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Virgin Airlines – International Flight Travel in a Cost Effective Manner

Virgin Airlines


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Virgin Airlines, now operates under the formal name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited, is a known is British Airliner which operates flights globally. Virgin Airlines is a budget airliner, yet offer maximum comfort and luxury in its class. The passengers can do easy ticket booking for Virgin Airlines flights through online and also check for comfortable flight schedules at the portal.

Virgin Airlines

The headquarters of the airlines is located at Crawley at West Sussex in England. The airlines was established in 1984 and the maiden name of Virgin Airlines was British Atlantic Airways. The first commercial flight of Virgin Airlines was flown in June 1984, which was operated from Gatwick to the Newark Liberty International Airport.

The airlines and its functional subsidiary wing Virgin Holidays are now controlled by the Virgin Group. In Virgin Atalantic, almost 49% of the shares are owned by Delta Airlines. Virgin Airlines fleet consist of both Airbus and Boeing aircraft including the most modern wide-bodied jets.

The company now operates flights to United Kingdom, North America, Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The primary operations hub of Virgin Airways is at London Heathrow Airport and Gatwick. There is secondary operational bases also at in Manchester and a seasonal base at Glasgow. Apart from international operations, the airlines now operates domestic flights also in United Kingdom.

Features

Virgin Airlines flights are designed in three cabin configurations as the Premium Economy, Economy, and Upper Class. Premium Economy class had advanced features like separate check-in counter, priority boarding, and wider ergonomic seats with extra legroom.