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Virgin Atlantic boss: 'We want to be a custodian of the environment'

Air
Abra Dunsby
23 October 2019

Virgin Atlantic is aiming to become a “custodian of the environment” by upgrading its fleet and promoting sustainable aviation fuels.

'Britain deserves better than this'

That was the message from chief executive Shai Weiss speaking to TTG onboard the airline’s celebration flight to promote its new Heathrow-Tel Aviv route on Wednesday (23 October).

“We have a desire to be the most loved travel company and to do that, you have to be an amazing custodian of the environment and really excellent at working with local communities,” said Weiss.

To reduce its environmental impact, Virgin Atlantic is investing in new aircraft including 14 new A330-900neos, which will help the company have the youngest fleet in the sky by 2024, with an average age of 5.3 years.