airline filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a major restructuring process. It is one of a long list of travel companies that have suffered a devastating blow as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Specialising in transatlantic travel between the US and the UK, Trump's travel ban hit the service hard. There has been little call for other long-haul flights to the likes of Asia and the Carribbean.
Virgin Atlantic has already said it doesn't expect demand for air travel to return to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels until at least 2023.The airline says latest job cuts are part of 'further downsizing across the business' as a result of the current climate.It has now started a 45-day consultation period with trade unions Unite and Balpa.Mr.
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