Calder’s Cancellation Challenge: airlines with the best and the worst cancel culture
Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his ...
The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
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Virgin Atlantic launches Baileys aluminium bottle on board
Virgin Atlantic is now offering the Baileys Original Irish Cream aluminium bottle on board. The 70cl Baileys bottle is five ...
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Passenger Sues Virgin Atlantic Over Lost Luggage, Alleged Breach Of Contract
A security expert, Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu has dragged Virgin Atlantic Airways before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged ...
Sorry, Rachel Reeves: This is the inconvenient truth about ‘green airports’ and ‘sustainable aviation’
As Labour finally gives Heathrow’s airport expansion the green light, flight-free former travel editor Helen Coffey talks to the experts to bust the myths that technology and sustainable aviation fuel ...
Jet stream helping planes slingshot across Atlantic Ocean at 800 mph
When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...
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Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Virgin Atlantic unveil joint incentive
Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Virgin Atlantic have joined forces to create “the ultimate travel agent ...
Chinese carriers are launching an ‘air grab’ – and it could save you money
Pop quiz: how many British airlines fly to the world’s second largest economy and how many cities in that country do these ...
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Passenger takes airline to court over lost luggage, contract breach
A security expert, Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu, has sued Virgin Atlantic Airways before the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged ...
Flight attendant reveals ‘coffin’-like sleep pod on plane: ‘My claustrophobia could never’
However, the plushness of the compact cubicles notwithstanding, some underwhelmed flight attendants have deemed the bunks ...
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Virgin Atlantic handing out refund payments worth up to £2,000
Virgin Atlantic passengers have been warned over "delays" to refunds worth an eye-watering £2,000. Virgin Atlantic has apologised to honeymooners after a dream trip to Barbados in the Caribbean was ...
Virgin lures British Airways fliers after loyalty club change
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is seeking to win over loyalty program customers from British Airways who are disgruntled about recent changes that have made it more expensive to earn or retain top-tier ...