Virgin targets European expansion
March 10, 2009Virgin Atlantic may expand its services in key European markets over the next couple of years.
That is according to the British airline's director of communications, Paul Charles, who has claimed that a short haul network throughout Europe would be the "obvious" next step in the carrier's expansion.
Speaking to Air & Business Travel News, Mr Charles also suggested that Virgin Atlantic is thinking about increasing its selection of long haul destinations to include large South American cities.
"We will see what will happen in the next two years," he told the industry website."We would like a short haul network out of the UK but if it does not happen, we shall look for other opportunities."
Virgin Atlantic - which operates from London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport and Manchester Airport - has been transporting passengers to destinations worldwide since 1984, when the airline launched its first transatlantic flight.
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