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Wednesday, May 29

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Virgin Atlantic flight makes emergency landing in latest plane mishap this week

nypost.com

Emergency crews scrambled to meet a Virgin Atlantic flight en route from Florida to Scotland Wednesday after the plane reported issues mid-flight.

Virgin Atlantic flight from Orlando to Edinburgh sparks major emergency response: Fire and ambulance crews scramble to airport with other flights delayed amid chaos

www.dailymail.co.uk

Emergency services were scrambled to meet the VS226 flight from Orlando, Florida , at Edinburgh airport due to the aircraft having low tyre pressure.

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Virgin Atlantic warns 'safety of passengers is top priority' and takes 'precautions'

The flight, travelling from Orlando, in Florida, in the United States of America (USA), was forced to make the emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland.

Virgin Atlantic flight sparks emergency during landing at Edinburgh Airport

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Flight VS226 arrived in the capital from Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday morning after a mid-air issue with the landing gear.

Virgin Atlantic flight forced to make emergency landing sparking major response at Edinburgh Airport

www.mirror.co.uk

The Virgin Atlantic flight - which had departed from Orlando - sparked a major emergency response when it made an unscheduled landing in Edinburgh

Virgin Atlantic flight chaos as firefighters swarm plane after landing

www.express.co.uk

The flight, travelling from Orlando, was forced to make the emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport.

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Virgin Atlantic flight landing sparks major emergency incident at Edinburgh Airport

A VIRGIN Atlantic flight sparked a major emergency response at Edinburgh Airport this morning.

Virgin Atlantic flight landing sparks major emergency incident at Edinburgh Airport

www.thesun.co.uk

A VIRGIN Atlantic flight sparked a major emergency response at Edinburgh Airport this morning.

Thursday, May 23

17

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club devalues ANA business-class redemptions

thepointsguy.com

Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club program has devalued redemptions flying All Nippon Airways again, this time in business class. Without notice, round-trip business-class redemptions have increased as follows: Hawaii to Japan is now 75,000…

Monday, May 20

14

Hundreds of older Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members say they were unfairly dismissed during the pandemic

Richard Branson's airline cut thousands of jobs in the pandemic. More than 200 former crew members say they were unfairly targeted due to their age.

Sunday, May 19

22

Hundreds of Virgin Atlantic cabin crew take legal action and say 'it is unfair'

A tribunal in London set to take place will hear claims Richard Branson’s airline used Covid redundancies to target older staff during the pandemic.

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Hundreds of Virgin Atlantic cabin crew sue for unfair dismissal

www.theguardian.com

Tribunal in London will hear claims Richard Branson’s airline used Covid redundancies to target older staff

Friday, May 17

15

Virgin Atlantic tells passengers left stranded in St Lucia to ‘find your own hotels’

www.independent.co.uk

Exclusive: Under air travellers’ rights rules, airlines that ground flights are supposed to find alternative seats and provide hotels and meals

Thursday, May 2

American Express and Virgin Atlantic transfer bonus: Get 30% more Virgin points when transferring Membership Rewards points

thepointsguy.com

Looking to travel to Europe? Is an island vacation on your bucket list? Want to take that dream trip for fewer points than you thought you could? If so, there’s good news — for a limited time, American Express Membership Rewards® card…

Friday, Apr 19

Thursday, Apr 18

14

BA, Virgin, Easyjet, TUI passengers warned not to travel on 'Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays'

British Airways, Easyjet, TUI, Virgin Atlantic passengers - as well as those with other airlines - have been told to carefully think about when they travel.

Tuesday, Apr 16

10

Virgin Atlantic flight from JFK to Heathrow is canceled 'after catering service car crashed into plane's engine and became wedged underneath'

www.dailymail.co.uk

A bizarre image circulating online shows a white car with 'Gategourmet' branding on the side wedged beneath the Airbus A350. Reports said that the plane had to be inspected for damage.

Sunday, Apr 7

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Saturday, Apr 6

19

Virgin Atlantic and BA planes collide at Heathrow Airport

Two passenger planes - from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic - have collided while at Heathrow Airport on Saturday (April 6).