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Virgin Atlantic Airlines Founded: 1984.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Hubs: London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Foucs Cities: Manchester Airport.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Frequent flyer program: Flying Club.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Member lounge: Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Fleet Size: 38(+21 orders).
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Destinations: 30.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Parent company: Virgin Group.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Company slogan(s):
- "Mine's Bigger Than Yours",
- "4 Engines 4 Longhaul",
- "No Way BA/AA",
- "Still Red Hot For 25 Years".
Virgin Atlantic Airlines Headquarters: Crawley, England, UK.
- Randolph Fields, an American lawyer and Alan Hellary, a ex-chief pilot for Laker Airways, set up British Atlantic Airways as a successor to Laker Airways
- Virgin Atlantic airlines was founded in April 1984 More to Come.
Virgin Atlantic Current Fleet
| Aircraft |
Total |
Orders |
Options |
Passengers
(Upper/Premium Economy/Economy) |
Engines |
Entry Into Service |
Exit From Service |
| Airbus A340-300 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
240 (34/35/171) |
CFM CFM56 |
1993-1998 |
2013 |
| Airbus A340-600 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
308 (45/38/225) |
RR Trent 500 |
2002-2006 |
N/A |
| Airbus A380-800 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
TBA |
RR Trent 900 |
2013- |
N/A |
| Boeing 747-400 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
452 (14/58/380)
451 (14/58/379)
344 (54/62/228) |
GE CF6 |
1994-2003 |
N/A |
| Boeing 787-9 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
TBA |
RR Trent 1000 |
2013- |
N/A |
Virgin Atlantic Retired Fleet
Transatlantic fleet
| Aircraft |
Total |
Notes |
| Airbus A320 |
4 |
Operated by Virgin Sun. |
| Airbus A321 |
2 |
Operated by Virgin Sun. |
| Boeing 747-100 |
1 |
G-VMIA named 'Spirit of Sir Freddie' after airline legend Sir Freddie Laker. |
| Boeing 747-200 |
11 |
G-VIRG was Virgin's first aircraft. |
| Vickers Viscount |
4 |
Operated for Virgin by British United Air Ferries. |
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to Australia ( Adelaide),
from London Heathrow or Manchester.
Singapore Airlines (Economy or Business Class via Singapore).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Albany)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines (Economy or Business Class)
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Atlanta)
from London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines (Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to Australia (Brisbane)
From London Heathrow or Manchester.
Singapore Airlines (Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to South Africa (Cape Town)
From London Heathrow via Johannesburg on flight VS601/2.
South African Airways.
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Cleveland)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Detroit)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to South Africa (Durban)
From London Heathrow via Johannesburg on flight VS601/2.
South African Airways.
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to South Africa (East London)
From London Heathrow via Johannesburg on flight VS601/2.
South African Airways.
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to Australia (Melbourne)
from London Heathrow or Manchester
Singapore Airlines (Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to Newark (New York)
From London Gatwick and London Heathrow.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Norfolk)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to Australia (Perth)
From London Heathrow or Manchester.
Singapore Airlines (Economy or Business Class via Singapore.)
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Phoenix)
From Virgin Atlantic services to Las Vegas, Los Angeles or San Francisco.
US Airways.
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to South Africa (Port Elizabeth)
From London Heathrow via Johannesburg on flight VS601/2.
South African Airways.
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Providence)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Raleigh Durham)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Richmond)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to USA (Rochester)
From London Heathrow via Newark on flight VS001/2.
Continental Airlines ( Economy or Business Class).
Virgin Atlantic Destinations - Flights to Singapore
Fom London Heathrow or Manchester.
Singapore Airlines (Economy or Business Class).
- Kenya
- Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)
- Mauritius
- Mauritius (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport) [seasonal]
- Nigeria
- Lagos (Murtala Mohammed International Airport)
- South Africa
- Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) [seasonal]
- Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport)
Virgin Atlantic Destinations in Asia
East Asia
- China
- Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
- Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
- Japan
- Tokyo (Narita International Airport)
Virgin Atlantic Destinations in South Asia
India
- Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
- Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport) [ends 2 May]
Virgin Atlantic Destinations in Southwest Asia
- United Arab Emirates
- Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
Virgin Atlantic Destinations in Europe
- United Kingdom
- Glasgow (Glasgow International Airport) [seasonal]
- London
- (London Gatwick Airport) Hub
- (London Heathrow Airport) Hub
- Manchester (Manchester Airport) Focus City
Virgin Atlantic Destinations in North America
United States
- California
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
- San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
- Florida
- Miami (Miami International Airport)
- Orlando (Orlando International Airport)
- Illinois
- Chicago (O'Hare International Airport)
- Massachusetts
- Boston (Logan International Airport)
- Nevada
- Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
- New Jersey
- Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport)
- New York
- New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)
- Washington, D.C. (Dulles International Airport)
Virgin Atlantic Destinations in Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua (VC Bird International Airport)
- Barbados
- Bridgetown (Grantley Adams International Airport)
- Cuba
- Havana (José Martí International Airport)
- Grenada
- Grenada (Point Salines International Airport)
- Jamaica
- Kingston (Norman Manley International Airport)
- Montego Bay (Sangster International Airport)
- St Lucia
- Vieux-Fort (Hewanorra International Airport)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tobago (Crown Point Airport)
Virgin Atlantic Destinations in Oceania
- Australia
- Sydney (Kingsford Smith International Airport)
- Due to jam in main landing gear of an Airbus A340-300 G-VSKY an emergency landing took place (on 5 November 1997) at London Heathrow Airport and the air-craft was safely evacuvated. Five passengers and two crew members escaped with minor injuries
- Due to the problem in the fuel control computer system of Airbus A340-600 aircraft (G-VATL), while travelling from Hong Kong to London, caused a loss in fuel supply between tanks and lost the power supply to the left-outboard engine as well it effected the right-outboard engine and the air craft crew diverted the flight to Amsterdam for safe landing.
| Department |
Contact Details |
Opening Hours |
| Reservations (from U.S.) |
1 800 821 5438 |
24 Hours |
Automated Flight Information (from U.S.):
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1 800 821 5438 |
24 Hours |
| Flying Club (from U.S.): |
1 800 821 5438 |
24 Hours |
| Reservations (from U.K.). |
08705 747 747 |
24 Hours |
| Flying Club (from U.K.): |
0870 161 6059 |
24 Hours |
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| Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 |
Virgin Atlantic a340-600 |
Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 Lady Penelope |
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Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 |
Virgin Atlantic Airbus-A340-600-Tokyo-Narita |
| Country |
Phone No.s |
| London Heathrow |
0870 190 4470 |
| London Gatwick |
0870 190 4470 |
| Manchester |
0870 190 4470 |
| USA |
1 800 880 6253 |
| HongKong |
852 21802120 |
| Shanghai |
008621 68355680 |
| Johannesburg |
002711 929 6000 |
| Cape Town |
002721 9341775 |
| Delhi |
(268) 462 0528 |
| St Lucia |
(758) 454 8186 |
| Barbados |
(246) 420 1956 |
| Sydney |
(02) 9667 8926 |
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