Virgin Airlines is based in the UK and is a prominent airline of the world

The full name of Virgin Airlines is Virgin Atlantic Airlines. It is also called as Virgin Airways. It is owned by the well-known British entrepreneur Richard Branson and is the part of his business organization named the Virgin Group. Richard Branson is the president while Stephen Murphy is the chairman of the airline company. The airline initiated its professional career in 1984. Virgin Airline is well-established airline of the world and has a moderate number of destinations, almost 30, around the globe. The most frequent international flights of Virgin Airlines are for the countries of Australia, Japan, and America. Virgin Airline faces acute competition for these destinations with the other well-known airline companies of the world such as Nippon Airways, Quantas Airlines, British Airways and Air France. The headquarter of the airline is situated in London at Gatwick and Heathrow Airports. Both the airports are thought to be the main hubs of Virgin Airlines. The other important hub of Virgin Airlines is Manchester International Airport.

Amid a severe rivalry with its competitors, Virgin Airline has always endeavored to be distinguished in providing maximum comfort and a safe journey to its passengers. The airline has ordered for new aircrafts for its fleet. To increase the number of passengers, the airline also plans to include more destinations to its network. The target destinations are mostly from the Asian countries. Virgin Airline had a programme of launching its new list of destinations in the year 2007. But due to some unavoidable problems, the program has been delayed.

Virgin Airline offers the most competitive rates for its domestic and international destinations along with many travel packages. The Airline motto is to provide an affordable journey to the air travelers with maximum facilities. Virgin Airline also offers airfare deals on its various destinations. The details of such airfare offers and travel packages can be obtained from the website of the airline. The website is also helpful to know about the destinations network of the airline and the availability of flights with current information about time schedule. Virgin Airline also provides the facility of online booking. If you like any of the offers advertised by the airline, it is advisable to contact the airline office through email immediately. The website also contains information on travel rules and regulations, seating arrangement within the plane and the facilities available on board. You should also check the frequent flyer programme of Virgin Airline which guarantees many special offers to the passengers travel most often by air.

The aircrafts of Virgin Airline have generally three types of passenger classes namely Upper Class, Premium Economy, Economy. All these three classes have variation with regard to facilities offered in them. There is obviously difference of airfare for these classes. The upper class in Virgin Airline is the equivalent of business in aircrafts of other companies but there are some distinctions as well like the size of the seat. The other two categories have comparatively lower facilities but they fulfill the international standards. Within the aircrafts of Virgin Airline, there are excellent opportunities of entertainment such as back-seat TV sets and audio/video channels.