Gatwick cutbacks mount


Back to Heathrow: A British airways aeroplane tailfin and a Virgin Atlantic aeroplane are seen with the control tower at Heathrow airport. Virgin Atlantic said it planned to cut 3,150 jobs and would move its flying programme from London Gatwick to Heathrow airport. — Reuters

LONDON: The coronavirus is muddying the outlook for London’s second-biggest airport.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd became the latest carrier to back away from London Gatwick, saying on Tuesday it would shutter its operation at least temporarily to focus on the much larger Heathrow.

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