Virgin Atlantic Plans UK Domestic Flights

Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to operate three daily return flights between London Heathrow and Manchester from next year, its first foray into the short-haul domestic market. The airline intends to launch the flights in March, providing competition to rival British Airways’ short-haul service. Virgin Atlantic claims that BA operates a monopoly on the Heathrow to Manchester route following its takeover of UK carrier BMI earlier this year ...