Neil Williams wrote:
On 2014-09-03 19:46:41 +0000, Roland Perry said:

Doesn't this simply show that "Virgin" airlines is just Delta (was
Singapore Airlines) with a subsidiary that happens to pay a lot for an
iconic branding. Just like Virgin Media is NTL paying slightly less for the same.

I would say "and Virgin Trains is just Stagecoach", but the style of the
operation as a whole, not just the branding, is very different to EMT.

Yes, Virgin Trains, like Virgin Atlantic, is 51% Virgin, so Stagecoach is
definitely the minority partner. But if Virgin-Stagecoach wins the EC
franchise, that will be essentially Stagecoach (90%) with Virgin branding.