IN THE BEGINNING
Back in the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records - the legendary record label that signed major names like the Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson, The Human League and released Mike Oldfield’s "Tubular Bells".
In 1984, much to the horror of his directors, Richard announced to the world that a new high quality, value for money airline would begin operating within three months.
Three months, some licences, staff and an aircraft packed with celebrities later, Virgin Atlantic Airways was born.
And today Virgin Atlantic’s rock routes are still there to be seen in the names of some of our aircraft, Ruby Tuesday and Tubular Belle amongst others. It can also be seen in our music selection of our Inflight Entertainment systems: In January 2009 the choice includes The Pet Shop Boys and Kings of Leon.
HAS FLYING VIRGIN ATLANTIC ROCKED YOUR WORLD?
Each week we'll be telling you about a magic Virgin Atlantic moment from our 25 years in the skies. If you have a story to tell about how Virgin Atlantic has changed your life for the better and you don't mind us sharing it with everyone else on this website, let us know.
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