RICHARD Branson will be at Manchester Airport on Friday morning for the inauguration of the new Virgin Atlantic Airways service from Manchester to Orlando.

Mr Branson and more than 100 guests will be departing for a weekend in Walt Disney World in Orlando to celebrate the start of the new service from Terminal 2 which is scheduled six days a week (not Tuesdays).

Minnie Mouse and other Walter Disney characters will be around for the occasion.

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