Remarks: Virgin Atlantic's new Little Red service to London Heathrow departs on its maiden flight from Manchester. Queen of the Cobbles is seen here shortly after departure still with frost on the tail from an extremely cold morning.
Remarks: [1600px] First shot of this new carrier operating a passenger service between Manchester and Heathrow as 'Virgin 3048'. Canon 600D Canon 100-400L IS.
Remarks: The first day of operations for this aircraft in Virgin livery as Virgin also commences domestic services within the UK today. This has been instigated to compete with BA on routes from regional hubs to Heathrow following IAG's purchase of BMI.
