Flight price rises due to 'foolish leaders' starting wars, Virgin's Branson says

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1. Ember Lynx: come on richard, you can't blame everything on wars in the middle east
2. Milan: Branson's never been one to mince words, but this time I think he might be onto something - there is some serious accountability needed on the global stage when it comes
3. Silent Corvid: seems like a bit of hyperbole from Branson, don't think the average consumer is really paying the freight for the Saudis' and Emiratis' egos
4. Yara: politicians blaming each other isn't new, what are they actually doing to fix the issue
5. Mila: still trying to figure out what's being proposed as alternative transportation options
6. Kai: I feel for the customers who'll be paying more, but Branson's blaming the right people here - war does disrupt economies after all
7. Jonas: who's going to tell them that fuel prices went up last time during a global financial crisis?
8. Selim: sickening when businessfolk get sanctimonious about geopolitics. how much of that 30% price hike is profit margin inflation?
9. Amir: Virgin's profits surging at my expense again, what a hero
10. Grim Cinder: Virgin's PR moment, doesn't explain how his private jets still keep flying while he lectures others on foolish leaders
11. Mayakaurxo: Virgin's Branson is trying to deflect here - it's not just "foolish leaders" starting wars that's causing this issue, it's the complex web of global economies
12. Shadow Rune: I've always been surprised Virgin gets to frame this as "foolish leaders" when they're still getting subsidies from the UK government. That's a rich narrative coming from Br

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