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‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos in UK recount their ordeals

From hours stuck on planes awaiting takeoff, to sleeping the night on the floor at Heathrow. Here are some travellers’ experiences

The Guardian - UK

Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains could finally make Stratford International ‘international’

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The Independent UK

This London station could finally get international trains as Virgin eyes France route

High-speed rivals to Eurostar could operate from a wider range of railway stations in a challenge to the cross-Channel operator

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Sir Richard Branson's Virgin to 'explore' stopping trains to France at Stratford in east London

‘It's a big and fast growing commercial opportunity,’ says East Ham MP Sir Stephen Timms pushing the case for a Stratford International stop

Evening Standard

Richard Branson’s next stop: Paris and beyond as he takes on Eurostar

The billionaire businessman faces a David-and-Goliath battle to challenge Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly and bring some Virgin magic to the cross-Channel route

Evening Standard

Richard Branson double-booked his own job interview. The candidate stuck in traffic with him for 2.5 hours is now Virgin's CEO

Josh Bayliss joined Virgin as a lawyer in 2005 and rose to CEO, drawing on lessons from Richard Branson’s unconventional approach to business.

Fortune

'Not at this point': Virgin side-eyes rival's new fees

Virgin has lifted profit in its first full year back on the stock exchange, and is keeping an eye on ancillary revenue outside its normal fare proceeds.

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Could high-speed trains run from London to Europe every 15 minutes?

Catching a train from London to mainland Europe could soon become a lot easier, with services to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam potentially departing as often as every 15 minutes by the end of the decade as Eurostar faces a wave of new competition.

Euronews

Virgin to run trains through the Channel Tunnel – passengers will have a choice

Britain’s rail regulator has given Virgin Trains approval to access HS1, the high-speed railway between St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel. This is another step towards Virgin running trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030.

The Conversation

Wheelchair Advocate Slams Airline After Missing Flight But Netizens Claim It Was Justified

Shane Hryhorec has lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission and wants to see real-time change from the airline.

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Virgin Australia apologises to disability advocate removed from flight over wheelchair motor

Shane Hryhorec’s viral video showing the interaction with flight staff has already garnered 16m views

The Guardian - AU

Disability Advocate Files Human Rights Complaint After Being Removed From A Virgin AU Flight

Disability advocate Shane Hryhorec says he has lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission after he was removed from a Virgin Australia flight over a disagreement about where to stow his wheelchair power-assist device. The incident took place on a Sydney-to-Adelaide service after Hryhorec boarded with his…

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DS Automobiles' outstanding track record in Formula E

At the London E-Prix, an important chapter in Formula E's history came to a close with DS Automobiles' final appearance

Autosport

Virgin Trains takes major step towards challenging Eurostar with London to Europe services

Virgin Trains has been cleared to run up to 20 daily return services through the Channel Tunnel from 2030, bringing an end to Eurostar’s long-running monopoly one step closer.

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The Guardian - UK

Virgin Trains a step closer to running services to Europe in blow to Eurostar

Operator granted UK track access for as many as 20 daily return trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030

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Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival in 2030

LONDON — British group Virgin has been granted track access to run new cross-Channel train services from 2030, the country's rail regulator said Monday, bringing it closer to launching a rival service to Eurostar.

The Independent UK

Virgin Trains step closer to launching London-Europe services to rival Eurostar

The company wants to run as many as 20 daily return trips through the Channel Tunnel

Evening Standard

Virgin Trains gets green light to run trains between London and Paris

Sir Richard Branson’s company gets regulatory approval to run up to 20 new daily return services between London and the continent

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The Independent UK

Australia probes three near-misses in less than two weeks at Sydney airport

Air traffic controllers under scrutiny after back-to-back incidents put aircraft and flyers at risk

The Guardian - AU

Sydney airport incident involving Virgin and Qantas flights didn’t have to be reported, Airservices Australia says

Airservices boss says planes remained 1km apart so runway incursion ‘didn’t meet mandatory reporting requirements’ but safety bureau is ‘concerned’

The Guardian - AU

Transport watchdog investigates third safety incident at Sydney airport

A Virgin plane had to abort a take-off on Sunday as another plane began to cross the runway – hours after a near miss – making a total of three incidents in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK

Some advice for Andy Burnham? Crack down on ‘rip-off Britain’ – and make sure voters feel the benefits

Fining errant corporations is welcome – but when consumers are also getting shaken down on their local high street, it’s time for a new and boisterous approach, says Guardian Opinion assistant editor Jason Okundaye

Fortune

Billionaire Richard Branson says copying his 5 a.m. morning routine won’t make you successful—and will just cause ‘more burnouts than breakthroughs’

Billionaire Virgin boss Richard Branson wakes up at 5 a.m. and drinks 20 cups of tea. And now he's 'worried' people think it’s the secret to success.

The Independent UK

Turkey and Egypt turned away an LGBTQ+ cruise ship – it’s their loss

A Virgin Voyages cruise ship with LGBTQ+ passengers was turned away from an Egypt port, just days after it was banned from docking in Turkey, with authorities citing ‘moral values’. Aidy Smith says these countries have made a mistake that will hurt themselves more than anyone else

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Ofcom dishes out £28 million fine to Virgin Media for allegedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts — but it says that's all in the past

Ofcom hits Virgin Media with a fine for making it difficult for millions of customers to cancel between 2022 and 2024.

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