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Quantum of Solace - Daniel Craig, Giancarlo Giannini and Marc Forster in Upper Class

VIRGIN ATLANTIC BACK TO HELP 007 FIGHT THE BAD GUYS

In theater's 14th November.

James Bond's favourite airline is back for the new 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, in theaters November 14th. Virgin Atlantic first teamed up with Bond for the fabulous Casino Royale (2006) where the casting of Daniel Craig as the stylish British agent helped to bring even more success to the Bond franchise. It made sense to also bring in a fresh and cool airline partner in Virgin Atlantic, that matched the fun, fast, innovative and quick-thinking style of James Bond; an airline that isn't scared to go after the bad guys!

Quantum of Solace continues the high-octane adventures of James Bond from where Casino Royale ended and Virgin Atlantic had a part to play in the making of the new movie. One of the key scenes includes Bond sitting at the onboard bar of our Upper Class cabin. We can't tell you what happens as that would spoil the film, but it’s a very emotional scene that takes place over a couple of Vesper cocktails!

Upper Class cabin crew
The scene itself was filmed in January 2008 at The Base , Virgin Atlantic's amazing new facility near Gatwick Airport, the largest cabin crew training facility in Europe. Giancarlo Giannini who plays Mathis and Daniel Craig, completed filming in just one day. A few days later the 007 cast, crew and a huge amount of cargo took a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 to Panama to continue filming.


HOW TO MAKE A VESPER

Scene from Quantum of Solace at the Upper Class bar
The Vesper as served in Virgin Atlantic clubhouses has:

60ml Bombay Sapphire
20ml Grey Goose
10ml Lillet Blanc
Twist of lemon peel for garnish
Stir and serve

The Vesper can be sampled during October and November in our London Heathrow, London Gatwick, New York JFK, Washington DC, San Francisco and Hong Kong clubhouses.


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