Richard's Blog - 2012

Flying in the face of ordinary

The people at Virgin Atlantic are what make it special. I'm proud of every single one of them. See how we are flying in the face of ordinary in our new ad above. Find out more about our people, places, products, style and all the ways we are flying in the face of ordinary over at Virgin Atlantic's website. 2012 has been a fantastic year, with a wonderful ending as we revealed new domestic flights in the UK and a strategic partnership with Delta. Here's to 2013 being even …

If nothing ever changed

If nothing ever changed there would be no butterflies... Image from www.freenaturepictures.com

Even big kids bite

Even big kids bite. The difference is, they now have teeth. My son Sam took a bite out of me as we enjoyed some time out from the Necker Cup. Reminds me of this bite from a lion cub a few years ago.

Dyslexics get it right

A friend of ours has dyslexia. She and her family are often travelling to different hotels. She asked her Mum the other day: “How come every hotel we go to has this book called ‘Holly’s Bibble'?" It was quietly pointed out to her that it was the ‘Holy Bible’. She opened the page, saw a picture of Christ on the cross and looked up sad. Her Mum asked her what was wrong and she responded: “Not looking good for Jesus Krist!” And then added that she doesn…

Business favours the open mind

Entrepreneurial business favours the open mind. It favours people whose optimism drives them to prepare for many possible futures, pretty much purely for the joy of doing so.

Heartwarming holiday story

  Happy holidays! We've gathered family and friends around to enjoy the holiday season here on Necker. There's no sign of snow but there's plenty of holiday cheer.How are you spending this special time of year? Wherever you are, here's a heartwarming Christmas story from one of our wonderful Virgin Atlantic crew.This video shows baby Maddalena and mum Kate Dowse, who does a brilliant job working for us as cabin crew. Kate prematurely gave birth to twins Isabella and Madelena recentl…

Happy holidays!

Happy holidays to you and all your family from Richard and the whole Branson family.

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