Virgin Atlantic Statistics and Facts (2023)
Last Updated on: June 8th, 2023
Here are a few of the most interesting Virgin Atlantic statistics and facts I was able to dig up including revenue totals and passenger and employee counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Virgin Atlantic Facts
Here is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about Virgin Atlantic.
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 1984
- Headquarters: Crawley, West Sussex, England
- Founder(s): Sir Richard Branson
- Current Chief Executive: Shai Weiss
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Virgin Atlantic was founded by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1984, with innovation and amazing customer service at its core, with a purpose to ensure everyone can take on the world. In 2022, Virgin Atlantic was voted Britain’s only Global Five Star Airline by APEX for the sixth year running in the Official Airline Ratings. Headquartered in London, it employs more than 7,500 people worldwide, flying customers to 31 destinations across four continents. Virgin Atlantic recently continued its expansion in the US, launching new routes to Austin, Texas and Tampa, Florida.
Alongside shareholder and Joint Venture partner Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic operates a leading transatlantic network, with onward connections to over 200 cities around the world. In February 2020, Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic launched an expanded Joint Venture, offering a comprehensive route network, convenient flight schedules, competitive fares and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits, including the ability to earn and redeem miles across all carriers. Virgin Atlantic joined SkyTeam in March 2023 as the global airline alliance’s first and only UK member airline, enhancing the alliance’s transatlantic network and services to and from Heathrow and Manchester Airport.
Virgin Atlantic has been pioneering sustainability leadership for more than 15 years, with a commitment to achieving 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050. The airline operates one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in the skies and has reduced its absolute carbon emissions by 35% over the last decade. In October 2022, Virgin Atlantic welcomed the first of 16 A330-900neos to the fleet, continuing its transformation towards 100% next generation aircraft by 2027. In late 2023, Virgin Atlantic will be leading an industry consortium to deliver the first 100% SAF flight across the transatlantic, demonstrating that 100% SAF can be used safely as a drop in fuel in existing infrastructure, engines and airframes. (source)
Virgin Atlantic Passenger Count
Number of passengers that flew on Virgin Atlantic annually:
Virgin Atlantic Employee Count
Number of Virgin Atlantic employees:
Last updated 1/1/21
Virgin Atlantic Revenue Totals
Virgin Atlantic annual revenue:
- 2020: £868 million
- 2019: £2.927 billion
- 2018: £2.78 billion
- 2017: £2.7 billion
- 2016: £2.69 billion
- 2015: £2.78 billion
- 2014: £2.9 billion
Additional Virgin Atlantic Statistics
Number of aircraft in the Virgin Atlantic fleet:
Last updated 1/1/19
Total number of Virgin Atlantic flights in 2016:
Number of Virgin Atlantic non-stop destinations:
Drop in cost of fuel for Virgin Atlantic in 2016:
Amount of cargo Virgin Atlantic transported in 2016:
Virgin Atlantic’s 2016 profit before taxes and exceptional items:
Amount of fuel Virgin Atlantic airplanes consumed in 2016:
Amount Air France-KLM will reportedly will pay for the Virgin Group’s 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic:
Last updated 7/27/17
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these Virgin Atlantic statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.
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