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Virgin lodges complaint over airline merger. Passengers face higher fares and reduced services between Scottish airports and London Heathrow if British Airways succeeds in taking over rivals BMI, Virgin Atlantic has claimed. The airline made the claim as it lodged a formal complaint on the proposed merger to the European Commission. It said passengers would be left with a "choice of one" on flights between Aberdeen and Edinburgh and Heathrow. La...
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Virgin invests £100m into upper class
Virgin Atlantic has announced it will invest £100 million into its upper class offering in an attempt to boost its share of the business traveller market. New seats, a bar, customised menus, new crockery and other cabin updates will be made during the roll-out phase, which begins in spring. It will begin on its London to New York JFK route before rolling out across all new aircraft joining...
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