VIRGIN ATLANTIC'S 25th ANNIVERSARY

Early day motion 1711, tabled 19 June 2009 by Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 33 members.

That this House welcomes the competition that currently exists in the aviation sector; congratulates Virgin Atlantic on providing 25 years of outstanding service for over 65 million passengers who have flown with the airline since its first flight on 22 June 1984; believes that it has established itself as one of the world's leading airlines; notes that it flies one of the youngest fleets in the world, that the award winning on-board experience is one of the most innovative and technologically advanced of any airline and that it is pioneering the way for aviation to reduce its environmental impacts through technological and operational improvements and investment into alternative fuels; is proud that it flies the Union Flag on the fuselages of its planes and is still Red Hot; and looks forward to many more years of it flying high at the forefront of the aviation industry.

Signatures by party: Labour 17, Conservative 8, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 2, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.