The airline says its move"encourages people from all backgrounds to feel at home flying with us, but also working with us".The airline says it will be the first to have male figureheads on its jets. Pic: Virgin AtlanticVirgin Atlantic is to replace its traditional emblem with a diverse range of men and women"representing modern Britain".
Among the people wearing a red leotard in the updated artwork - to be put on its new A350-1000 fleet - will be a black man and black woman, and a gay man.Nikki Humphrey, senior vice president of people at Virgin Atlantic, said:"The saying goes 'you can't be what you can't see' and that has never been truer than the aviation industry's glamorous image in the past.Among the people wearing a red leotard in the updated artwork will be a black woman.
"By introducing our new flying icons I hope it encourages people from all backgrounds to feel at home flying with us, but also working with us."The flying lady was based on pin-up girls made famous by Alberto Vargas in the 1930s and 1940s.Virgin Atlantic's announcement comes a month after it emerged the airline has stopped telling female cabin crew they have to wear make-up.
Disgusting
Weeeeeee
Was expecting a big knife, or a load of upper class morons defying the people, not Julian Clary with a union jack hanging out his aris.
Fs 🤦🏼♂️
rawlimark Great idea! Diversity is so important. Look forward to seeing the aeroplane with a fat balding old white gent (ideally in white singlet and shorts).
Wonder if they fly to Bahrain..
Awesome!
Already dated 🤔
At least the male flight attendants will feel at home
Shakes head........
Could be worse
This is a joke, right Not all Gay men want to be portrayed as camp!!
I’d be shocked if that chump in the leotard WAS’NT a virgin? Consistent at least , but terrible ultimately!
Ffs
Should really have a zombie knife in his hand though.
I’m seriously thinking of not fkying with Virgin again in seeing this, why couldn’t they just leave things as they are, don’t think a plane with Gay man on will go down well in the Middle East
I thought April Fools Day was yesterday 🙂
Discriminates against hetros.
What a joke
Brilliant little Britain sketch
You are kidding
Won’t people be offended unless they put them all together flying with a flag on each plane,what if a gay man has to fly in a plane with a female on it or a black man has to fly on a plane with a gay man on it?! What about having a disabled wheel chair user flying with a flag?
A bit try hard eh?
surprised the man in the logo isn't black or asian
This is a more accurate picture of Britain today:
If true then interesting that their view of modern Britain is reminiscent of 1930’s nazi Germany
Have them fly in circles. No wait, make it a spiral.
A man flying?...🤷♂️🤔
I remember the spluttering when BA changed their tailfins one time...this will really press some buttons and I for one welcome it 😂
Belated April’s fool prank!!
Result of Brexit enjoy
Oh FFS
Lol, I nearly fell off my chair. How on earth do you portray a ‘Gay Man’ without stereotyping. I can’t begin to imagine what they were thinking!
GloriaSacer 😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Land of the gays...
Britain. So many Gay gymnastics looking white men in one place.
Say it ain’t so? A gymnast Is this genderfluid ?
Not a straight white person on there 🤔
VirginAtlantic IS THIS TRUE?
Made the white guy gay of course
😂😂😂😂😂
Awful.
I was annoyed when I saw the headline - but after reading the article and seeing some of the other pics, I think it’s great. Why not have men in red leotards on the side of a jet 🤣
'For the few, not the many.'
Cue a piersmorgan rant in 3...2...
Unreal
The ratio is strong with this one.
What’s that knife crime and Brexit?
When will this stupidity end , it’s just madness , when did all this appeasing every single minority begin ! It’s ruined the country we are a laughing stock globally
Gammons getting pinker ...
Best British Airways advert ever
That is so ugly tbh
Please tell me this is a joke!! The country a laughingstock already without beardy adding too it
lost for words
No disabled version? Not PC headline grabbing enough?
Since when did gay men look different to anyone else? Gay women? Daft. Yes to representing gender & race. To be honest who will notice?
April fools or not. Why are some people being so mean about the idea of diversity?
FFS
I've decided to build a wall around my phone. Farewell.
Slag.
Got to be a late April’s fools that one.
If that is modern Britain I want out. Phuckin fairy nonsense
How does this encourage people from all backgrounds to feel at home flying with them?
So it's a dustbin then.
The first words which spring to mind are 'Jim Carrey Takes a Break From Serious Movies for a bit of Nostalgia in His Next Feature'...
I'll be sure to fly with them when I finally emigrate out of modern Britain and go to Poland where diversity isn't the state religion.
The reply/ snowflake ratio is phenomenal
Is this a parody site 😂😂😂
Bit late for an April fool.
It's an April 1st joke, right?
🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
April Fools was yesterday
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