Virgin on the case

For the past year and a half I have been fretting at the lack of competition on the London-Toronto air route. The merger of Air Canada and Canadian Airlines plus the codeshare with British Airways makes for precious little consumer choice. Catching up with the papers on a cold train (see above) brings news of a possible Virgin Atlantic service in 2001. I hope it departs from Gatwick airport, in need of a boost after recent cutbacks there by British Airways.