Virgin Atlantic: 25 Years, Still Red Hot

[GRANDCENTRAL43067]

Look who is at the end of the Advert ;) Jersey Girl ♥

[hopkinswill15]

that wasnt mayonaise on the fat guy.

[SpartanStig117]

my phone is bigger than yours

[shughey1]

THE BEST ADVERT EVER

[vulnerome]

@Edwiness

It's a given that they'd be fit for the job, just as it's a given that the pilot can do more than wink at ladies.

Aside from the insane legs, the actresses are not special looking, but they are confident, happy, healthy and well rested. They are highly groomed which looks nice and suggests attention to detail. They operate as a powerful team and they are alert to what is happening around them. They are striding despite the crazy heels. Everyone is paying attention - kinda useful i

[wireneck1]

This had got to be the best add ever !

[wireneck1]

Brilliant add , flying virgin to newark from now on !

[dicko8899]

Steeltown Album from BC !!!  yeah!

[flatmanlewis]

Funny ad. I'm glad to see there are at least a few companies that haven't gone over the top politically correct. Ads are to get my attention and remember your company. This ad achieves that.

[eigce]

Richard, if you are reading this please give me a job.

[VK1980]

Great advert. Don't get why some take it serious. Of course they know what they are doing. Whose to say that you can not look while you are doing it. Where's the appeal of doing a job & looking drab. As a customer, I like to see staff look good. If staff look good, they feel good & this is a good message to send to your customers.

I love the bit with the mobile phone. My Dad had one just like that. I remember playing Asteroids as kid. Our Price was amazing. As for Wimpy, you got to love it.

[Edwiness]

Don't like this advert. Not because of the "sexism" but because the notion that flight crew and cabin crew are there just to look sexy in a uniform. You do realise that if there is a crash, they need to know the proper precautions are to ensure our safety? I don't see how them being sexy is going to help in that respect. But whatever, that's marketing for you; a load of crapola.

[xsarah791x]

@Edwiness I'm sure the Virgin Atlantic flight attendants have to go through the same training as flight attendants with other airlines. So just because they look sexy doesn't mean they don't know what to do in the event of a crash. Oh, and you do realize the girls in this vid are actresses, right? Not actual flight attendants...

[JustCause2Ps3]

Can't way till i'm a pilot now!

[Philobeddoe12]

Sex sells! Always has, always will.

[stackedsubs]

This is the best fucking commercial ever

[firefighterno1]

britains flag carrier and still hot after 25 years ..... uhuh yep!

[adamocovic]

luckiest pilot alive

[SinclairisCool]

The blonde lady stood to the left of the pilot if my mum's friends's son's wife :L

Is that so ridicules you could believe it?

[smashedcat08]

what is this song

[webstersafc]

@smashedcat08

Frankie goes to hollywood - relax

[technicalfool]

@smashedcat08

Relax, by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Released in 1983, it's a classic 80s track that suits the theme of the advert perfectly.

[elimiddleton]

Love this ad...think I need to get some red heels lol

[JohnnyKennedy93]

I wish the US would air commercials like this. Instead of 1,000,000 Walmart and Apple commercials in a row.

[gaz702]

Brill ad

[mnosh2010]

the pilot is handsome <3

[lilly2kool]

Flight Attendants USED to look like this, tall, slim and glamorous......until all the equal opportunity laws came in full force.....now all ya get is some short, fat, 40 something tired hag, pushing her trolley down the aisle yelling beef or chicken!

[79pudgeman]

Why did the 80s have to end???? It makes me realise how shit times are today!!!! I loved the 80s

[d1bx4pp]

Fucking hell. Makes me want to start a transatlantic airline service!

[bacithefencer]

What is that song!!!! I NEED to get it!!!

[zsingergrl]

What a load of Crap......I am a retired FA and That was a load of sexist BS....Ricky Boy needs to grow up. Young is not always the best to have around when your plane is on fire......they are usually the first out.

[Mazza4Azza]

The captain has pulled

[Wells1955ATC]

This is not only the best Airline comercial I have ever seen, it is the best comercial I have ever seen outright!

[CaptainCamMac]

whats the song on this???

[kilkelly1]

i love jersey girl!!!

[yewtreelodge]

Awesome!

[xochyfilmy]

Нормальная реклама.

А тех, кто считает её сексистской, позвольте спросить: - как вы размножаетесь, если у вас половой инстинкт отключен? А если вы не собираетесь размножаться, то это не значит, что и другие тоже не собираются!

[TheDokaDoka]

Best ad ever!

[onpointsd]

brilliant

[80sWeekends]

A great advert and a great airline!

[yewtreelodge]

Awesome!

[lyncho6969]

who would not want to be a pilot after that

[yewtreelodge]

Awesome!

[TheDannykelly]

the greatest advert ever made.

[wizzair1313]

i just applied for virgin atlantic as a pilot hope i get the job! to fly with these hot chicks!!

[lilly2kool]

@wizzair1313 ...Oh...they don't look like that any more!

[BlondeCurlsBlueEyes]

What these ladies have to do with flying Virgin Atlantic I don't know. 'Virgin' Atlantic? Hah! Tell them that ;) I'd love to see them try and strut in those shoes while the plane's experiencing severe turbulence lol

[johnandangelawebster]

while waiting to board a flight to uk last christmas i asked a virgin atlantic air hostess if she was in the advert . she said no,they where models and none of them where employees. what a let down !!!

[johnandangelawebster]

while waiting to board a flight to uk last christmas i asked a virgin atlantic air hostess if she was in the advert . she said no,they where models and none of them where employees. what a let down !!!

[Jevon177]

Makes me want to fly Virgin airways...

[rowanc88]

There was an extra guy at the end who said 'I need to change my pants', but it was cut.

[enragedlemur]

Relax don't do it

[OwenDWF]

Now thats what i call an advert!!!!!!

[WestAucksNZ]

at 0:30...Big Country LP....yeah!!

Top Airline......awesome add....

Holly Johnson....woo hooo....

[dkconor]

Virgin Airlines are teh best.

[Timothy3010]

I need to go back to 1984.

[6KiiDZ]

I see them ladies, on my way to school!

[blueshift86]

best advert of all time, haha. I actually want to be a commercial airline pilot after watching that.

[MrZizbang]

Great ad :) but i feel sad for the Miners strike :(

[MrZizbang]

Great ad :) but i feel sad for the Miners strike :(

[Zyriap]

Que belleza !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stratford27]

Makes me proud to be a Virgin!

[stevop21]

such a cool advert

[georgek14]

this reminds me of my flight to and from New York city last year. happy memories... :)

[Timothy3010]

I need to go back to 1984!

[scaramouchenebula7]

This is the most awesome advert ever!

Certainly makes me want to become a Virgin Atlantic stewardess! ^-^

[Paakun80914]

Ladies in Red!

[evanssent]

Me too!!!!..... and I'm a northern mining bloke.

[metalheadprime2]

Fantastic ad...i remember so much of it all...80's were amazing.

[kensington25]

Love it. Good old Our Price :)

[yachtno1]

Funny there are no gay stewards in the whole advert ..

[wizzifloyd]

Great ad.

[FeedbackPete]

Can anyone confirm is Alannah Currie from 80's band the Thompson Twins is in this ad. She could be the model.

[fabtabulous]

brilliant at 0:22 GREAT AD, AMAZING TUNE!!!!!

[lyncho6969]

@fabtabulous what is the name of the tune

[Bashiush]

@lyncho6969 frankie goes to hollywood 'relax'

[79pudgeman]

I love the 80s!! So many great memories!! All other decades were crap! Bring the 80s back!!

[Lupo1997]

great ad....but where's the first officer?

[L13joo]

On strike most probably.

[Takanozana]

lol the VS girls and the SQ girls!!

[CatMclean]

Funny!

[emlee2]

Hello ladies!

[flyelal]

Lovely !

[grimm999]

Stunning but so simple..

[BabessFxck]

That phone is massive lol

[ibo911]

do they weear those unforms then?? now days?

[ALANELEY]

Interesting that though this is a great ad, the Virgin girls NEVER wore that uniform!

[frna14]

cool ad love it  ,love 80s music

[newrygirl4eva]

sir leon from Merlin at the start taking into a brick and pc Andy from Torchwood at the end wanting to change his flight. Lol. Two character's from two of my fav shows.

Also a great song.

[trello6699]

Where did he get the girls! Wow

[JohnClarke101]

this is a great advert but Virgin did one for the aussie market and it's dreadful with the flight attendants acting like a bunch of prostitues then Branson appears at the end and delivers a line full of innuendo. One of the worse ads I've seen.

[muscleflem]

Yip- advertising genius- play on great visuals, pumping retro sound track and a bit of camp nostalgia!  Perfect!

[oddpulse]

The song is relax by frankie goes to Hollywood.

[stilltyd]

How can the bloke be talking on his cell phone in June 1984, when the uk mobile networks wern't switched on til Jan 1985 ???

great ad though !

[Dannycuk]

LOL I never thought of that, and they were the size of briefcases for the first year or so!

But yeah still a bloody good ad :)

[saz1241]

anyone know what the song is?

[Patrickletch]

@saz1241

Frankie goes to Hollywood - Relax

[Britain81]

Yep virgin Atlantic deffinatley r britains flag carriers

[Aaron3550]

that guy at the end is in so many adverts has anyone else spotted that.

[GORINGRANGERS]

hate this

[min47pgl]

Very sexist advert, and is directed at lustful men and not the women who travel with Virgin.

[will98789]

its nothing to do with that!

you're blind (Y)

[mikeyj1993]

i did my media coursework in school on this advert.

and i said how its not sexist but shows women to use sex and the way they look to be empowering.

[saz1241]

im a woman and I like it - think of it as empowering..

[releasethepressureuk]

im still waiting for a good looking air stwardess on a virgin flight, false advertising ha ha

[babyleanne238434]

amazing!

[blackpoolacer]

love it!

[pilotanthony]

shame the plane at the end wasnt real, they used A340-600 engines on a 747-400 i mean cmoonn virgin!

[atomdragon4]

Love the song! :D

[mcnultyfrank]

British advertising is in a difference league to everyone else.

[GigLive]

It's the worse in the world, especially the annoying sofa adverts.

[mcnultyfrank]

The cleverest advert i've seen in a long time

[willis2k9]

wots the name of the song???

[jjjjjbbbbbkkkkk]

Best ad of the year, really memorable. :)

[AmiKae]

"I need to change my ticket" guy... PC Andy (from Torchwood)?

[emmajaxon]

what's that song? x

[despo333]

i find it very sexist commercial, treating to women like sexual objects...i mean, why does everything have to do with sex? making women to feel complex about their bodies and theirselves...and then..more and more anorexic or bulimic girls dying all over the world...or trying to find happiness through plastic surgery....did anyone ever wondered why almost all the plastic surgeries are...men?

[nyc14gauge]

@despo333 I guess you missed the part with the pilot there... (He's a guy!)

[Bluemerlin32]

I need to change my job.........I need to change my ticket........I need to change my underpants!

[hondaboy2001]

Fantastic advert, but the maiden voyage wasn't quite like that. I know, I was on it!

[gardenalien]

Fantastic and Glamorous.

[goldie103103]

This is one of my faverete ads of 2009!!

[anicetune]

The woman at 0:32 ruins the '80s vibe.

Don't ask me why.

[mcflymaniacoftheyear]

:O its the dude from the up your viva advert on that arcade game hahaa

[4duff5]

good ad when are virgin altantic flying to Melbourne?

[KendalMintcake94]

I'm studying this for my media coursework... Great advert and a great song lol :D

[KendalMintcake94]

Studying for my media coursework in school =D absolutely amazing advert XD

[ukgrant]

Same here, its such a good advert.

[mike73ng]

All those same stews are still there. They are just 25 years older.

[2009AdamH]

i think this is an amzing advert richard has really pounded the airline with glory well done Virgin Atlantic!!

[emmzob]

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD RELAX love that song

[danielleamos02]

Good ole Brits

Virgin are amazing :)

[traceurhero]

i was always that guy at 0:29

[636555530]

Very Good just like the company itself.

[kirstiuk]

absolutely love it!

[jumar1281]

damn this is definately my favorite commercial

[79pudgeman]

Such a great advert!! Brings back so many memories of the 80s!! The best decade!!

[79pudgeman]

I love this advert!! Brings back so many memories of the 80s!!

[79pudgeman]

I love this advert!! It brings back so many memories of the 80s! The 80s was the best decade by far!!! Wish I could go back to the 80s as I was a yuppie!!!!

[TheMindfiend]

A classic advert. The build up is superbly timed with the music, and the clever use of colour has great effect.

[sxcaki]

This is such a well-done advert! Has to be my favourite of all time!

I love how they even styled everyone in this ad as if it really were the 80's... would've loved to be a teenager at the time!

[sxcaki]

seriously, such a well done advert! Has to be my favourite of all time!!

[mkcaterman]

song is Frankie goes to Hollywood, Relax(New York Mix)

[chuckmcberry]

my fav airline and for me the most British company

[traceurhero]

every thing in the 80s was slo mo

[MissNeukolln]

the hosties arent that hot in real life, theyre models!

[BorisWhale]

What music is this?

[cherrywish19]

I saw it when I was flying from Melbourne to Sydney...it's a brillant advert

[smdvnprt]

This is a great ad, very affective!

[handasurprise]

Sometimes the adverts are better than the actual programmes and this is one of them

[msandelson]

I think this advert is fab. Normally I hate adverts with a passion; they drive me insane - especially those for car insurance. This was a breath of fresh air. I know some retentives complained about "degrading to women" but what absolute nonsense. It cheered me up no end. Maybe I'm wallowing in bias too. On my first solo travel trip around the world my first leg was to NZ via LA with Virgin. It was the start of an amazing year.

[maxlogica]

i like the air hostess in the corner, the blondie who the policeman nods towards! shes really cute

[RageBeforeGlory]

MG the music is bloody sick :L

[benzboi1]

Brilliant, I just saw this on television in London. Thanks for posting! I was a flight attendant with an American carrier in 1984 and we would park next to VA. The crews really did turn heads when they walked through Gatwick airport! Well done, Sir Richard!

[alicesoph]

Used this for my Media homeowork, (:

[weponjgear]

I'm using it for my graphics homework :P

[emperorgrant]

same! xD

[michaelpeter123]

God I Love Virgin!!!

[michaelpeter123]

God i love Flying Virgin!! You can see why!!!

[michaelpeter123]

What a brilliant advert! Fuck BA and fly Virgin and here is the reason why!!!!

[Dannyg279]

this advert is class

[steveN111333]

The one on the right is my fave ! :) PHHHWOOOAAAR !! I'd go for a ride with her !

[bexywexy123456789]

I bluddy love this Advert!!

Best advert for a Airline Commercial YET! :D

Love the Music... love the People in it.

GREAT! :D x

[tom904mills]

i love this advert....i didnt realize theres such a big deal about the peoples teeth..u all seem to talking about dentistry and the nhs

[Pyropus]

funky tune

[philipriding]

i went to butlins in 1984, i must have heard this song a 100 times a day. When this ad comes on i think of butlins. But hey.. I dont remember mobile phones in 1984.

[daveandcliff]

is one of the models "Tameka" from deal or no deal?

[Bluemerlin32]

They edited out the last comment at the end...."I need to change my underpants!!"

[Bluemerlin32]

They edited out the last comment at the end - "I need to change my underpants!"

[DustonDan]

anyone know where i can download this remix of relax? i want it so bad!

[Taheki]

Anyone know the names of any of those models?

[jumar1281]

back in the day mom used to work at the biggest hotel in bombay, and she said air india was known to have the most beautiful flight attendants, they would only hire model types, young beautiful tall and thin women, they used to turn heads everywwhere they went

[ThatNerdyGeekyGuy]

This advert has to be one of the best adverts by far!

God I love sow motion! :L

[milkehw]

they are english women in the ad, i've seen them before doing modelling around the country and on websites lol

[louea380]

So who wants 2 be a pilot then??? Hahaha

[BrambleH]

MEEEEEE!!!!!! :D

[madmaxninja08]

Most British women don't even look anything liek that. They are usually fat, toothless, and hairy.

Although the EE women do look like that so they clearly hired some Polish girls cause they are hot.

[DominoFaz]

Yes, that's exactly why those women you mention do NOT become Flight Attendants.

[spazman345]

its the americans that are fat and hairy, the british also have the NHS so we don't need to pay for our healthcare

[Marnerbanana]

we obviously do, but through taxes so its nice and fair for all.

[mikeyj1993]

i never can understand where the Americans got the idea we are all toothless? Because most of the country are on the NHS health insurance plan and they make you got to the dentist every 3 months. they pay for braces for children and generally the dentists do an ok job. I've never come across any one with no teeth apart from when i went to africa?!

[mightynobble]

All adverts should be as good as this. None of that Duffy on a bike crap.