HBOS collapse may have wiped out Virgin airlines

Virgin Atlantic may have “disappeared” if Halifax Bank of Scotland had gone under, Richard Branson has claimed.

HBOS collapse may have wiped out Virgin airlines

Virgin Atlantic may have “disappeared” if Halifax Bank of Scotland had gone under, Richard Branson has claimed.

The billionaire founder of the airline said HBOS refused to let his company withdraw one billion pounds of its money when it looked like it was set to go bankrupt last month.

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