Virgin Money chiefs give up bonuses worth £1m in response to coronavirus crisis By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:26 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 11 April 2020 Boss David Duffy (pictured) and other executives will forgo cash bonuses for 2020 Virgin Money bosses are giving up cash bonuses … Read more
The jets may be grounded – but your air miles can still soar (and you don’t even have to leave your home) Use airlines’ online stores for larger purchases in order to boost your air miles A little-known Tesco Clubcard trick lets you earn a large number of air miles You can earn extra BA Avios … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
All business-class flights between London and any American city are typically £2,000 to £3,000, depending on when you book and when you’re flying. But as Gilbert Ott says, the coronavirus crisis has brought prices crashing down. Here’s how to snare a cut-price lie-flat deal and some of the routes on offer. BRITISH AIRWAYS FROM LONDON … Read more
Virgin Orbit said it will start making breathing devices to help treat people afflicted with novel coronavirus Virgin Orbit will begin making breathing devices to treat coronavirus The devices will automate ambulatory bags to deliver oxygen to patients They could be an alternative to ventilators and free them up for the critically ill Virgin Orbit … Read more
Russia’s Aeroflot has been named as the world’s most on-time mainline airline in 2019 in a new report. It has beaten Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), which comes second, and highest-ranked U.S airline Delta Air Lines is third overall. Virgin Atlantic is the UK’s most on-schedule carrier. Meanwhile, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport is named as the … Read more
Richard Branson will invest £215m to save his empire after Virgin Atlantic staff were asked to take eight weeks of unpaid leave – as airline bosses hold crisis talks over bailout The billionaire is ploughing funds into his airline, railway and leisure businesses The aviation industry is tanking amid reduced demand because of pandemic Ministers … Read more
Virgin Mobile gives pay monthly customers unlimited minutes and data boost for free to help them cope with working from home Virgin Mobile is giving pay monthly customers unlimited minutes to landlines It is also offering a 10GB data boost at no extra cost for a month The new plan will kick in on Monday … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled the cabin for its new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft – and it has been transformed throughout. The business class section, which Virgin Atlantic calls ‘Upper Class’, features brand new suites and a ‘social space’ called ‘The Loft’. The carrier operates bars on all its long-haul aircraft, but said that this is ‘the … Read more
Virgin Mobile is DOWN leaving customers unable to make or receive calls as millions of people across the UK struggle to work from home amid coronavirus crisis Outages appeared to hit the mobile provider early on Wednesday morning Smaller-scale outages are also being reported by Virgin cable internet users The issue strikes as many work … Read more