Virgin Atlantic

British airline
Organization airline Q32277
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Virgin Atlantic

Summary

Virgin Atlantic is an airline[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Virgin Atlantic is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Virgin Atlantic's instance of is recorded as airline[4].
  • Virgin Atlantic's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Virgin Atlantic's founder is recorded as Richard Branson[6].
  • Virgin Atlantic's founder is recorded as Randolph Fields[7].
  • Virgin Atlantic's founder is recorded as Alan Hellary[8].
  • Virgin Atlantic's airline hub is recorded as London Heathrow Airport[9].
  • Virgin Atlantic's airline hub is recorded as Manchester Airport[10].
  • Virgin Atlantic's airline alliance is recorded as SkyTeam[11].
  • Virgin Atlantic's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330[12].
  • Virgin Atlantic's item operated is recorded as Airbus A340[13].
  • Virgin Atlantic's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-400[14].
  • Virgin Atlantic's item operated is recorded as Boeing 787 Dreamliner[15].
  • Virgin Atlantic is owned by Virgin Group[16].
  • Virgin Atlantic's headquarters location is recorded as Crawley[17].
  • Virgin Atlantic's IATA airline designator is recorded as VS[18].
  • Virgin Atlantic's ICAO airline designator is recorded as VIR[19].
  • Virgin Atlantic's Commons category is recorded as Virgin Atlantic[20].
  • 1984 marks the founding of Virgin Atlantic[21].
  • Virgin Atlantic's location of formation is recorded as London[22].
  • Virgin Atlantic's parent organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Group[23].
  • Virgin Atlantic's official website is recorded as https://www.virginatlantic.com/[24].
  • Virgin Atlantic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Virgin Atlantic[25].
  • Virgin Atlantic's Commons gallery is recorded as Virgin Atlantic Airways[26].
  • Virgin Atlantic's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+8875'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Richard Branson[6], Randolph Fields[7], and Alan Hellary[8]. 1984 marks the founding of Virgin Atlantic[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as London[22].

Operations

Virgin Atlantic's headquarters location is recorded as Crawley[17]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Group[23].

Ownership

Virgin Atlantic is owned by Virgin Group[16].

Why It Matters

Virgin Atlantic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 22d ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Location of formation London
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