Virgin Atlantic hopes to launch its first domestic flights in UK next year


Skift Take

Virgin wants to take over British Airways' old slots at Heathrow in order to offer the company's first short-haul flights, but it will first have to outbid Aer Lingus, which is expected to also compete.

VIRGIN has denied that its decision to launch the group's first short-haul flight between London and Manchester is an attack on FirstGroup after the company lost the West Coast rail franchise to its L