I had not occurred to Richard Branson, even in his wildest dreams, to own an airline. So the message that a Mr. Randolph Fields had telephoned to see if he was interested in buying one only mildly excited his curiosity. Fields, he learned, owned a 'paper' airline, British Atlantic, which had applied for the license to fly from Gatwick to Newark airport, New York, on an air 'frequency' which had been vacant since the collapse …showed first 75 words of 4123 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4123 total…Gatwick and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Virgin Atlantic also increased its destinations to 22 by introducing flights between Gatwick and Tobago and Grenada. * 2004: Richard Branson reviles Virgin's plans to travel into space... Sources: * Richard Branson. "Losing My Virginity", The Autobiography, Virgin Books 2002 * Martyn Gregory. "Dirty Tricks", Virgin Books 2000 * www. virgin-atlantic.com * www.atw-online.com * www.businesstraveller.com Reference: VS is IATA designation for Virgin Atlantic Airways, like AA stands for American Airways o BA for British Airways