Originally Posted by
Banks_CA
The news in the paper said today that they were working on tying the two programmes together. I guess part of the process in getting to fly was having enough of a seperation between the UK and US wings. It'll come in time
"Before leaving, Reid will try to win approval to link the frequent-flier programs of Virgin America and London's Virgin Atlantic Airways, Branson's international carrier, Branson said.
In the financial and operational sense, "We have to be at arm's length," Branson said. "At the same time, getting a frequent-flier program between Virgin America and Virgin Atlantic makes sense."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl.../BUM4RF9VC.DTL