Virgin Atlantic was founded in 1984 by Richard Branson, who was best known as the founder and owner of Virgin Records. The airline is today just what he had told everyone he had wanted it to be—a high quality airline that offered a lot of value for the passenger’s money. By value he meant all of the luxuries that you could only ever dream of finding onboard an airplane. It began with televisions for business class passengers and has gone on to include a full bar on the upper deck, fully flat beds in business class, chauffer service and much, much more.
Virgin Atlantic isn’t only known for their eccentric founder or incredible service but also their overall image and out-there marketing. The airline’s image is all about the finer things in life and this goes for everything from their aircraft to their cabin crew. The flight attendants, while fully trained and certified, also happen to be some of the most aesthetically appealing crew members around and their advertisements—which are often considered too sexy—make that quite apparent.
It isn’t all about appearances though as Virgin Atlantic boasts an impressive fleet, safety record and commitment to service. They offer 30 destinations worldwide—more when you take into account their code share agreements and their ever-expanding fleet is compromised of some of the youngest aircraft in the skies.
