In October 2003, Branson wrote in The Economist that his final offer was "over £5 million" and that he had intended to operate the fleet "for many years to come".
Richard Branson 23. listopada 2003, napisao je u The Economistu da je njegova krajnja ponuda bila "preko 5 milijuna funti", te da je namjeravao flotu Concordea koristiti "još mnogo godina."