Petition · past parliament
Protect British Jobs. Protect Virgin Atlantic.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Virgin Atlantic employ over 10,000 people and fly over 5 million passengers and 217,000 tons of cargo around the world every year.
We are asking the government to grant Virgin Atlantic the commercial loan they need in order to secure our future and maintain vital competition in the airline sector.
We are asking the government to grant Virgin Atlantic the commercial loan they need in order to secure our future and maintain vital competition in the airline sector.
Virgin creates a competitive edge to the market, creating a fair and affordable option, bringing long-haul travel to the millions.
Virgin Atlantic is a UK-registered company that contributes around £350m to HMRC each year.
Many of our colleagues are still working around the clock to deliver critical medical cargo flights to the UK as well as volunteering on the front line with the NHS.
We are asking you, our Government, to ignore the sensationalist headlines and to put our people first.
Virgin Atlantic is a UK-registered company that contributes around £350m to HMRC each year.
Many of our colleagues are still working around the clock to deliver critical medical cargo flights to the UK as well as volunteering on the front line with the NHS.
We are asking you, our Government, to ignore the sensationalist headlines and to put our people first.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 21 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.