| Commonly referred as the Virgin Atlantic, the Virgin Atlantic Airways is a British airline and is possessed by the Singapore Airlines and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group with 49% and 51% respectively. From its two bases namely London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport, it operates the flights to North America, United Kingdom, Middle East, Caribbean, Asia, Africa and Australia.
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The Manchester Airport also houses some of the air flights for the Virgin Atlantic Airways. For possessing the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating License, Virgin Atlantic Airways has the liberty to carry mail and cargo along with passengers.
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Formerly it was referred to as the British Atlantic Airways and was founded by Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary in 1982. After undergoing numerous changes, agreements and disagreements the name got transformed into Virgin Atlantic. Later, with the addition of several other aircrafts, Virgin Atlantic Airways stretched out its wings and started serving more destinations.
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Every year the Virgin Atlantic Airways has been witnessing the augmentation of passengers from all around the globe. Addition of new routes under the Virgin Atlantic Airways is in the pipeline.
Presently, the following are the fleets of Virgin Atlantic Airways; however, they are planning to incorporate some more fleets in the recent future.
Airbus A340-300
Airbus A340-600
Airbus A380-800
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 787-9
Virgin Atlantic Airways takes pride in possessing the longest passenger aircraft (Airbus A340-600) of the world. A number of aircrafts of this airline is featured in television media as well. The three classes comprised by the aircrafts of Virgin Atlantic Airways are mainly the economy, premium economy and upper class. The upper class is the premium business class of Virgin Atlantic and comprises the best facilities. The common facilities offered by the Virgin Atlantic airways are personal TVs, audio visual service, food and beverages and so forth.
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