вЂњOur job as an airline is to bring the passengers and protect the growth opportunity. вЂњWe obviously have active conversations with the airport and see their future roadmap for future development,вЂќ Jarvinen said.

The Austin airport has struggled in recent months as air travel has rebounded from the pandemic with long security lines and passengers missing flights. Jarvinen said Virgin Atlantic reviewed the airport's expansion plans, which include a $4 billion capital program that will take about 10 years to complete, and found them sufficient to invest in the route. So we believe that there's a big opportunity from the UK to get people to visit Austin and Texas. вЂњThere is an entrepreneurial spirit that you feel in the city, and it's a fun city to visit as well. Many companies are either relocating or building second facilities here and California businesses are moving here,вЂќ Jarvinen said. вЂњI would say the key advantage of Austin is currently the growth of Austin as an area. Juha Jarvinen, Virgin AtlanticвЂ™s chief commercial officer, said Austin has huge advantages both as a business and travel destination, with tech companies and entrepreneurs as well as its food and live music attractions. More: Still struggling to keep up, Austin airport tells travelers to arrive 2.5 hours before flights We just think Virgin (and Austin), the two are made for each other.вЂќ вЂњMy background is music, and you've got great music here. London, obviously, is equally exciting in that respect, so we expect enormous traffic between the two,вЂќ he said. вЂњOn the entrepreneurial side, you've got lots and lots of exciting new entrepreneurs creating lots of exciting businesses.

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