Virgin Atlantic, which is based in the UK and is 51% owned by
Richard Branson's Virgin group and 49% owned by U.S. airline
Delta <DAL.N>, made a proposal to the government's adviser
Rothschild and is hoping to get a response by the end of this
week or early next week, the source told Reuters on Monday.
It was not clear whether Virgin could receive commercial loans
and guarantees, or whether the government could take a stake in
the airline.
Britain's Transport Minister Grant Shapps said in a report of a
transport committee meeting published on Friday, that everything
was on the table when asked if the government would consider
taking stakes in airlines.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Kate Holton)
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