@Obiero - Google is (almost) free.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Atlantic
"In May 2014, Virgin Atlantic ended flights to Sydney. In September 2014, Virgin Atlantic announced plans to scrap flights to Tokyo, Mumbai, Vancouver and Cape Town and to code-share transatlantic flights with Delta Air Lines."
"axing its new 'Little Red' domestic airline after suffering heavy losses"
"On 6 October 2014, Virgin Atlantic confirmed that Little Red services between London and Manchester would end in March 2015, with the Scottish routes closing in September 2015"
"In June 2015, Richard Branson admitted that Virgin Atlantic would be in "real trouble" without strategic support from Delta Air Lines. With cumulative losses between 2010 and 2013 amounting to £233 million, the future of the 30-year-old airline was in doubt."
Willie Walsh (CEO of IAG which owns BA & Iberia): "I can't see Delta wanting to operate the Virgin brand because if they do what does that say about the Delta brand? I just don't see that the guy [Branson] has anything that stands out in terms of what he has achieved in the industry."
It's not clear how much of Virgin Atlantic Branson owns.
http://www.theguardian.c...ds-richard-branson-owns Virgin Group (not Branson in his personal capacity) owns 51% of VA. Some say, Branson leases the Branson brand rather than actual (significant) ownership in the Virgin Group.
http://www.virgin-atlant...viewnov_tcm4-426059.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Group
http://www.forbes.com/si...ive-brand/#1e750d6b385d Oct 15 2015
"That said, the airline has been under pressure trying to turnaround a series of losses while restructuring its route system to take advantage of its transatlantic partnership with Delta at the expense of its network to Asia and other points."
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett