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Virgin Atlantic to clinch $1.5 bln rescue deal - Sky News

14 Jul 2020 / 18:31 H.

    LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British airline Virgin Atlantic is close to securing a 1.2 billion pound ($1.5 billion) rescue deal, Sky News reported on Tuesday, removing the medium-term chance of administration as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

    The deal, which will involve backing from Richard Branson's Virgin Group and hedge fund Davidson Kempner, could be confirmed later on Tuesday, Sky News said. A spokeswoman for Virgin Atlantic declined to comment on the report.

    ($1 = 0.7995 pounds) (Reporting by Alistair Smout)

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