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Air hostess Branson to fulfill long standing F1 bet

9 April, 2013 Richard Branson will take to the skies as an airline stewardess on a charity flight next month to finally fulfil a bet with aviation rival Tony Fernandes over the fortunes of their teams in the 2010 Formula One season. AirAsia chief Fernandes, who once worked for Branson's music business, bet the British entrepreneur that his Lotus Racing team would do better in their debut season than Virgin Racing team with the loser dressing up as an female flight attendant. Lotus F1 finished 10th in the constructors' championship to Virgin's 12th and so on May 12, Branson – 'complete with make-up, a pair of high heels and freshly shaved legs' – will join the AirAsia X cabin...
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