Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, England. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Richard Branson over the management of the company.
New Distribution Capability (NDC)
This airline’s API follows the IATA NDC standard.
Full Service Carrier (FSC)
This is a traditional air carrier with ancillaries included in the ticket fare.
Credit Card Payment
Payment on this airline can be processed via credit card, either by submitting your users’ cards or your own.
tfPay
Payment via Travelfusion’s own tfPay solution is supported on this airline, allowing you to earn rebates while guaranteeing a 99% payment success rate. You can find out more about tfPay here.
tfMerchant
The tfMerchant solution allows you to submit your cards to Travelfusion with Travelfusion acting as the merchant. You can find out more on this solution in the tfMerchant section here.
Supports Branded Fares
This airline has multiple named fare brands available in Travelfusion. All fare attributes, including luggage allowance, change and cancellation penalties, etc. are returned in the search response in a structured format via our Structured Features module.
Supported Card Types
Visa Credit, Visa Debit, Visa Electron, Visa Delta, MasterCard, Diners Club, American Express, Discover, Maestro, Air Plus, UATP
Multilingual T&C
Terms and conditions for bookings on this airline can be returned in English during the booking process.
Multilingual Email Confirmation
Confirmation emails for this airline can be sent in English according to your requirements.
Card Verification
Required to confirm the cardholder’s identity.
Cheapest Fare
The cheapest possible fare type offered by this airline is available via Travelfusion.
Frequent Flyer Number
Passengers may submit their frequent flyer number during the booking process in order to benefit from the airline’s rewards programme.
Seat Preferences & Options
Seat selection during the booking process is supported on this airline. Travelfusion dynamically returns the seat availability, pricing, and attributes (such as extra legroom, exit row, etc.)
