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Articles tagged “virgin atlantic”

Business Travel

Las Vegas Emerging This Fall as the Hottest Corporate Travel Destination Despite Variant Worries

The city is in tune with the pandemic protocol: after the tourists, next come the business travelers. Las Vegas is edging towards recovery, but Delta variant concerns may spoil the party yet.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Las Vegas Emerging This Fall as the Hottest Corporate Travel Destination Despite Variant Worries

Business Travel

Airport Lounges Prep for the Return of a Healthier Breed of Business Traveler

This could be a long-term shift in behavior, but don't rule out more corks popping if international corporate travel, and all its paid-for perks, fully bounces back.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Airport Lounges Prep for the Return of a Healthier Breed of Business Traveler

Airlines

Airlines Reroute Flights Over Afghanistan as Kabul Airport Evacuations Continue

Missile attacks on commercial planes in recent years will be front of mind for many airlines. No risks will be taken in light of the escalation of militant activity across the country.

David Shepardson, Costa Pitas, Heekyong Yang, Ben Blanchard and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airlines Reroute Flights Over Afghanistan as Kabul Airport Evacuations Continue

Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Considers a London Stock Market Listing: Reports

Sky News and the Financial Times said Richard Branson's carrier is mulling a fall IPO. It's unclear what executives at Delta Air Lines, a major shareholder, think about the prospect.

Juby Babu and James Davey, Reuters | 3 years ago

Virgin Atlantic Considers a London Stock Market Listing: Reports

Airlines

American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Make Multi-Billion Dollar Bet on Electric Aircraft

American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are the latest to make commitments for a new breed of electric aircraft. But with few more than glossy renderings and even fewer actually flying, the likelihood of this new breed of plane carrying passengers by mid-decade as promised is low.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Make Multi-Billion Dollar Bet on Electric Aircraft

Airlines

Airline CEOs Tout UK-U.S. Travel Corridor Ahead of G7 But Would It Come Too Late?

Airlines have renewed their push for a UK-U.S. travel corridor following both countries' largely successful vaccination campaigns. But their arguments have fallen on seemingly deaf ears so far, raising doubts as to whether this latest push will make any difference.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline CEOs Tout UK-U.S. Travel Corridor Ahead of G7 But Would It Come Too Late?

Coronavirus

Meet the Cabin Crew Member Who’s Now Serving Covid Vaccinations

It's hard to think of a profession more suited to this line of work, and the latest example of the travel industry rallying to help on the frontlines.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Meet the Cabin Crew Member Who’s Now Serving Covid Vaccinations

Business Travel

Why Digital Health Passports Offer a False Hope for Business Travel’s Immediate Revival

Covid-free flights have officially landed, but businesses on the whole aren’t quite convinced.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Why Digital Health Passports Offer a False Hope for Business Travel’s Immediate Revival

Coronavirus

Heathrow Airport Begins Selling $100 On-Site Covid Tests for Hong Kong, Italy

A step in the right direction, although some passengers might balk at the price tag and wonder why the UK government can't apply the same tests when they return.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Heathrow Airport Begins Selling $100 On-Site Covid Tests for Hong Kong, Italy

Business Travel

This Company Is Travel’s First to Emerge From a Major Pandemic Bankruptcy

The European and Chinese backers of travel agency WorldStrides seem to think there'll be a rebound for international student travel. Do they know something we don't?

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

This Company Is Travel’s First to Emerge From a Major Pandemic Bankruptcy