Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks are continuing – report

Sky News ran a long article on Saturday on the current state of the Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks.

You can read it here – there is no pay wall so I won’t repeat everything.

It also isn’t clear how much of it is accurate:

The Guardian / Observer reported yesterday that the airline was still talking to the Government about a £100 million loan, although this contradicts the Sky News piece which says that no discussions are ongoing

Sky News suggests that Delta Air Lines may be involved in the restructuring, even though Delta’s CEO has publicly said that it is banned from investment in non-US operations under the terms of its own US Government bailout

All we seem to be certain about is:

talks are still continuing, which is a positive sign

no-one appears to be panicking at the moment about the airline slipping into administration

the only options for fresh money appear to be from hedge funds, not trade investors, which is likely to cause substantial difficulties further down the line

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, one has a bonus of 15,000 points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

The UK’s most generous free Visa or Mastercard at 0.75 points / £1 Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

15,000 points bonus and the most generous non-Amex for day to day spending Read our full review

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 30,000 Virgin Points:

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points. 

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