement in airline price fixing is approved

SAN FRANCISCO — An agreement by two British-based airlines to pay roughly $210 million to settle a massive price-fixing lawsuit met with tentative approval from a federal judge on Friday.

Airline rapped over misleading ad

The advertising watchdog has upheld four complaints made about a magazine advert promoting Virgin Atlantic's premium economy class service.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the Crawley-based airline may have misled readers into thinking that new, larger seats were available in all its premium economy cabins.

Travel in the lap of airline luxury

One look at the upper-class section of a Virgin Atlantic flight and it is easy to understand why the carrier has made it to the Forbes list of best airlines in the business-class category.

Airline flies Boeing 747 with biofuel

LONDON - Virgin Atlantic carried out the world's first flight of a commercial aircraft powered with biofuel on Sunday in an effort to show it can produce less carbon dioxide than normal jet fuels.

Virgin Atlantic to run 747 on biofuel in February

(eTN) - Virgin Atlantic, one of the world's leading long-haul airlines, today said it will fly one of its Boeing 747s on biofuel during a demonstration flight in February. It will be the first time that a commercial aircraft has run biofuel in-flight and is part of a major initiative among some airlines and Boeing to discover sources of ... read more

You could go elsewhere, Branson tells airline staff

(TVLW) - Sir Richard Branson has angered Virgin Atlantic staff who are threatening to strike by telling them they should “consider working elsewhere”.

With no fear on election run-ups, tourism in Kenya is stable

NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) - Kenya retains its fame as the leading East African tourist destination in spite of election tensions once feared to scare away tourists.

The heightened political activities ahead of the December 27 general election spared the country’s highly developed tourism with high expectations to attract more foreign ... read more