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Boycott of Virgin Atlantic

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Boycott Title

Protest Virgin Atlantic's violation of passenger rights!

Boycott Description

This is a boycott of Virgin Atlantic, a division of the conglomerate Virgin. On June 22, the company left a jet on the tarmac at Hartford, CT for 4 hours. The aircraft had 314 people aboard and was on the runway from 8:30 pm to nearly 1 am after a trans-Atlantic flight! This atrocious violation of passenger rights and example of lack of planning and corporate corner-cutting is unacceptable.

Boycott Demands

Improve passenger treatment aboard Virgin Atlantic flights.
Require all airlines to have plans drawn in the event of a problem with an international flight.
Get compensation for the 300 passengers stranded on the flight.

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Anonymous

Not allowed to more to more available seat

On a flight from London, England to Accra, Ghana on April 22, arriving April 23, I was denied moving to an empty, comfortable seat. I contated Customer Service and was offered a lot of answers that made NO sense as other airlines allow passengers to move to open seats once the aircraft is airborne. I think this policy is aggregious and their explanation was pathetic! I'd like to see all passengers to all destinations, treated fairly!

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Originator Notices

June 26th, 2010
Another update here, Virgin Atlantic is celebrating the World Cup and the Holly Branson Awards on their Twitter page without any mention of the incident on Tuesday night.

June 26th, 2010
After checking the Virgin Atlantic site, I have found that they have not posted any information or apology whatsoever on their website a full four days after the incident. Here are links to their website: News; Customer Relations; Homepage.

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