Virgin 目的（とする）s for 10% growth

By Robert Lea
Updated: 00:00 BST, 13 May 2004

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VIRGIN 大西洋 has landed a £20m 利益（をあげる） for last year, with chairman Sir Richard Branson bullishly 予報するing growth of 10% this year.

'To 記録，記録的な／記録する any sort of 利益（をあげる） in this period of 貿易（する）ing is impressive,' he said. 'I see 肯定的な 調印するs in our 歳入s. Our 乗客 numbers are 井戸／弁護士席 up while our 負担 factors have bee n around 90% in 最近の months.

'More 重要な is the 改良 in 乗客 産する／生じるs and 調印するs of 回復 in 商売／仕事 class. However, 産する／生じるs are still below historic levels while 燃料 prices are at a 13-year high which means 貿易（する）ing remains 堅い,' said Branson.

The long-運ぶ／漁獲高 運送／保菌者's £20.9m on turnover of £1.27bn （機の）カム in the 10 months to end of February, after the year end was changed to put it in line with 49% 株主 Singapore 航空機によるs. Last year, Virgin made 利益（をあげる）s of £15.7m on turnover of £1.4bn in the year, then at the end of April.

'The last six months has encouraged us to 計画（する） to grow our 商売／仕事 by around 10% a year,' 追加するd Branson.

The results （機の）カム as London airports group BAA 報告（する）／憶測d strong year-on-year growth during April. 乗客 numbers across all its airports rose 15% to 11.4m.

Transatlantic 商売／仕事 急に上がるd 18% and other longhaul travel rose by 27% on April 2003, when the 航空機による 産業 was 攻撃する，衝突する hard by the Iraqi war and Sars. European short-運ぶ／漁獲高 numbers rose by 19%, driven by the growth of the 予算 航空機によるs, but also helped by last April's 終結 of Buzz 事前の to its 引き継ぎ／買収 by Ryanair.