Virgin Atlantic’s India-London flight cancelled after Heathrow airport caps passenger numbers; More could follow

Virgin Atlantic’s India-London flight cancelled after Heathrow airport caps passenger numbers; More could follow

Virgin Atlantic cancelled its Delhi-London flight on Thursday and British Airways will also pull out a few India-London flights from its summer schedule following Heathrow airport’s decision to limit the number of passengers to one lakh a day. Other airlines that operate India-London flights could follow suit, an aviation industry source said. The limits on … Read more

Richard Branson’s space visit, where are Indian billionaires?

Richard Branson’s space visit, where are Indian billionaires?

Richard Branson’s VSS Unity was in space only for a few munities and this mission is known as a suborbital mission. (Photo source: AP) By Dr Ajey Lele,  On 11 July 2021, the big showman of civil aviation (Virgin Atlantic) the billionaire Richard Branson, successfully ventured to touch the edge of space to make the … Read more

Virgin Atlantic airline files for United States bankruptcy protection

Virgin Atlantic airline files for United States bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK: Virgin Atlantic, the airline founded by British businessman Richard Branson, filed Tuesday for protection in U.S. bankruptcy court as it tries to survive the virus pandemic that is hammering the airline industry. The airline made the Chapter 15 filing in U.S. federal bankruptcy court in New York after a proceeding in the United … Read more