Virgin Atlantic
British airline
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Summary
Virgin Atlantic is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,068 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Instance of: business[4]
- Founder: Richard Branson[5], Randolph Fields[6], Alan Hellary[7]
- Airline hub: London Heathrow Airport[8], Manchester Airport[9]
- Airline alliance: SkyTeam[10]
- Item operated: Airbus A330[11], Airbus A340[12], Boeing 747-400[13], Boeing 787 Dreamliner[14]
- Owned by: Virgin Group[15]
- Headquarters location: Crawley[16]
- IATA airline designator: VS[17]
- ICAO airline designator: VIR[18]
- Commons category: Virgin Atlantic[19]
- Inception: 1984[20]
- Location of formation: London[21]
- Parent organization or unit: Virgin Group[22]
- Official website: https://www.virginatlantic.com/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Virgin Atlantic[24]
- Commons gallery: Virgin Atlantic Airways[25]
- Employees: 8875[26]
- Owner of: Virgin Atlantic Little Red[27]
- Different from: Virgin America[28]
- Reward program: Flying Club[29]
- Merchant Category Code: 3144[30]
- Airline accounting code: 932[31]
- Street address: The VHQ, Fleming Way, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9DF[32], The Office, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9NU[33]
- Social media followers: 632,037[34], 625,096[35], 642,596[36], 665,417[37]
Why It Matters
Virgin Atlantic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]