More trouble for British Airways as Virgin Atlantic gets Heathrow to Scotland routes
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While this hurts British Airways, it's largely self-inflicted: Virgin will be taking the slots of the BA-owned bmi airlines, which has shrunk under its administration.
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic has been awarded short-haul routes between Heathrow and Scotland.
British Airways faces increased competition on its short haul routes after Virgin Atlantic was granted takeoff and landing slots to fly between London and Scotland, in a boost for Sir Richard Branson’s airline expansion plans.
The slots were previous used by Bmi, which was bought by International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of Britis
