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UPDATE Virgin Blue responds to Delta alliance setback

9 SEP: Virgin Blue issued a brief statement to the Stock Exchange this morning on the US Department of Transportation (DOT) finding against its plans for a trans-Pacific alliance with Delta (see separate story)

Virgin Blue said the two carriers will be working with the DOT over the next 14 days to respond to the concerns raised.

"Virgin Blue strongly believes the proposed alliance will be good for consjumers", it said.



 
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News in Brief for 6 February

UK SNOW CHAOS One-third of the flights at London Heathrow were due to be cancelled yesterday amid forecasts of heavy snow. Authorities warned of dangerous driving conditions.

RUN OVER BY JET A Boeing worker was seriously injured Saturday when he was run over by a 787 Dreamliner being towed at the planemaker’s Paine Field airport north of Seattle. The man was initially trapped under right wing landing gear.

SCUBA DEATH A US tourist has died while scuba diving in Grand Cayman in the Caribbean.The 47-year-old woman lost consciousness while ascending from a dive on Saturday. Efforts were made to revive her, but she was declared dead soon after being taken to a hospital.