Sir Richard speaks candidly to TravelMole TV
Virgin boss celebrates launch of V Australia
SYDNEY – There was a big roll-up at Sydney Airport today for the launch of V Australia, the trans-Pacific carrier which is part of the Virgin group.
On the tarmac at Sydney airport for the opening were Sir Richard Branson, chairman Virgin Group; Brett Godfrey, Virgin Blue co-founder and CEO; Anthony Albanese, Federal Minister for Transport and Regional Development and Russell Balding, CEO Sydney Airport.
Sir Richard has been celebrating the launch of the new global Virgin network and Virgin Atlantic’s 25th birthday by travelling around the world in eight days.
Flying Virgin Atlantic and V Australia, passengers are able to fly around the world from Sydney to Los Angeles, then to London and return to Sydney via Hong Kong.
Or they can travel west using a route Sydney-Hong Kong-London-Los Angeles-Sydney.
When V Australia launched in the US, a candid Sir Richard spoke to TravelMole TV about his new Boeing 777, a trip to Mars, and his favourite friends.
Watch the video here-Sir Richard Branson
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