What is Virgin Atlantic London?
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., doing business as Virgin Atlantic is a major British airline that is owned and operated by the Virgin Group. Its headquarters is located in Crawley, United Kingdom. The airline was founded in 1954 by the joint collaboration of Alan Hellary and Randolph Fields, in an attempt to cover destinations between Falkland Islands and London. Virgin Atlantic commenced its first service between Newark and Gatwick on June 22 June, 1984 through the Boeing 747-200 hired from the Aerolineas Argentinas. By 2003, about 3.8 million people traveled through the Virgin Atlantic Airlines. Today, Virgin Atlantic is ranked as number 7 airline amongst the various other airlines in the United Kingdom.
Virgin's Atlantic's owns various combinations of fleet such as aircrafts, and airbuses. Its Boeing 747 and Airbus 330s covers all the routes from the Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic operates domestic and International flights in countries namely, Africa, Asia, United Kingdom and North America. These flights have been classified into Classes of Economy, In-flight entertainment and Upper class.
Virgin Atlantic's corporate headquarters is located in Business Quarter of Crawley, West Sussex, England. Its other branches are located in China, India, Tokyo, Delhi etc. It also provides assistance for ticket reservations, and other customer queries through its contact centers, one in Johannesburg and other in Swansea, Wales.
The airline also offers several special assistance services to the passengers who have a disability. On 31 March, 2013, Virgin Atlantic Airlines commenced the service of domestic flights in the provinces of the United Kingdom under the brand name of Little Red.
Virgin Atlantic Airways is officially licensed and authorized with a Type A Operating License by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to carry Travelers etc on airplanes that have a capacity of 20 seats.
Currently, Virgin Atlantic airlines is marketing under the Slogan of "Flying in the face of ordinary (FITFOO)". Virgin Atlantic Airlines share its flight services with Malaysia Airlines, Virgin America, Delta Airlines and Air China.