Confusion enveloped the aviation sector on Saturday when news filtered in that British flag carrier, Virgin Atlantic Airways is pulling out of the Nigerian route .
Though the airline is yet to officially announce its pull out, it has issued letters of sack to its Nigerian cabin crew .
A source close the regulatory authority hinted that the British carrier has also shut down its call centre in the Ikeja axis of the metropolis .
The exit from the Nigerian market, a source hinted may be connected with disappointment by the airline management over promises by government on Its operations in the country .
The source said :” Virgin Atlantic Airways has laid off all their Nigerian cabin crew. They were only given three weeks notice and no severance package regardless of their length of service will be paid.
“The air-hostesses they sacked were about 20 and last year, they closed down their Nigerian call centre and let go of all the Nigerian staff. ”
This is not the first time the airline is disappointed over doing business in Nigeria.
After the liquidation of Nigeria Airways in 2003, government invited the chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways, Sir Richard Branson to float a domestic carrier in the country.
Within a few months, Virgin Nigeria Airways was set up with the British carrier as its technical partner .
After six years, Virgin Atlantic Airways pulled out as technical partner to the Nigerian arm of the business.
Following the sour relationship, Branson in 2012 said he was very weary about doing business in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, aviation unions have vowed to ensure that the entitlements of Nigerian cabin crew are paid in line with relevant provisions .

http://thenationonlineng.net/virgin-atlantic-pulls-out-of-nigeria-sacks-crew/

Increase in unemployment rate. God will see us through

APC- Broom Waiving Scammers

Dem eye don open say APC govt no serious. foriegn companies pulling out of d zoo no thanks to buari's body odour.
same time next year, zoogerians will start stoning d dulllaaard.
Anyway, the sai baba disciples will still blame GEJ.

perfect................... next will be shell and guiness then others and who will loose? the zoo of course with SW losing most................ biafrans are mostly independent............ nnamdi kanu said it oooooooo the zoo economy will crash to the floor before we biafrans exit.................. it took NNAMDI AZIKWE to make the zoo........... it will take NNAMDI KANU to end the zoo

A new sherrif is in town the time of impunity is over. They can no longer stay in business as politicians and top government officials and ministers no longer go shopping.

We Are Not Leaving Nigeria - Virgin Atlantic naij.com/631543-not-lea… @VirginAtlantic

As only those that can play by the rules of engagement can survived our current economic climate. Nigeria will be great again.

Body Lingua! The new language spoken in Nigeria!

Sall:
A new sherrif is in town the time of impunity is over. They can no longer stay in business as politicians and top government officials and ministers no longer go shopping.

Exactly. That is the reason they are running away

Do we have a president in this country

So this people don't know we have baboons and monkeys here who assess their dullarrrd after 2yrs. Are they learners ?

PDP is gone

- era of booking full flight by politicians is now over
- Medview is now on international route
- era of booking first class on short notice and pay more $10,000 is gone
- Only genuine businesses would remain in Nigeria soon

Jonathan sef

Hmm, So Some businesses are also being funded by proceeds from corruption


***New Sheriff In Town***

buhari body odour is getin high in al sector

THIS IS ANOTHER BUHARI'S ACHIEVEMENT IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS,

Blame corruption.

drss:
Dem eye don open say APC govt no serious. foriegn companies pulling out of d zoo no thanks to buari's body odour.
same time next year, zoogerians will start stoning d dulllaaard.
Anyway, the sai baba disciples will still blame GEJ.

Mofo, this is the handiwork of Jonathan..Nothing else

SMH for Naija

Once saw an article where Richard Branson said he would never do business in Nigeria again... Same with Strive Masiyiwa. This is as a result of what corruption in the political sector did to Virgin Nigeria and Econet Nigeria then. When they prefer a fat swiss bank account to community development. If the Dubai had the kind if leaders will had 40years ago, their country will remain a desert or little lower than Chad. This is a Country that houses Burj Al-Arab, Burj Al-Khalifa, Dubai Mall.... Is there any tourist attraction of International Standard in Nigeria? Where will you take a Selfie and Treasure it like Gold here?

drss:
Dem eye don open say APC govt no serious. foriegn companies pulling out of d zoo no thanks to buari's body odour.
same time next year, zoogerians will start stoning d dulllaaard.
Anyway, the sai baba disciples will still blame GEJ.

And where did you get the idea that virgin atlantic restructuring is due to APC or Nigeria?

Are you bereft of thinking or you are just lazy intellectually?

In case you are so clueless of what is happening. Goldman has just pulled out of the emerging markets citing economic slowdown. So the leaders of brazil, China, Russsia, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, India etc are to be blamed?

Oil prices have been down for more than 10 months are you blaming Jonathan, Buhari or Nigeria for that?

It's educated illiterates like you that give Nigerian graduates bad reputation

sackn tnz on point

RickRichards:
Blame corruption.

Blame the great dūllard that hails from daura. Some also call him dūllàrdīnhö

Why now

More unimplemented.....Buhari had better reverse he's initial statement of not going to pay he's campaign promises of 5k to the unemployed youth.

Change smelling evriwhere

More unemployment

More sacking

More people to benefit from the 5k a month or 200 a day alawie

So why are they leaving?

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Now... Bubu's body odour is working