If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Travel News RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Suggestions, comments and feedback welcome.The strikes that were planned to occur in January across seven UK airports have been called off after talks between airport owner’s BAA and the Unite Union.
The announcement came after BAA agreed [...]

Virgin Atlantic are to cancel three flights on the 9th and 10th of January but run all other services as normal. This is because the Unite Union that represents cabin crew is planning industrial action over pay.
The flights that are to be disrupted on both the 9th and the 10th are return flights to Chicago, [...]

Virgin Atlantic opened its new terminal yesterday which is located in Heathrow’s Terminal 3.
The new terminal is said to make the whole check-in process a lot faster and easier.
There is an Upper Class Wing which is a business passenger facility which is said to give the fastest check-in process in the world.
Premium Economy and Economy passengers [...]

Virgin Atlantic staff are to be balloted to see whether or not to take strike action.
Members of the Unite union are going to be taking ballot on the decision of whether or not to walk out over pay. There are over 3000 members of staff set to vote on the fact that cabin personnel earn [...]

A passenger tried to hide their dog in their hand luggage and put it in the overhead locker on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Chicago to London Heathrow.
Cabin Crew on the flight thought that the passenger was drunk when he started singing his favourite songs very loudly. Passengers were also becoming nervous and alarmed.
Cabin Crew [...]