Virgin Sun Airlines

Virgin Sun Airlines
IATA code :	VS
ICAO code :	VIR
Call sign :	VIRGIN
Founding:	1998
Operation stopped:	2001
Seat:	Crawley , UK
Home airport :	* Manchester Gatwick
Fleet size:	4th
Aims:	international
Virgin Sun Airlines ceased operations in 2001. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Virgin Sun Airlines was a British airline based in Crawley .

history

Virgin Sun Airlines was founded in 1998 by Richard Branson as part of the Virgin Group .

After the financial results were not as expected, the flight operations on October 31, 2001 were discontinued and sold to First Choice Airways . The leased planes were returned to the owners.

Destinations

Virgin Sun Airlines flew from Manchester and Gatwick near London to several holiday destinations around the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands .

fleet

As of October 2001, the Virgin Sun fleet consisted of four aircraft:

• 3 Airbus A320-200
• 1 Airbus A321-200

See also

• Former Airlines List (Europe)
• Virgin Group

Web links

Commons : Virgin Sun Airlines  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ruudleeuw.com - Airlines Remembered Virgin Sun (English) accessed on September 21, 2011
2. ↑ planespotters.net - Virgin Sun Airlines fleet (English) accessed on September 21, 2011