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Virgin Atlantic Seeks New Heathrow Slots for Expanded Schedule
- Arrival of Airbus planes brings scope for route expansion
- Trans-Atlantic, Asian destinations are under consideration
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Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is seeking additional operating slots at London’s Heathrow Airport as the carrier looks to add more routes to the US and Asia with the arrival of new jets from Airbus SE.
The airline, which narrowly avoided collapse during a funding squeeze at the height of the coronavirus crisis, is seeking takeoff and landing positions at Europe’s busiest hub as the fleet expands from 37 aircraft to 46 in 2025, Chief Executive Officer Shai Weiss said in an interview.