Virgin Atlantic teams up with two charities in new partnership

12/01/2010

By Jeremy Price.

Virgin Atlantic has forged two charity partnerships that are set to last up to three years.

The airline, which operates from a number of UK airports such as Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester, announced yesterday (January 11th) it will work closely with Free the Children and the Travel Foundation to raise vital funds.

Its Change for Children onboard collections and staff fundraising initiatives will benefit the two organisations.

Julie Southern, chief commercial and financial officer for Virgin Atlantic, commented the partnership would make "a real, tangible and sustainable difference to a number of communities around the world".

"The work will go beyond donations and will enable our staff and passengers to see how some of the big global challenges are impacting people in our destinations," she added.

Its work with Free the Children will see the carrier 'adopt' three villages in India, China and Kenya, working towards addressing all of their community needs.

Virgin Atlantic is currently advising all passengers that severe weather may still cause delays and cancellations on its routes from the UK.

Passengers can use the airline's flight status web service to check on their flights.