This is Branson’s second go at trying to fleece the British taxpayer for state aid. He tried it with Flybe…Now you have Virgin Atlantic, owned by Delta and a Caribbean based non-resident billionaire. Frankly, if he’s worried about Virgin he should write the cheque himself. It’s not like he’s short of money.

– Michael O’Leary

Ryanair boss attacks Richard Brandon over £500m Virgin Atlantic bailout.