Virgin Atlantic to become a dominant U.K. domestic carrier?!
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at 15:49 by canucklad.
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Mark CaswellKeymaster11 Jan 2019
at 08:40
Bath_VIPParticipantVirgin has not been successful in the past running shorthaul services so I am surprised that they would want to brand this Virgin Atlantic especially when none of these planes cross the atlantic.
The new owners are large enough to invest in Flybe but its proposition is essentially UK regional short haul and the branding really should reflect that as opportunities for interlining are basically based around Manchester rather than London.
I wouldn’t be surprised if in 5 years time assuming the airline has made a turnaround to see Stobart buy the whole thing out.
11 Jan 2019
at 09:03
capetonianmParticipantIsn’t this a re-run of Virgin’s short-lived ‘Little Red’ attempt at domestic services?
11 Jan 2019
at 09:38
TominScotlandParticipantGiven the Stobart involvement in this takeover and the intention to rebrand as Virgin, does this raise questions about Stobart’s current arrangements with Aer Lingus with regard to EI Regional? I am not sure that IAG will want even an indirect link with Virgin….
11 Jan 2019
at 10:00
AMcWhirterParticipant[quote quote=913803]Given the Stobart involvement in this takeover and the intention to rebrand as Virgin, does this raise questions about Stobart’s current arrangements with Aer Lingus with regard to EI Regional? I am not sure that IAG will want even an indirect link with Virgin….[/quote]
And also with BA at LCY.
Stobart Air to operate British Airways services at London City
Another concern must be the future of some Flybe regional routes and those routes linking the regions with holiday destinations in mainland Europe.
Will all of these survive ?
11 Jan 2019
at 15:24
canuckladParticipantIf this takeover goes ahead, I’d love to see Virgin takeover FlyBe’s shambolic FF programme……If you could actually call it a programme !!
If the Virgin management team screwed the nut, they could create a fantastic loyalty programme , and done correctly could potentially rival BA’s impressive powerhouse, that have so many of us on here addicted too.
15 Jan 2019
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