Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS) 1984-1999

I had not occurred to Richard Branson, even in his wildest dreams, to own an airline. So the message that a Mr. Randolph Fields had telephoned to see if he was interested in buying one only mildly excited his curiosity. Fields, he learned, owned a 'paper' airline, British Atlantic, which had applied for the license to fly from Gatwick to Newark airport, New York, on an air 'frequency' which had been vacant since the collapse …

…Gatwick and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Virgin Atlantic also increased its destinations to 22 by introducing flights between Gatwick and Tobago and Grenada. * 2004: Richard Branson reviles Virgin's plans to travel into space... Sources: * Richard Branson. "Losing My Virginity", The Autobiography, Virgin Books 2002 * Martyn Gregory. "Dirty Tricks", Virgin Books 2000 * www. virgin-atlantic.com * www.atw-online.com * www.businesstraveller.com Reference: VS is IATA designation for Virgin Atlantic Airways, like AA stands for American Airways o BA for British Airways