In an effort to entice yet more flyers onto the train, Virgin Trains is offering a free first class rail ticket to anyone travelling on a weekday London to Manchester flight.

People flying during February and March are eligible regardless of which airline or London Airport they fly from. Flights must have been made on a weekday. The used boarding pass can be swapped for one of 10,000 first class Virgin Trains tickets between the two cities. The promotion is known as PlaneRelief.