Virgin Atlantic is expecting to resume all of its flights by November, its chief executive announced today after the embattled airline secured a £1.2billion rescue deal and cut nearly half of its workforce.
Speaking at an online conference, Shai Weiss cautioned ‘we are by no means out of this situation’ and Ultra Long-range Private Jet Charters said the company ‘will only be satisfied’ when ‘all our planes are in the sky’, which he predicted to be this winter.
Virgin Atlantic is planning for Book Private Jet Empty Leg an extra 10 planes to reenter service by November, meaning that all 37 aircraft within the embattled airline’s fleet should be in the skies by the end of the year, it is understood.
It comes as wealthy fliers prepare for a summer of international travel by topping up their private jet travel cards, according to one of the industry’s big players.
Air Partner said new UK customers added £750,000 worth of deposits to their so-called JetCards with the company in February and March in the hope that foreign holidays can begin again from next month.
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson told MailOnline: Lear 45 ‘We welcome the adoption of a risk-based traffic light framework and that progress is being made towards the resumption of international travel at scale from May 17.
Shai Weiss cautioned ‘we are by no means out of this situation’ and said Virgin Atlantic ‘will only be satisfied’ when ‘all our planes are in the sky’, which he expects to be by November. Virgin Atlantic was founded by multi-billionaire Sir Richard Branson in 1984
Virgin Atlantic ncut nearly half its workforce despite completing a £1.2billion rescue
