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Geoffrey Thomas
27 February, 2019
How times flies and to prove the point, Virgin Australia reminds us that it launched its inaugural flight between Sydney and Los Angeles in 2009.
Since arriving at LAX airport for the very first time, Virgin Australia has now flown 4.1 million passengers to and from Los Angeles from Australian cities on almost 14,500 flights.
To celebrate an entire decade since Virgin Australia first said G’day to the USA, the airline is giving Aussies the chance to win flights and two nights’ accommodation for you and three mates to live the life in LA.
Virgin Australia crew celebrating 10 years of flights to the US.
The airline just wants you to also flashback and show how far you have come in ten years in the fashion stakes.
READ: Virgin ahead of the pack in long-haul economyREAD: Virgin Crew voted the bestYou just need to post a picture of you in your fashion beast ten years ago with the hashtags #YoureA10 and #VirginAustralia and you will be in the running! It's just that easy.
https://www.facebook.com/virginaustralia/videos/388379901964131/?t=5
And just to remind us how far Australia has come Virgin Australia reminds us that:
Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister of Australia
The iPhone 3GS launched
We were glued to our TV’s watching Gossip Girl
Peanut Butter was the craze
Neon was everything, and so were thin eyebrows and gladiator sandals
The top song of the year on Australia’s charts was ‘I Gotta Feeling’ by The Black Eyed Peas
Virgin Australia had almost 6,000 employees
Virgin Australia’s loyalty program, Velocity Frequent Flyer, had 1.8 million members
Ten years later, here’s how 2019 is shaping up:
Australia has had seven more Prime Ministers
The iPhone 10S is now the latest model iPhone
Game of Thrones season 8 is about to drop
The current top song is ‘7 rings’ by Ariana Grande
We love Peanut Butter more than ever
Australians will be wearing tie-dye, fancy flats, and sensible shorts
Virgin Australia now has almost its entire fleet enabled with WiFi
Virgin Australia flies to over 50 destinations domestically and internationally and 465 destinations globally via our codeshare partners
Virgin Australia has over 10,000 employees
The Velocity Frequent Flyer program now has over 9 million members
How times flies and to prove the point, Virgin Australia reminds us that it launched its inaugural flight between Sydney and Los Angeles in 2009.
Since arriving at LAX airport for the very first time, Virgin Australia has now flown 4.1 million passengers to and from Los Angeles from Australian cities on almost 14,500 flights.
To celebrate an entire decade since Virgin Australia first said G’day to the USA, the airline is giving Aussies the chance to win flights and two nights’ accommodation for you and three mates to live the life in LA.
Virgin Australia crew celebrating 10 years of flights to the US.
The airline just wants you to also flashback and show how far you have come in ten years in the fashion stakes.
READ: Virgin ahead of the pack in long-haul economyREAD: Virgin Crew voted the bestYou just need to post a picture of you in your fashion beast ten years ago with the hashtags #YoureA10 and #VirginAustralia and you will be in the running! It's just that easy.
https://www.facebook.com/virginaustralia/videos/388379901964131/?t=5
And just to remind us how far Australia has come Virgin Australia reminds us that:
Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister of Australia
The iPhone 3GS launched
We were glued to our TV’s watching Gossip Girl
Peanut Butter was the craze
Neon was everything, and so were thin eyebrows and gladiator sandals
The top song of the year on Australia’s charts was ‘I Gotta Feeling’ by The Black Eyed Peas
Virgin Australia had almost 6,000 employees
Virgin Australia’s loyalty program, Velocity Frequent Flyer, had 1.8 million members
Ten years later, here’s how 2019 is shaping up:
Australia has had seven more Prime Ministers
The iPhone 10S is now the latest model iPhone
Game of Thrones season 8 is about to drop
The current top song is ‘7 rings’ by Ariana Grande
We love Peanut Butter more than ever
Australians will be wearing tie-dye, fancy flats, and sensible shorts
Virgin Australia now has almost its entire fleet enabled with WiFi
Virgin Australia flies to over 50 destinations domestically and internationally and 465 destinations globally via our codeshare partners
Virgin Australia has over 10,000 employees
The Velocity Frequent Flyer program now has over 9 million members
