Virgin Atlantic boss confident on post-Brexit flying rights
Virgin Atlantic's CE said he was confident a deal would be done to secure Britain's flying rights after Brexit, as the airline launched an extra legroom economy seat to try to stand out from the crowd amid intense competition. British airlines want to be able to continue to benefit from EU flying rights after Brexit, and the British govt has said it will try to secure an open-access deal, but a recent Financial Times report suggested the UK was encountering problems in its negotiations. Craig Kreeger, the CE of Virgin, which primarily flies between the UK and North America, said he believed Britain would secure a deal similar to what it already has under the EU-US Open Skies agreement. "I’ve heard from both govts, I remain completely confident that we’re on track... to be able to fly, in an Open Skies-like way," he said. <br/>
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Virgin Atlantic boss confident on post-Brexit flying rights
Virgin Atlantic's CE said he was confident a deal would be done to secure Britain's flying rights after Brexit, as the airline launched an extra legroom economy seat to try to stand out from the crowd amid intense competition. British airlines want to be able to continue to benefit from EU flying rights after Brexit, and the British govt has said it will try to secure an open-access deal, but a recent Financial Times report suggested the UK was encountering problems in its negotiations. Craig Kreeger, the CE of Virgin, which primarily flies between the UK and North America, said he believed Britain would secure a deal similar to what it already has under the EU-US Open Skies agreement. "I’ve heard from both govts, I remain completely confident that we’re on track... to be able to fly, in an Open Skies-like way," he said. <br/>
