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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Virgin Atlantic chief: UK government should reverse course as pound slumps

A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet flies past the Union Flag above the Houses of Parliament
The Virgin Atlantic chief said the UK needed to take a ‘difficult decision’ to reverse the declining pound. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Virgin Atlantic has urged the government to consider “reversing course” after the mini-budget, with the collapsing pound massively driving up costs for airlines.

The chief executive, Shai Weiss, said the economic situation was “hurting consumers” and the airline was deeply concerned, even though it believed its own bookings would hold up.

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