TWENTY FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT VIRGIN ATLANTIC
The Airline was originally going to be called British Atlantic.
Richard christened the airline's business class Upper Class (which it remains to this day) and wanted to call Economy Class Riff Raff!
Last year Virgin Atlantic flew 5,757,857 passengers to 30 destinations worldwide.
There are currently 236 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles millionaires.
Virgin Atlantic now flies to 30 destinations with a fleet of 38 aircraft.
The average age of Virgin Atlantic’s fleet of aircraft age is 7 years and 9 months.
Virgin Atlantic was the first airline to introduce seat back tv’s onboard for every seat.
Virgin Atlantic’s first aircraft was called Maiden Voyager
Holly Johnson from Frankie goes to Hollywood was on the first flight to Newark along with Clement Freud, Gary Numan, Steve Strange, Viv Richards, Ian Botham, Bonnie Langford, Christopher Biggins, David Frost, Julian Lloyd Webber, Mike Oldfield, and Uri Geller
Virgin has carried a total of 63,824,977 passengers since 22 June 1984
7,500 Upper Class passengers travel through the Upper Class Wing since at Heathrow each month.
300 cocktails are served in the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Heathrow daily.
2 babies have been born on board Virgin Atlantic aircraft.
On the first flight on 22 June 1984 'Like a Virgin' by Madonna was played as was music from Culture Club and Phil Collins.
Virgin cabin crew have worn 4 different uniforms in 25 years
Virgin Atlantic has flown 28,846 times to New York since the airline launched in 1984.
Virgin is the only airline to have flying barmen in the Upper Class cabin.
Virgin Atlantic's launch fare to New York on 22 June 1984 was £99
Virgin Atlantic's one millionth passenger flew with Virgin in September 1987.
Virgin Atlantic was the first airline to carry defibrillators on board it's aircraft.
Virgin Atlantic's first Boeing 747-400 joined the fleet on October 1994.
Virgin Atlantic was the launch customer for the Airbus A340-600 aircraft.
Virgin Atlantic introduced no smoking flights on May 1995.
Virgin Atlantic used to have live entertainers on board the aircraft. They used to 'play their way' rather than 'pay their way' across the atlantic.
Virgin cabin crew walk an average of 5 miles on a London to New York flight.
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