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• Suspension will come into effect in Lahore on May 1 and in Islamabad on July 9

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• Virgin said that passenger numbers dropped 80% last year compared to 2019 after COVID-19 brought many planes to a standstill.
• Virgin is 51% owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group and 49% by the US's Delta Air Lines Inc.

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• Britain’s Virgin Atlantic began flying from Manchester to Islamabad earlier this month, and will be complementing this with another two services from London Heathrow to Islamabad and Lahore.
• It is the second UK airlines to operate in Pakistan after the British Airways.

• Cantarutti said that after an initial trial period through late January, Delta hoped to leverage data and experience from the flights to help expand those routes to leisure travelers and reach agreements on other destinations.

• Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan (SAPM) for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari along with British High Commissioner Christian Turner welcomed Virgin Airlines at Islamabad Airport.
• The airline will be operating a weekly eight-flight operation in Islamabad and Lahore.

• The first flight will fly from London on December 13 and will land on December 14 at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.
• "We’ll have flights from Heathrow airport to both Lahore and Islamabad," announced the airline.

• The British carrier last month announced that it will start services between Britain and Pakistan in December.

• The airline, which had already announced around 3,500 job losses, completed the rescue deal with major shareholders and creditors on Friday after various court approvals.

• After the sacrifices so many of our people have made, further reducing the number of people we employ is heart-breaking but essential for survival.
• The airline said it was entering a company-wide consultation on the job reductions, which fall across all functions.

• The rescue cash, including £200 million from Branson's Virgin Group, will be delivered over the next 18 months.

• In July, Virgin Atlantic said it has agreed a rescue deal with shareholders and creditors worth 1.2 billion pounds ($1.57 billion) to secure its future beyond the coronavirus crisis.

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets in this country, according to a court filing on Tuesday.Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is the second Virgin airline to declare bankruptcy as pandemic rips apart the industry.