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Virgin Atlantic learns how to support visually impaired passengers - thanks to Guide Dogs

The airline has teamed up with the charity so that all cabin crew can receive training to create a more inclusive travel experience

Daily Mirror

Virgin Atlantic cabin crew to get training to support people with sight loss

Crew will learn how to guide someone to their seat and where is best for guide dogs

Evening Standard

10 US cities for solo female travellers you might not have considered

Women going it alone and searching for adventure in the States should seek out these under-the-radar cities, says Lucy Thackray

The Independent UK

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Diversionary tactics: why planes end up where they do

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘Why wasn’t our easyJet flight to Bristol diverted to Cardiff?’

The Independent UK

Virgin passengers stranded for 30 hours and counting after flight diverts to Spain and rescue plane breaks down

Exclusive: ‘After two hours wandering around an empty airport asking local staff if they could help, we eventually found a desk which gave us a bus and hotel voucher,’ passenger tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Scientists pour cold water on UK aviation’s net zero ambitions

Country would need to devote half its farmland or more than double its renewable electricity supply, says study

The Guardian - UK

Aid flight leaves Heathrow for Turkey with £350,000 of supplies on board

It is carrying 58 pallets of clothing and other essential supplies, including 31,000 coats and blankets and almost a tonne (990kg) of infant milk powder

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British Airways and Virgin to fly daily from UK to China again

Services to Shanghai to restart after Covid quarantine restrictions lifted, with BA also resuming Beijing route

The Guardian - UK

Flights to China with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to restart after more than two years

Services were paused when Covid arrived in 2020

Wales Online

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to relaunch China flights

Flights are being restarted following a relaxation of China’s travel restrictions.

Evening Standard

Heathrow third runway will be built, insists airport boss as he heads for departures

Exclusive: ‘The last couple of years has shown just how important expansion is,’ says John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow CEO

The Independent UK

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to fly to China for first time since 2020

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have announced that they will start flying to China again this year after the airlines stopped running services to the country during the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020

Daily Mirror

Virgin to restart flights between London and Shanghai for the first time since Covid

Flights will be available from May after the route was paused in December 2020

Evening Standard

One in four Brits are dreaming of their next holiday every half an hour, study finds

Nearly a third of Brits have started planning their summer holiday already, as 35% say they are missing the sunshine, the research found

Daily Mirror

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Delta partner Virgin Atlantic fined for flights over Iraqi airspace

Virgin Atlantic faces a $1 million fine from the U.S. government for flying through Iraqi airspace when that was prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration because of heightened fears of conflict.

Reuters

U.S. fines Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million for flying over Iraq

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said Tuesday it had fined Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million for flying in restricted airspace over Iraq on numerous occasions.

Evening Standard

Virgin Orbit reveals reason behind failure of historic UK rocket mission

The company said it anticipates returning to Spaceport Cornwall for additional launches as early as later this year

Chronicle Live

First UK rocket launch fails after 'anomaly' prevents it from reaching orbit

A Virgin Orbit plane, carrying the rocket, took off on Monday night from Cornwall Airport with hundreds of people watching and over 75,000 viewing a live stream

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Manchester Evening News

Rocket takes off in first ever orbital space mission to launch from UK

Hundreds of people watching the launch cheered as the Start Me Up mission lifted off the runway at around 10pm

Daily Mirror

Rocket blasts off from Cornwall in first-ever orbital space mission launched from UK soil

Named in tribute to The Rolling Stones’ hit, the mission involves a repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft and Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket. Several satellites were blasted into space tonight

Belfast Live

Will UK's first orbital rocket launch be visible from Northern Ireland?

'Start Me Up' in Cornwall involves a repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft - 'Cosmic Girl which will take off horizontally carrying LauncherOne.

The Independent UK

In-flight wifi: the dream, the dismal reality and the future

Airlines were so preoccupied with whether or not they could put wifi in the sky, they didn’t stop to think if they should – or, more precisely, if it was any good. As Delta prepares to become the next carrier to roll-out this inflight ‘perk’, Lucy Thackray looks into the…

Evening Standard

Barbados travel guide: what to eat, drink and do on the Caribbean island

From the beaches and rum bars to the island’s famous fish fry — Vicky Jessop on how to get the best out of Barbados

Daily Mirror

TUI, British Airways and Ryanair have strict rules about Christmas crackers on flights

British Airways, easyJet, TUI, Virgin Atlantic and Qantas all allow Christmas crackers but have different rules about how they're brought on, while Ryanair and Aer Lingus have upright bans

The Guardian - UK

‘It went ballistic!’ How Storm Eunice transformed the life of Big Jet TV’s Jerry Dyer

The aviation enthusiast became an overnight star when his YouTube channel of planes buffeted by the weather became a hit. He now devotes himself to it full time – and gets an upgrade when he flies

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