Virgin Australia

Virgin Group´s airlines considered to be one of the most luxurious airlines in the world. It operates continental flights from London to Norteamérica, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. It was established in 1982 in the UK and its present operating bases are situated in London Heathrow airport and Gatwick airport.

The company´s first flights were to the Faulclands. Then, in 1984 Richard Branson bought the company starting flights to the U.S.A. the same year with a single Boeing 747-200.

5.3 million passengers were carried by Virgin in 2011which makes the company U.K.´s eight largest as far as passengers are concerned.

Since the establishing of Virgin Australia as a part of the Virgin Group in 2000, the story has been only one of progress and success. Here are the main achievements and advancements only in the year 2012:
Business Class is launched across the majority of Virgin Australia’s domestic network;
Virgin Australia awarded ‘Best Airline’ and ‘Best Staff Service’ in the 2012 Skytrax World Airline Awards;
‘Mobile Boarding’ passes and First iPhone app are launched;
First Virgin Australia lounge on the Gold Coast opens;
Australian-first biodiesel trial in ground-service equipment conducted at Brisbane Domestic Airport;
Contemporary design of new Airbus A330-200 are revealed;
New cabin interiors for Boeing 777 are unveiled;
Codeshare on select Virgin Atlantic and Virgin America services are launched;
Virgin Australia begins flying in New Zealand (formerly Pacific Blue) and Virgin Samoa (formerly Polynesian Blue) takes-off in Samoa;
Alliance with Singapore Airlines goes live;
Inaugural Darwin-Sydney service is launched;
Premium Valet at Brisbane Domestic Airport opens;
New inflight entertainment plans are announced including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Lufthansa Systems’ Wi-Fi steaming technology;
New partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia launched to promote surf safety;