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Virgin Atlantic ready to lay off another thousand employees

Carrier's rescue plan has just been approved

Unfortunately, the bailout did not overshadow the layoffs: airline Virgin Atlantic has just received the green light from the High Court of London regarding the 1.2 billion pounds guaranteed last week (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), but has to deal with other urgencies. As reported in these hours by British media, carrier founded by Richard Branson could lay off another 1,000 employees,...

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