Richard Branson

In a follow on to the post below, I can't resist the following from the Telegraph's interview with Richard Branson.

"Sir Richard added that although fuel prices have dropped markedly from the peak of $147 a barrel last year, they have almost doubled to $65 in the last three months, increasing the pressure on airlines."

So they are still less than half what they were last year, when all the prices and fuel surcharges went up? How does that increase the pressure? C'mon Richard, don't make excuses. A recession is a recession.

...and also, while quoting an interview with Richard Branson, and being very cuddly with him in that article, the Telegraph have a set of 'related links' which no doubt will change over time. As I look at them, they include the "World's best passenger complaint", about a Virgin Atlantic meal, "Virgin on the ridiculous", a photogallery showning the very worst of Richard Branson's publicity campaigns, and "On the spot: train travel in the UK", a rather critical view of Branson's railways. Incidentally, I occasionally travel by Virgin trains and while other trains in the UK are rarely overcrowded like this, every time I have travelled with Virgin they are always overcrowded with passengers standing for hours on a journey (sure, there is always a reason... the previous train did not run or was delayed, or some technical reason means there are not enough coaches).